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    Protiviti Reviews

    Updated March 21, 2019
    1,249 reviews

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    Protiviti President and CEO Joseph A. Tarantino
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    Pros

    • "Work life balance with flexible hours" (in 230 reviews)

    • "An amazing place to start a career without a doubt" (in 53 reviews)

    Cons

    • "keine Work-Life-Balance, sonst eigentlich nichts" (in 81 reviews)

    • "Internal Audit is my primary function and it is boring to the extreme, but there is a great deal of demand for it and the pay is decent" (in 77 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      Helpful (2)

      "Where colleagues become family"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Incredible culture, strong leadership, great opportunities for growth, amazing company, unique benefits available, strong focus on work life balance

      Cons

      High cost for healthcare, pay is OK/average

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you’re doing!

      Protiviti Response

      Jul 5, 2018 – U.S. Campus Recruiting Lead

      Thank you for taking time to leave a review! I could not agree more with the title of your review "Where colleagues become family", as many people at Protiviti have supported me professionally and... More

    2. "Solid Company"

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      Former Employee - Consultant in Kansas City, KS
      Former Employee - Consultant in Kansas City, KS
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Lots of travel to client sites

      Cons

      Difficulty with dry IT consulting

      Protiviti Response

      Mar 22, 2019 – Director of Recruiting

      Thank you for sharing your feedback! I encourage you to talk with your advisors about your concern related to the type of work you are doing. I would also suggest that you get involved in some of... More

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Good firm, leadership could improve"

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      Former Employee - Senior Consultant in Atlanta, GA
      Former Employee - Senior Consultant in Atlanta, GA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Flexibility
      Good projects
      Competitive pay
      Opportunities to be exposed to a lot of different areas in a short time period

      Cons

      Some members of leadership will sell work at any cost, including increasing turnover
      Long hours (70 hours week common)

      Advice to Management

      get input from middle management before selling work that can't be accomplished under the pretenses you sell it on - leads to more turnover due to long hours and poor management of client expectations

      Protiviti Response

      Mar 22, 2019 – Director of Recruiting

      Thank you for your feedback. I encourage you to share your concerns with your advisors and ensure you are giving perspective on how long it does take to do certain projects. I would also ask Talent... More

    4. "People-Centered Firm"

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      Current Employee - Senior Consultant in Orlando, FL
      Current Employee - Senior Consultant in Orlando, FL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Protiviti full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      The Company really does make an effort to show they care about their employees. Office culture is usually very strong, with fun internal events happening often.

      Cons

      The work itself can be mind numbing sometimes. Depending on the time of year and the client, you may work a lot of hours and travel constantly.

      Protiviti Response

      Mar 22, 2019 – Director of Recruiting

      Thank you for your feedback. I am so happy to hear that you are enjoying your career at Protiviti. Related to the work, I encourage you to think broadly about the value you are and can deliver to... More

    5. "Great Place To Work!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Protiviti full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      The people & culture of the Firm are top class. Company culture & company climate are quite aligned. It's very enjoyable to work with colleagues & there aren't huge egos.

      Cons

      Communication from management could improve as lack of transparency in some cases causes inefficiencies & uncertainty.

      Advice to Management

      Continue to ensure everyone is on the same page & facilitate greater transparency.

      Protiviti Response

      Mar 22, 2019 – Director of Recruiting

      Thanks so much for your feedback. I'm so happy to hear you are enjoying working at Protiviti. Related to transparency, we try to be as transparent as possible in our communications and sharing... More

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Not Agile Enough in the Technology Space"

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      Former Employee - Senior Manager
      Former Employee - Senior Manager
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great place to work if you are starting a career in consulting, and there is a sense of community among the employees.

      Cons

      As a technologist, I feel the company is not agile enough in adapting to the pace of change happening in all areas of information technology, especially in data and analytics, AI, machine learning, cloud computing, etc. Trying to fit a consulting model that works for the other practice areas onto the technology practice areas was not working. I felt stagnant in my career and left to pursue other growth opportunities.

      Protiviti Response

      Mar 22, 2019 – Director of Recruiting

      Thank you for your feedback. We take it to heart and are pursuing these areas fully. I encourage you to stay in touch with your former coworkers and we'd love to consider having you back one day!... More

    7. "Good place to start career"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Protiviti full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Work life balance
      Sabbatical program
      Flexible work schedule
      Team dinners / events

      Cons

      Can be long hours depending on project / manager
      Work can be tedious

      Protiviti Response

      Mar 22, 2019 – Director of Recruiting

      Thank you so much for your feedback! I am happy to hear that you've enjoyed working at Protiviti. Please ensure you are sharing your concerns about project work with your talent managers so they... More

    8. Helpful (4)

      "Hope you like IT Audit!"

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      Former Employee - Senior Technology Consultant in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Senior Technology Consultant in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      1. As everyone else says on here, the biggest thing that kept me at Protiviti for 3 years was the people. I met so many great people on all levels, and appreciated everything they did for me to start my career.
      2. Work life balance was OK, but can be difficult when you are sent to a different state and are expected to be there each week, Sunday - Thursday.
      3. They truly care about putting in a lot of effort to their trainings which everyone enjoys.

      Cons

      1. I joined the firm believing I would be doing Technology Consulting but found out very quickly that simply means IT Audit. If you're not stuck on the bench for 2+ months, you're most likely on a few weeks long Audit that doesn't interest you.
      2. Compensation is very sporadic. There is no rhyme or reason with how they pay everyone, especially after promotions. Pay is definitely not equal once you start climbing the ranks.
      3. They do not promote people based on time there or level of effort, it's mainly favorites, as others mentioned in there reviews. If you want to keep people, then promote everyone equally or else loyalty and morale will be lost.
      4. Robert Half is turning Protivitivi into a loan staff company. Many consultants don't want to be shipped out for months on end, traveling Sunday - Thursday week after week.
      5. Bonuses are handled very poorly. They are largely based on how chargeable you are, however, since that is completely out of your control. Most of the time you will never hit their expected numbers and as a result your bonus will be effected.

      Advice to Management

      Protiviti is not a true consulting firm. Listen to the lower levels and how they view/see the company changing, or else I believe more and more young talent will continue to leave to more exciting, true consulting positions.

      Protiviti Response

      Mar 22, 2019 – Director of Recruiting

      I'm sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We appreciate you sharing your detailed feedback. We take it seriously and will reflect on the areas of concern.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Protiviti Review"

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      Current Employee - Consultant in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Consultant in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Good culture, nice people, good work-life balance

      Cons

      Boring work - a lot of production based/mindless audit work; doesn't feel like it's really consulting

      Advice to Management

      Win more interesting work

      Protiviti Response

      Mar 22, 2019 – Director of Recruiting

      I encourage you to share this feedback with your talent managers and advisors, Whether it's different work, or a different way to approach your work I definitely encourage you to take action there... More

    10. "Great People, Good Operations"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Protiviti full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      You’ll work with smart, ambitious people who make coming to work easy

      Cons

      Operations has room to grow

      Protiviti Response

      Mar 22, 2019 – Director of Recruiting

      Thank you for your feedback. I am happy you are enjoying working at Protiviti. I welcome you to share more specifics related to operations growth with your advisor or HR lead. Best of luck to you!