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8 reviews
1.0
30 Nov 2017

Look Elsewhere

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Pros

My coworkers were good people. Good relationships.

Cons

-Poor leadership inside the Advisors group. Not knowledgeable and manipulative. -Promotions given on buddy system, not merit. -No training. No employee investment. -I was enrolled in a mentorship program but my practice leader removed me and they killed the program. -No performance feedback. Corporate tried but local leadership killed it. -No new ideas. Competition passing us by using tech enabled tools. We have none. That coupled with no training and massive attrition means our offerings deteriorate by the day.

5.0
9 June 2018

Big 4 without the BS

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I;ll be perfect blunt. This is a small but growing consultancy which does many of the same things as the Big 4. Coming from Deloitte, I know this first hand. What is nice about Focal Point is that they have eliminated almost all of the bureaucratic BS that makes Big 4 life so painful. For the most part managers really seem to care about your well being, give you opportunities to try new things (never happened at Deloitte) and know what theyre doing.. Culture wise, the firm still has some growing up to do but there have been MAJOR improvements in the past 6 months. Leadership seems to know what they want and have a plan to get there. My office is not huge but we're a very close-knit team, and we create our own culture that makes coming to work fun.. Delivery-wise, Focal Point does a lot of interesting projects. I've had more exposure to IT work, privacy work and security work than anywhere else I've worked and it's allowed me to grow as an auditor. I really hope to get more exposure to our security training practice next. Clients are comparable to Big 4. Most of my clients have been household names.. Everyone Ive interacted from the back office has been professional, caring and good at their jobs and there are direct lines of communication to them. SUCH A NICE CHANGE from Big 4. Props to the IT help desk for making life easier and not requiring me to jump through hoops to get s--- fixed. Submit a ticket and its resolved in a few hours, you can't underestimate how much productivity that saves. Theres a great PTO plan and freedom to actually use it guilt free..

Cons

Sometimes I wish there was more structure. Because teams are small there can be unclear paths to promotion. (Promotions happen frequently and fairly, but its hard to build a true "plan" to get yourself there. That is hard).. Benefits are less than Big 4. The staple benefits (health dental vision life 401k) are equal, but they dont supply onsite day care for your grandma's parakeet, if you know what I mean. Need more formal methodologies in places.. No central channel for corporation communications. Allhands calls are good, Yammer is not used enough and there are a bunch of systems that dont seem linked together. We need one place for everything..

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7y
Thank you for the feedback.
4.0
14 Feb 2018

A little Big 4 without the bureaucracy

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Pros

Work life balance and flexibility are excellent. Very bright people working in each of the practice lines. Collaborative and friendly atmosphere. Opportunity for advancement. Entrepreneurial environment where you can carve out a niche. The new CEO is brings better communication, and appears to be aligning the various businesses to increase growth opportunities.

Cons

Internal training is limited so learning is mostly on the job. There is budget to fund external training however.

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Focal Point Data Risk Response
8y
We’re so happy to hear that you’re enjoying being on the Focal Point team! Our strength as a company continues to be our smart, collaborative, hard-working employees. Thank you for the constructive feedback regarding training. We know that as a fast-growing company in a fast-changing industry, there will always be some “learning on the job” required, but we’re working hard to make sure that every employee has ample internal training available to them in the near future.
1.0
11 Oct 2017

Worst place I have ever worked in my life

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Pros

Cant think of any. I'd rate them zero stars if it were an option. Oh, benefits are not horrible except 401K which is horrible.

Cons

Disorganized, poorly managed company with no leadership, no vision, and a hostile work environment. They promise opportunities for advancement and promotion to get you in the door and then you realize it was all smoke and mirrors. There's NO career path, no training, and raises are a joke. Unprofessional environment where partners and directors scream at employees and disrespect them with abandon . Avoid this nightmare at all costs. They are imploding anyway

2.0
25 June 2021

Would not recommend

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Pros

Remote flexibility and pet insurance.

Cons

Toxic work culture, minimal onboarding process, poor training for managers.

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