AlphaSights Reviews

Pros

I cannot say enough positive things about AlphaSights. It has truly shaped the trajectory of my career and has provided me with invaluable skills I would not have dreamed of gaining exposure to this early on in my tenure (including managing direct reports and owning a large book of business.) The level of responsibility and autonomy you are granted here is unprecedented! You learn about key skills you can take with you throughout your entire career, including emotional intelligence and resilience, persistence, drive, humility, teamwork, and leadership. One of the most motivating aspects of the role for me is that you see the direct impact of what you do and the effect it has on your clients, the bottom line of the company, and the broader industry and world. The career trajectory is transparent and extremely generous (opportunities to be on the senior leadership team in the late 20s). The leadership team is extremely trustworthy and runs an excellent ship. The real reason people love it here, however, is the unbeatable culture. It is refreshing to work alongside hard working colleagues who take great pride, ownership, and passion for their work; it is most definitely a "wins" culture and we all lift each others spirits and collaborate frequently, and we like to have fun after the workday! There are plenty of fun team events, perks, office happy hours, etc.

Cons

This isn't necessarily a con, but if you are considering a job here, be ready to work! The job is made for people who are extremely driven, goal oriented, fast-paced, and don't mind putting in a 10 hour work day here and there (and will directly see the impact and reward of this work). Overall, however, vacation time and OOO is honored and taken seriously here, and there is minimal (if any) weekend work if you are efficient!

Pros

- surrounded by highly ambitious individuals - you wear many hats off the bat - you're encouraged to hit the ground running and chase opportunities, as long as they're calculated and related to overarching strategies

Cons

- not for everyone, which isn't a negative per se

Pros

- All of your co-workers are fresh out of college/young like you - Direct path toward promotion (manager in 2 years, VP in 4-5) - They do their best to improve company culture

Cons

- LONG hours - 8am-6pm are official hours, which they don’t tell you when you interview - The job is so draining. You essentially have to call/dm/harass other business professionals to get them to talk to you & eventually to your clients - If you’re anything other than an extrovert, AVOID THIS JOB. Too much social interaction expected of you with both the clients/experts and also your young coworkers - cause ya know, they gotta keep up appearances and organize ‘fun’ events in the workplace - Everyone is tired but pretending not to be. Generally an insanely toxic and ‘fast paced’ (derogatory) place to work. - The ‘performance pay’ is not what they portray it to be during the interview process - they drop the ball on you last minute.

Pros

- Everyone is young and relatable in which associates can openly vent to each other about how much they hate the job. - The base pay is decent for a new grad and the only reason anyone would stay at Alphasights. - There are gems in which some managers and VPs are great people.

Cons

- A particular SVP is known to have made wildly inappropriate sexual remarks. - AlphaSights won't teach you any hard skills and the exit opportunities are slim to none unless you really spin it as a project management role or sales role. AlphaSights markets itself as a management consulting firm but unfortunately, consulting firms like Bain and McKinsey know that AlphaSights isn't 'real consulting' and know that you won't have the skills coming out of this associate role, so good luck trying to get hired in consulting after AlphaSights. - Upper management refuses make the associate job more efficient. You have to manually send out every cold email which takes up 80% of your time. No one needs a college degree for this brainless, repetitive task of clicking a single button. - Upper management is finance-bro wannabes.

Pros

Fast career track, great responsibilities at an earlier stage. Early elevation compared to other firms. Great people, the recruiting team is very good that they continue hiring very similar type of people - young, outgoing, extrovert and hardworking. I didn't come across any single bad person at the firm.

Cons

75% of employees are between 22-27. Office sometimes feels like college. Exploitive of its employees. When you do well, they love you. Once you start going off the track whether that's because of your capability or because of your personal circumstances, they'll let you go down the hill. It used to be flexible in terms of remote work, it's now strictly 4-1 model (M-T in office, 4 days of flexible WFH allowance per quarter).

Pros

People, collaboration, innovation, different day every day, exciting

Cons

Long days, company culture, lack of experience, not a lot of transparency,

Pros

Great hands-on exposure to the corporate world - Onboarding process is comprehensive - Salary is competitive in the industry

Cons

1. You will work 8 - 6pm + most days 2. Expect to be micromanaged. As a general practice, my department had three daily check ins with our manager about the state of our progress, one first thing in the morning, another one right after lunch, and a last one around 4pm. 3. You will have rotating night shifts 1-2 times a month, depending on your department 4. There is a 6-month integration period where if you don't consistently hit your KPIs, you will be fired. This is why after the 6-month mark, the average performance of all associates in your class cohort jumps out of nowhere - the under-performers are let go

Pros

I have met great people. Good base salary right out of college (but do you research into this!!!)

Cons

These cons are written based on my personal experiences and observations. I'll start by saying AlphaSights always says "this job isn't for everyone" like it's a bad thing. They are right, this job most certainly is not for everyone but that is most certainly not a bad thing. It is not a bad thing to not want to be pushed around, disrespected, stressed out all of the time, etc. There are so many cons I could write, but I will list the first five that come to mind: - Leadership is out of touch with their employees. The office environment is negative and people (at least the colleagues I know) are unhappy. It feels as if leadership would rather just have you quit and replace you then make things better. - There is no flexibility (even though I was consistently reassured in my interviews that it is). You work 8a-6p (if you're lucky, but it's mostly beyond that) and have 4 wfh days a quarter, regardless of your circumstances (even physical or mental health related!). - There is no avenue to give upward feedback except for a form that's sent out once a year. I've tried multiple times to verbally give feedback to my managers and VPs, but I've either been gas-lit, told my thoughts were "unrealistic" (suggesting implementing rules to protect your employees should not be unrealistic), and the most common response is "that's just how it has always been done." I can't even blame the managers and VPs for that response, they don't know any better. - I say this regardless of how well you are doing: As an associate, there's no autonomy, and I'm convinced that the managers are taught in their manager training how to micro-manage and demean their associates. My jaw has dropped multiple times listening to how leadership has spoken to myself and others. - You stop learning anything of value after the first 3-months. Bonus con: AlphaSights says that this is a "stepping stone" job or a great jumping off point for your career. Unless you have the desire to stay beyond 2 years to become a manager, I actually have 0 idea why they say that. I have never felt supported in my career journey nor do I feel like this job gives you any additional experiences or earns any more respect than that of an internship. If you're reading this and want to know more, I recommend reading the other Glassdoor reviews (positive and negative!). And if you're wondering why I have stayed so long, there are a couple reasons but believe me they were enough to have forced me to stay this long.

Pros

Great way to meet new people, everyone is straight out of college, friendly, and went to an elite college -- Money is decent if you make your bonuses (they raised the base to 80k in 2023) and are on AlphaTrack (double the incentive pay). Top performers are pulling in 6 figures straight out of school.

Cons

Tiring, repetitive job. If your response time to a client is over 10 mins, you get in trouble. You're expected to be slack responsive from 8-6:30 (and in office 4 days per week) so you really get no breaks the entire day. Management is (to put it simply) terrible. I used to think I had a bad apple manager, but after talking with folks across the org it seems like there's a systemic problem with managers exhibiting borderline bullying behavior. It may have to do with the fact that they're all 25 and are compensated based off of the way their associates perform, but either way there should be no excuse. Retention rate is absolutely abysmal, with very few smart, qualified people staying to the two year mark.

Pros

-pay is decent -most people are very smart, friendly, and driven -associates are given a lot of responsibility early on in their careers -chance to gain skills in project management, market research, sales, organization, negotiation

Cons

-extremely unfulfilling job -success is solely measured based on your numbers and you are constantly reminded of where you stand compared to your peers; you have a monthly quota that you are expected to hit and you are reprimanded if you do not reach it even just one month -does not support employee career goals or curiosity to transfer roles within the company -the leadership team is corrupt and chooses favorites -when associates voice concerns, they are ignored -bonuses are awarded unfairly and each book of business has very different pipelines -micro management to the max with many touchpoints with your team throughout the day to check on what you have done and what you you have left to do