Good place to start - Associate Third Bridge Employee Review

4.0
6 July 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- decent pay - relatively easy work - direct experience working with hedge funds, PE firms, and consulting firms (depending on which vertical you're placed in) Third Bridge is a great place to start your career. The pay is decent for the work you're doing. Its a lot of repetitive work, answering emails, cold calling, sending LinkedIn messages, etc. The main roles people transition into include Recruiting, Project Management, Sales, Account Management, etc. This is NOT a consulting role or a finance role. PAY: Year 1 - $65k Year 2 - $75k

Cons

- management doesn't take feedback - very target/sales focused. your value is based solely on whether or not you hit your monthly target goals - you need to reply to emails within minutes - very repetitive work - not a lot of room for growing skills - after 3-8 months (depending on need) they'll tell you you're being "promoted" to a Project Manager with much more responsibility. this "promotion" does not come with a title change or a pay bump. You receive a pay bump after 1 year with the company and will not get a title change from Associate to Senior Associate for 2-3 years (this is a new program they rolled out in 2022)

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5.0
17 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Engaging, becoming your own industry expert, self paced.

Cons

Strict numbers and repetitive work.

2.0
14 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good entry-level opportunity with exposure to fast-paced, client-facing work. The company hires driven, sociable individuals and can be a strong starting point for building communication, prioritization, and execution skills in a high-performance environment.

Cons

High turnover and inconsistent management quality significantly impact the employee experience. Success is heavily dependent on your team lead and manager, with limited recourse if you’re placed under ineffective leadership. In my experience, poor communication, lack of emotional intelligence, and unclear expectations from management made it difficult to succeed and negatively affected day-to-day productivity. Internal processes around performance management and PTO lacked transparency. I was placed on a PIP and terminated shortly after (within a week) in a way that felt abrupt and not aligned with prior communication, which was initially framed as a discussion around pending PTO. There were also delays in PTO approvals, and I experienced issues with compensation adjustments following a promotion that required follow-up to resolve.

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