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    Egon Zehnder Reviews

    Updated September 5, 2018
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    Egon Zehnder CEO Rajeev Vasudeva
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    Pros

    • "The work-life balance that they instill in all their employees" (in 16 reviews)

    • "Great work environment, wonderful colleagues, good lifestyle, international atmosphere" (in 10 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Love the work, so am 24x7 which has implications on work life balance" (in 10 reviews)

    • "Here are some examples: No room for growth, you will never grow from one role to another in this company" (in 7 reviews)

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    1. "Consultant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Egon Zehnder (More than a year)

      Pros

      Energizing, collaborative, fund, exciting, interesting, generous

      Cons

      None, none, none, none, no one

    2. "Good place for a beginner only"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Egon Zehnder full-time

      Pros

      Good exposure, scope for collaborating with global stakeholders, good industry knowledge but at a surface level - awareness at a high level, some travel depending on team

      Cons

      Terribly slow, weak transition options post the job, won't pay well/as per the expectation of a seasoned employee

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    3. "Executive Assistant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Egon Zehnder full-time

      Pros

      location is perfect for my commute

      Cons

      i am sure there are some, but i cant think of any

    4. Helpful (3)

      "Avoid this toxic place"

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      Former Employee - Assistant in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Assistant in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Co-works that work within your department are usually awesome. Consultants are entitled, abusive and disrespectful. There is ONE decent consultant in that building and that is it.

      Cons

      Truly everything about Egon Zehnder is a con. Here are some examples: No room for growth, you will never grow from one role to another in this company. Consultants are vulgar and treat everyone around them like domestic help, probably even worse. The atmosphere in the office is tired and negative. Consultants, researchers and assistants alike are all miserable in their jobs. The technology is so outdated, the main system Egon uses to work is 10+ years outdated and missing so many key features to compete with today's technology. Certain staff have been there for so many years (10+, 15+, even 40+) and the problem with that is they are stuck in their ways and have never had other jobs or experiences to help them grow.

      Do not waste your time or energy coming into this toxic environment, you will be so disappointed and unhappy.

      Advice to Management

      I am not sure that Egon Zehnder in New York will ever be a good place to work without a complete revamp of management in HR and Operations. This place needs serious consulting for itself.

    5. "fine"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      nice ppl who work hard

      Cons

      lots of work that is hard

    6. "Great People, Demanding Job"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Egon Zehnder full-time

      Pros

      The people are mostly AMAZING. And the benefits (including OT) are just as great.

      Cons

      Unrealistic amount of work to get done within normal business hours.

    7. "Average"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Egon Zehnder full-time

      Pros

      Good for new and fresh graduate

      Cons

      Salary is low for full time employees

    8. Helpful (3)

      "Think Twice, Three Times, and Four"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Egon Zehnder full-time

      Pros

      Exposure to various segments and players within in industry from afar, health benefits, and select flexibility. Decent job for very early career and consultants not knowing what to do or decidedly exiting after mid-career in industry and/or management consulting. The in-between layers are not a good place to be.

      Cons

      Zero room for growth, poor pay with insignificant raises, no transparency into the promotion process, Research leadership is outdated and have been there for years, political, gossipy, and toxic. Lots of smoke screens and difficult personalities.

      Advice to Management

      Management doesn't read this. Only the same old HR and Research folks who are not of the position to make meaningful changes.

    9. Helpful (6)

      "Egotistical, entitled Consultants"

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      Former Employee - Analyst
      Former Employee - Analyst
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Egon Zehnder full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      International colleagues, amazing support staff, & firm's focus on family.

      Cons

      No growth for research, rude entitled consultants - not all of them are but there were some whom I've worked with which had ego issues. Some consultants having come from other industry doesn't understand research & demand work within unrealistic timelines. Underappreciated - no thank you(s), its always its expected of you to deliver above expectations, which is fine but a simple "thank you" is appreciated.

      Advice to Management

      Check your egos at the door, researchers aren't below you, they are your partners there TO SUPPORT YOU. Take care of your researchers, appreciate them & provide them with the proper leadership! Thank them sincerely, apologize when you've been a beast & don't demean them.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Great coworkers, bad HR and abusive consultants"

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      Former Employee - Executive Assistant in Chicago, IL
      Former Employee - Executive Assistant in Chicago, IL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Egon Zehnder full-time

      Pros

      Great pay and wonderful coworkers, frequent happy hours in the office, friendly support staff and researchers

      Cons

      Some of the consultants are abusive to their assistants and researchers and management and HR do not take action against those consultants or support people who are being abused by consultants. This creates a very stressful work environment and causes a lot of suffering for admin and research staff.

      Advice to Management

      Find a way to show more support for hard work and take HR complaints about consultants seriously. Bad behavior of consultants will eventually get the company sued if they don't handle this issue better.

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