SRA International Reviews

Pros

*Good work/life balance
*Good benefits: 401(k) matching at 50% of contributions (up to 8%); 3 tiers of medical plan; 9 paid holidays/yr; stock options; good leave accrual rates with max up to 240 hours (rolls over annually)
*Friendly work environment
*Decent compensation

Cons

*Hard to advance past current contract/position
*Doesn't foster a lot of long-term growth if you work at a customer site
*Using the intranet career website to try and find new opportunities within the company oftentimes ends up being an exercise in futility (ie: if you don't fall into very specific coding categories the computer will kick your resume back and say you're not qualified before anyone even looks at your application)

Advice to Senior Management

Have a better system set up to foster growth amongst employees who like the company but who have outgrown their current position and would like to try something new or move on to something that will help them advance their career.

Pros

Excellent company culture, friendly co-workers. Managers are great at communicating and very understanding and willing to work with you to help you balance your personal and work life.

Cons

The company is based on contracts, which is risky.

Pros

good place to work for, Willing to work with employee for project that is ending soon, telecommute if need for everyone

Cons

Alot of comp politic here,
alot of people in the company for a long time and it is very old school

Advice to Senior Management

take care of the employee, help them with a good career path. make the good company every better then it is now

Pros

The best reason to work for SRA is the experience with different technologies. You will wear many hats in SRA and get alot of experience in doing so

Cons

SRA is not very good at compensation, there are no merit based raises, or bonuses. Also It is not very good at adapting to a changing landscape and diversifying

Advice to Senior Management

Employees like to be appreciated. Don't alienate those on projects in favor of those working at the corporate level. there are gems to be found there

Pros

Smart people to collaborate with.
Established processes for quality control.
Nice campus, social and learning opportunities..
Good use of collaboration tools.
Great opportunities for training and mentoring.

Cons

Not a team player organization.
Changes in management, changes in personnel.
Once a project is complete they let you go.
Not virtual work - friendly.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep key people happy and check out the facts.

Pros

Get contracts to work on all over DC. Intel, DHS, civil. Great opportunity for someone wanting to grow their career.

Cons

No federal holidays that your customers get. Stock options are not what they used to be before it was worth something.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep it up. The stock keeps its value. should promote more from within and trust the talent you have. Some companies you aquire don't have the best talent.

Pros

Great pay and Benefits, smart folks and ability to win contracts.

Cons

Need more communication between senior leadership and lower level folks.

Advice to Senior Management

Value the opinion of your employees

Pros

Work life balance; opportunities for advancement

Cons

It is a very large company

Advice to Senior Management

-

Pros

NONE! Oh wait..they gave me a job, and all my medical bills.

Cons

Short and sweet and this is only directed towards 98% of the company screwballs.

+ RECRUITERS = DON'T TRUST THEM! Hire a lawyer to review your Offer Letter (Think of a used car salesman)

+ HR = Mouthpieces for management....DON'T TRUST THEM!

Management = FOR GODS SAKE...DON'T TRUST THEM!!!! (of course, this only applies to 98% of them)

Pay= hahahhahahahahha, please...stop me...hahhahahhhahaha

If you choose to take a job with SRA...Get EVERYTHING IN WRITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and more importantly, hire a lawyer to read the fine print. Or better yet, go to work for Wal Mart, you will be happier.

Advice to Senior Management

No use..they won't listen. They only listen to the gossipers who have something personal to gain and that goes with the HR staff as well.

Pros

My internship experience this summer at SRA International was pretty exciting. I had the opportunity to work on many different projects and gain different perspectives of the whole company and how they operate. I learned a lot and gained a ton of experience there this summer. I recommend interning there to anyone who is interested.

Cons

The pay is decent for an intern, but not as great as some of the other companies out there. Arlington and D.C. in general is a very, very expensive place to live. Sometimes even 18 dollars an hour won't cut it.

Advice to Senior Management

Over the last 2-3 years, as the economy has retracted, college students are becoming more and more competitive. It's a real challenge to land a job out of college now, and students are taking things very, very seriously. I've witnessed this shift or change and am doing everything I can to stay competitive. College hires have a lot to bring to the table these days and that was something I noticed at SRA, so keep it up!