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www.protiviti.com Menlo Park, CA 1000 to 5000 Employees
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Updated May 20, 2013
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3.2 312 reviews

                             

59% Approve of the CEO

Protiviti President and CEO Joseph A. Tarantino

Joseph A. Tarantino

(161 ratings)

62% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Reno, NV

Current Employee – been working at Protiviti full-time for less than a year

ProsExtremely laid back and casual. Everyone is very friendly and there are often morale events. Working alongside Microsoft Licensing employees is a great way to make connections that can lead to jobs at Big 4 companies, as well.

ConsRequire a lot of CPE, although some of it does not pertain to the actual job. The work is also somewhat seasonal, so some weeks there will be very little do, then some times you work 60 hour weeks.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Current Employee – been working at Protiviti full-time

ProsGreat area to learn consulting, vast array of projects available

ConsDepending on location, locked down to the type of work that market is selling

Advice to Senior ManagementTake more of an interest in developing people and their career interests

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Houston, TX

Former Employee – worked at Protiviti full-time for more than 3 years

ProsThe people are incredible. It's like a tight knit family. The career advancement is worth starting here. Thoroughly enjoyed happy hours, time spent in the office, and the events outside of work.

ConsControls. Too much work on controls, test scripts, controls, and more controls. The work can't really be translated to another job, unless it's Internal Audit work with controls. Also, pay can be much more competitive.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Houston, TX

Current Employee – been working at Protiviti full-time for less than a year

ProsGreat balance between public accounting and industry accounting. They have opportunities to advance every few years of your career. Great work/life balance. Awesome training, they send you each time you get promoted to a nearly a 2 week training in another city with all the other professionals from other offices in order to network. Higher starting pay than Public Accounting position.

ConsRelatively new company, so not as well known

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Los Angeles, CA

Former Employee – worked at Protiviti as an intern for less than a year

ProsYoung hip crowd
Strong mentorship program
Great training program in Florida
Well paid
Very cool senior mgmt team

ConsBoring work
Actual job hours are horrendous

Advice to Senior ManagementNone

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Denver, CO

Current Employee – been working at Protiviti full-time for more than 3 years

ProsExperience to multiple projects
Opportunity for training
Great co-workers
opportunity for advancement
Exposure to clients

ConsWork-life balance can be out of wack, depending on manager on project and project type

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Seattle, WA

Former Employee – worked at Protiviti full-time for more than a year

ProsConsulting is nice if you don't want to be stuck working on the same thing constantly. You get exposure to different things, different industries, etc. by being on different projects. Also, if you like to travel this will be a plus for you as often times the project may require some type of traveling.

ConsMy biggest complaint at this company is that the pay was not comparable to similar positions at other companies.

Advice to Senior ManagementBetter pay and better benefits

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Former Employee – worked at Protiviti full-time for more than a year

ProsConsultants and Senior Consultants are generally good people.

ConsManagers and Senior Managers are just self serving individuals using whoever it takes at whatever cost it takes to make it to Director. I've been told mandatory overtime and eat lunch at your desk. It makes for a very stressful situation.

Pay is also not on par with the experience people bring. Promotions are not based on who is most qualified but on who is most liked. Heed this warning if you are considering applying to this company.

Advice to Senior ManagementWatch what your managers and senior managers do. They are not effectively leading and motivating Consultants and Senior Consultants.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Chicago, IL

Former Employee – worked at Protiviti full-time for more than a year

ProsPretty reasonable pay for the industry. The people and culture are what makes the company. Everyone is fairly young and very reasonable in terms of providing work load, etc. Unlike the Big 4 and/or other large employers, you can move up as quickly as you'd like if you work hard enough.

ConsPrepare to travel nearly all of the time. Very little formal training, employees are often expected to perform in their job function with little to no guidance. Nature of most projects can be very dry.

Advice to Senior ManagementDevelop more employee incentive travel plans, and training programs.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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San Francisco, CA

Current Employee – been working at Protiviti full-time for less than a year

ProsThe people are genuinely nice and pleasant to work with, and their offices are professional. Overall, the people are the best part about the organization.

ConsThe company is heavily process-oriented, and may not cater to those who have a thriving entrepreneurial spirit. In retrospect, it just wasn't the right fit.

Advice to Senior ManagementConsider the transformation to a technology-driven company and streamline your labor-intensive processes by leveraging new tehcnologies.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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