Sendero Reviews

Pros

TL;DR: Sendero is a great place to start your career if you're just starting out in the corporate world, looking to pivot to consulting, or if you're looking for a healthy work/life balance that isn't common amongst big consulting firms. However, there are very apparent limitations to the firm in terms of types of projects and compensation, which I can speak more to down below. Structure: the organization at Sendero is extremely similar to what you would find at any large consulting firm. If you're looking for a true 'consulting' experience, Sendero does indeed have the operating model you're looking for. Work/Life Balance & Culture: probably the BIGGEST draw here if you were to compare the firm to other consulting options. They really do care about the employee's health, ability to be off the clock, and in general were some of the most chill people I've worked with.

Cons

Types of Projects: many reviews here are pointing out that there is a lot of IT PM and staff aug roles at Sendero. This is true. And Sendero could definitely do a better job at setting realistic expectations for new employees and project expectations. As for expanding its project portfolio, at the time I left, I didn't see a compelling strategy in growing our management team's ability to win more meaningful work. Current leadership are great people and are able to win certain types of work, but you can't win an M&A or Data Science project without a leader who has those experiences. Compensation: You will most, most likely be under the consulting industry average at Sendero. This is a trade-off that you have to be OK with making in favor of the local model and amazing work-life balance. In addition, I believe part of the issue is that Sendero is very generalist in terms of its service offerings, and if you compare the salary to someone who is doing similar work at a Big 4 (and there's a lot) at a similar location, the undercut is not that bad.

Pros

Best company culture and healthy, growing business.

Cons

There are not any cons!

Pros

1. I made great lifelong friends at Sendero. 2. I rarely worked more than 50 hours a week. 3. Good foundation for IT and tech consulting. Despite what you are about to read, I would describe my experience at Sendero as positive.

Cons

The views expressed below are opinions: 1. I believe the work at Sendero is dependent on extending and winning projects with a handful of key clients to the extent that the majority of work can be viewed as staff augmentation. 2. Long and often unexciting projects and engagements. It seems that virtually every project is in healthcare or energy. 3. Lack of onboarding support. Because projects are long, most vacancies on projects appear to be due to resignations rather than winning new business. This creates a rushed KT process, pushing responsibilities onto other employees after a lot of knowledge has walked out the door. 4. Lack of role-specific training. I think there is great industry training, but there probably needs to be more training specific to the roles you might encounter on projects at Sendero. 5. Limited scope of projects means that when employees are promoted internally they have narrower skillsets in only one or two industries. My opinion is that this makes it difficult to expand and win new business in the long run, and outside talent must be brought in at a senior level to compensate. When mangers without appropriate experience manage technology projects, junior employees must develop skills with little guidance. This creates a technology skills gap between junior and senior employees which grows due to turnover at lower levels of the organization. 6. Sendero is way behind market rate, particularly for employees with 2+ years of experience. Sendero is not a market leader when it comes to salary. Raises follow resignations.