Great Place to start your career path, but not to make a long-term career - Consultant Protiviti Employee Review

4.0
29 May 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Friendly senior management, opportunity for mentorship. Healthy workplace and great co-workers.

Cons

Once you are aligned with a project or project type, often times that is now your career path and specialization going forward. Long hours for lower level positions to ensure that projects fall within budget at a lower cost. Average week was 85+ hours but heard of others working far less (bonus was beyond insubstantial for the amount of overtime)

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Protiviti Response
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Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry to hear that you were not able to work on the types of projects that were of interest to you over time. We launched our new Foundations program this year which strives to give our consultants varied experiences through their first two years with us, prior to specializing. We wish you the best and hope that you will keep in touch!

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