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Slalom Consulting
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www.slalom.com Seattle, WA 1000 to 5000 Employees
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Updated May 15, 2013
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89% Approve of the CEO

Slalom Consulting CEO Brad Jackson

Brad Jackson

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81% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Dallas, TX

Current Employee – been working at Slalom Consulting full-time for more than a year

ProsGreat employee benefits. Great work-life balance. A place that facilitates career advancement.

ConsI live in Fort Worth, I wish Slalom was located in a more central location in the Metroplex

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 Slalom Consulting full-time for more than 3 years

ProsGood pay. Values it's consultants.

ConsJobs are always at a place that's in disarray.

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

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Portland, OR

Current Employee – been working at Slalom Consulting full-time for more than a year

ProsEngaged management team
Decent pay and benefits
Variable pay model is great for work life balance

ConsThe work is not very exciting
limited clients
Bonus and raises are nothing to write home about

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

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Seattle, WA

Current Employee – been working at Slalom Consulting full-time for more than a year

ProsWork with the best people, great professional development, local model, flat management structure, fun events with people who know how to party.

ConsCompany is growing fast so you have to make an effort to stay connected

Advice to Senior ManagementWe hire the best but even the best need mentoring

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

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San Francisco, CA

Current Employee – been working at Slalom Consulting full-time

ProsInteresting work with great clients
Great career development opportunities, particularly if you have the entrepreneur spirit
Bright like-minded people
Strong culture
You truly feel like you are part of something special

ConsNot a good place if you are expecting a highly prescribed career path. You will get a lot of support, but you will also have to figure out your own path. Not a con for me, but maybe for some

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep it up. Love the recent initiatives around meaningful careers.

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

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Seattle, WA

Current Employee – been working at Slalom Consulting full-time for more than 7 years

Pros1) Amazing culture
2) Work/life balance (if you don't want to work 40+ hr weeks, you don't have to and no one will think of you negatively)
3) Leadership support and cares about the individual consultants
4) Strategic and challenging project work
5) While there is IT augmentation work, there is a good balance between strategic/project delivery and simply back-filling FTEs at clients
6) Entrepreneurial spirit despite being 2000 employees and in 11 US cities
7) Rapidly growing
8) Best of breed, talented and driven consultants
9) Very competitive. You are working with the best of the best so medicore performance won't cut it
10) No budget cap on training and professional development
11) The Slalom brand sells itself, and is a trusted name by clients
12) No travel required
13) Decent equity sharing
14) Did I already say amazing culture?

Cons1) Not enough thought leadership
2) PTO has been improved recently but still not ideal
3) Very driven and competitive culture. If you just want to do the bare minimum, you won't progress
4) Consultant pay is at or above par but the bill rates to clients can be much higher. Slalom keeps a big chunk before paying the consultants
5) Cut throat competition can be a pro or a con depending on what kind of consultant you are

Advice to Senior ManagementPlease keep the great culture and entrepreneurial spirit. Do not make the same mistake of other firms that grow too big too fast. There are many other firms now following the Slalom model so continue to evolve and grow. Realize you can't make everyone happy all the time so keep a good balance between constant change/evolution and gravity of the change.

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

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Seattle, WA

Current Employee – been working at Slalom Consulting full-time

Pros-Truly cares about your success
-Overtime is not frowned upon like most other companies
-Fun atmosphere to work in
-PTO is great
-Benefits are good

Cons-wish I knew more about the other branches.

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep doing what you are doing.

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Seattle, WA

Current Employee – been working at Slalom Consulting full-time for more than a year

ProsClear advancement opportunities
Strong vision
Direct and available leadership
Truly invests in their employees
Great work environment
Management responsive to employee needs

ConsSteep learning curve
High expectations for changing corporate roles
Uneven compensation

Advice to Senior ManagementStay mindful of your core principles, they are critical to the Slalom Brand. Stay aware of the internal support needs and staff up on Corporate Services. The company culture rewards dedicated and disciplined people - but be aware of burnout potentially sapping energies across the board.

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Seattle, WA

Current Employee – been working at Slalom Consulting full-time for more than 8 years

ProsEntrepreneurial company
Truly cares about its people - the culture is unmatched from what I've seen
Gives people the autonomy to make the career they desire; when I've seen people raise their hand to step up, they're supported in their efforts

ConsSome of the benefits are a little light, but it's good to see the progress (as you'd expect in a growing company)

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep doing what you're doing. Sure, some areas of the company need some investment, and that will never go away. Everyone I work with is bright, motivated and happy to be here - keep it up and keep growing!

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

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Current Employee – been working at Slalom Consulting

ProsLove the company, the direction and the culture.

ConsWould like to get to know the other offices a little better

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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