An honest review of Wavestone UK - Consultant Wavestone Employee Review

1.0
28 June 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Some good people from the graduates up to director level - OK if you are looking for general consultancy experience (you will soon outgrow it) - Good work on Diversity and Inclusion - Good socials

Cons

- Wavestone brand is well known in France, does not carry much weight in the UK - Wheels coming off prior to COVID-19, as there were a large number of people on the bench, driving low utilisation. This position exacerbated during COVID-19 - Haemorrhaging staff over the last 1yr to 18months - Management team not honest with prospective staff regarding the sorts of projects they will work on - Leadership is poor, strange appointments to Partner level that are not helping to drive business forward

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Wavestone Response
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Hello, thanks for your comment. Like a lot of companies during the Covid-19 crisis, Wavestone underwent a difficult business performance. The UK office took part in the global Battle Plan to counteract the impacts of the pandemic which involved stepping up our sales efforts by strengthening our sales team while increasing the number of pitches and promoting a more targeted offering of expertise. The results were positive and faster than expected and the team's efforts have yielded great results. To support this increase, we have stepped up our recruitment efforts! You are correct that Wavestone brand is very well known in France. Part of the global strategy is to strengthen our position in the UK and grow our global footprint. A key role of every member of the Wavestone team is to drive the growth of the business in the UK by delivering great work, building great relationships with clients, attending career fairs and developing strong value propositions. This is all reflected in our positive client satisfaction rates and how the team has tripled in size over the past 4 years. In terms of development, we offer a wide variety of certifications, paid study leave, internal workshops, multiple digital learning platforms, coaching & mentoring programs. We consider this a key factor in retaining, developing and engaging our team. Finally, we make a lot of effort to ensure our recruitment process is transparent and that candidates are aware of our key value propositions and the types of projects they could be working on. Every week, we publish our project wins and pipeline and each person is assigned a Career Development Manager who they can discuss projects with.

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