Toxic environment - Client Services Associate AlphaSights Employee Review

3.0
19 Mar 2025
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Pros

Working with lots of smart grads (AlphaSights puts a lot of effort into recruiting from top unis and marketing themselves as a top-tier consulting adjacent firm). The people are generally all pretty nice. Pay is also pretty good for a graduate.

Cons

The job itself is an absolute joke. All you're doing is harassing 'experts', misleading them into joining the AlphaSights network with the promise of them getting compensated for a call when in reality, less than 25% of the experts you onboard are selected for a call. You work for managers and VPs that just care about themselves hitting KPIs. The clients you work with treat you like garbage and just see you as a tool. My opinion of this job has degraded so drastically. You learn no new skills and the exit opportunities are poor.

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5.0
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Pros

Very good pay, in the middle of the city, amazing people and networking

Cons

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5.0
22 June 2026
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Pros

Rapid Progression & Recognition: Performance is directly rewarded here. If you hit your goals and show drive, the path to promotion and career growth is transparent and fast. Strong Team Culture: The team energy is fantastic. Everyone is highly collaborative, supportive, and commercially minded, which makes for a great working environment. High Autonomy: From day one, you are given real ownership over your projects (like leading recruitment events, managing candidates, and driving partnerships), allowing you to grow your commercial skills rapidly.

Cons

High Velocity & Pressure: The work is very fast-paced with strict timelines and high-volume expectations. It is not a place where you can coast, and you need to be comfortable working under commercial pressure. Resilience is Key: Sourcing and recruiting require a great deal of resilience. You have to be comfortable with rejection and persistent in finding creative solutions to hit your targets.

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