The Forum Group Reviews

Current Employee – been working at The Forum Group full-time

Pros – Good staff, very helpful, quick to assign.

Cons – does not seem to be any cons thus far

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at The Forum Group full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Small, family-owned firm. Owner knows each person.

Cons – No training, managers can take what they want and give the dregs to the rest of department, lack of togetherness in firm-people do not work together.

Advice to Senior Management – Improve morale, hold managers accountable for their actions and take notice of day-to-day activities of managers. Standardize training.

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

Former Employee – worked at The Forum Group

Pros – If you are a own your own business mentality type of person, then this is the place for you

Cons – Lack of communication
Cut throat environment
Lack of technology. They are still using a Dos base system.
Very closed minded and not willing to consider anything outside of the box
Micromanaging managers who don't let you do your job

Advice to Senior Management – We are not in the 80's anymore. It's time to think out of the box, upgrade technology, and enhance your business scope.

Current Employee – been working at The Forum Group

Pros – -Professional office
-Higher than average (it seems) commission structure so there's definitely a sense that you can make a lot of money
-Can work from home if you needed to
-Autonomy- do what you need to do to get it done
-Well-known among it's clients for delivering quality
-Generally good people that mean well (some of the other groups gossip a lot sometimes)
-Diverse workforce (recent college grads to great grandfathers, race, educational background)

Cons – -IT system is outdated, no social media or marketing strategy
-Lack of cross-selling between divisions (working on this but the "principals" are hindering this)
-No point on working on another team's order since the commission structure on that order is really bad (again they are working on this but not getting anywhere cause the "principals" are greedy)

Advice to Senior Management – Frank's a good guy and genuinely works hard for himself and his employees. BUT he needs to replace the other "principals" who have been here for 10+ years who are NOT innovating or fostering employee growth. Getting an answer such as "because it's been done that way for a long time" is very infuriating. Keep working on cross-selling and making it easier for the divisions to work together

Current Employee – been working at The Forum Group

Pros – 1. They work hard at getting you the assignment
2. While in the process of hiring, they are great "communicators"
3. Friendly staff

Cons – 1. Once you get the assignment, they forget about you
2. No communication with the home office
3. Poor benefits
4. No room for advancement
5. Don't keep their promises
6. Dismissive to your concerns/issues
7. It's all about the client and not the consultant

Advice to Senior Management – Need to think about those you send out on assignments as they are the reason you have the contract in the first place.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend