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    ALTEN Reviews

    Updated October 15, 2018
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    ALTEN Président Directeur Général Simon Azoulay
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    732 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • "Des missions dans des secteurs vari" (in 70 reviews)

    • "s bonne ambiance de travail, dynamisme, convivialit" (in 36 reviews)

    Cons

    • "ne pas vous faire avoir avec le salaire "packag" (in 33 reviews)

    • "Peu ou presque pas de suivi des consultants" (in 22 reviews)

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    1. "Great opportunity with a very well funded and supported "start up""

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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Talent Acquisition in Seattle, WA
      Current Employee - Talent Acquisition in Seattle, WA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at ALTEN full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Excellent management - excellent team. Building a start up is exciting and frustrating at the same time - but ultimately exhilarating. Being in on the ground floor of building a new brand and US presence and redefining what it means to be a career consultant is super exciting.

      Cons

      We're starting from the beginning in a very competitive market - it's all about patience.

    2. "worst company to work for"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at ALTEN full-time

      Pros

      i cannot find any pros

      Cons

      - the management is appalling and they bully staff into doing what they want
      - poor pay
      -mostly French speakers with poor English
      -the management make people redundant as soon as the client's contract comes to an end
      - mostly junior roles badly paid - business managers make a fat commission on junior staff and do not pay them well
      - no benefits, statutory holidays only
      - managers with huge egos who only worry about their own career development and take advantage of consultants

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    3. Helpful (14)

      "Low level rubbish company"

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      Current Employee - Component Engineer in Alten, CA
      Current Employee - Component Engineer in Alten, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at ALTEN full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Nothing at all. Promises from managers stay promises. Payrise is fixed 600 or 900 or 1200 per year independently of business growth or team performane.

      Cons

      They only care how to make money from bonuses by bringing new people with the minim experience they can find. They commercialise fancy job titles but when u find out it migjt be different. No training at all.

      Advice to Management

      You suck. Just go.

    4. "Contractor company"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Troy, MI
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Troy, MI
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at ALTEN full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      The company expanding fast and has an aggressive plan. Always new opportunities.

      Cons

      Poor communication, low salary and low considerations for employees

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Ok company"

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      Current Employee - Developer in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Developer in New York, NY

      I have been working at ALTEN full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Some nice projects and flexible working time

      Cons

      The management needs to have frequent contact with employees

      Advice to Management

      Increase your contact with employees

    6. Helpful (11)

      "No support"

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      Former Employee - Senior Electrical Engineer
      Former Employee - Senior Electrical Engineer
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at ALTEN full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      No one will ever contact you except to ask for your timesheet, if you like that sort of work environment.

      Cons

      No one will ever contact you except to ask for your timesheet. There is no support from management, and you are on your own if the contract customer decides to shift blame to you for their internal issues. I was never given any feedback on my performance (I was often not even given an assignment), and nearly all requests for information from my manager or my customer went unanswered.

      When I gave my resignation, I was told that I had to provide a month of notice. At the end of that month, they began to argue with me that I should not be paid for time during that month - if they did not want to pay me, why ask for a month of notice? I also was instructed to return my computer, but not given any information on who I should send it to or what address to put on the package... but it was still my responsibility to return it, somehow.

      I eventually moved on to find a real engineering job, where I would be given work to do rather than kept on a shelf as a potential future scapegoat.

      Advice to Management

      Make sure that your contract management staff understand how to take responsibility for their contracts, rather than constantly dodging accountability with indirect answers.

    7. "Ok Company"

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      Former Employee - Software Engineer in Boston, MA
      Former Employee - Software Engineer in Boston, MA

      I worked at ALTEN full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Management was easy to work with

      Cons

      No longer involved with my area of expertise

    8. Helpful (2)

      "Great Company"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      - Good pay
      - Growing opportunities

      Cons

      - Consultan industry so you can get moved around.

    9. "Alten"

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      Former Employee - Lead PHP Developer
      Former Employee - Lead PHP Developer

      I worked at ALTEN (More than a year)

      Pros

      Some good projects, really depends on the team you work with.

      Cons

      Management, RI, salary raise depends more on your personality than your skills.

    10. Helpful (3)

      "Not so bad"

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      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at ALTEN full-time

      Pros

      Alten has very different mission types.

      Cons

      - Weak team spirit
      - Pay not as good as expected

      Advice to Management

      Do not hesitate to organize meetings to build a team spirit

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