ALTEN reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(3,091 total reviews)
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Simon Azoulay

77% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

ALTEN has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,091 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ALTEN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Mar 5, 2014

Human Meat Butchers

Recommend
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Pros

They assisted me while moving in France, but mostly by passing me to a specialized company for professional relocations. But even in this case I had issues: see the Cons.

Cons

This company is the typical "human meat butcher" company: they take and leave skilled professionals on a price basis, always bidding at the lowest price. They targeted me since I was coming from a country in a deep economical crisis, with many problems in job market and used this to offer me a poor salary (despite my many years of experience) and to cover a position to a client, totally out of my competences. They don't care of your skills, but only want to place you in a position at the cheapest price possible: in fact I was able, thanks to my professionality, to be appreciated, but when I was sent at the client side I had zero matching skills with the position. Also, as an additional hit to the coffin, I was "gently invited" (of the kind "either sign or we will fire you") an extension of the trial period, making me working for 8 months without any legitimate contract. My salary was also way under the average for the geographical area and the position, so that I had issues finding a proper apartment, and I ended up on the hills at 40 minutes from the job location (without traffic). I was never offered of any course for certifications in any technology/methodology and when I required for that they delayed any discussion (more skilled professionals don't work for Alten).

2.0
Jun 8, 2024

Be carefull

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The only pro was some great colleagues who were nice and friendly and the only reason why this review has 2 stars.

Cons

The company culture is very French and not aligned with the UK market. Communication style of the senior management team, mandatory in-office days with no flexibility, strict dress codes, and working hours until 18.00. As such people are leaving in record numbers, and they have a problem retaining staff. Adding to this are financial difficulties and they have now had redundancy rounds for months in front and back office.

2.0
Sep 14, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

You get excellent exposure to household name engineering companies. There is no shortage of things to work on (both a pro and a con). The people are generally lovely and have a good sense of teamwork. It’s a good place to get engineering experience and skills. My advice for recent graduates is to leverage this: join the company, learn lots, get some engineering experience in. Opportunities for moving up are decent if you’re a high caliber engineer - but that is due to a high turnover rate (see cons).

Cons

The first and largest downside to working at Alten is the salary. It is low for the UK. Salary increases for stellar performances are low. Working for the OEMs you are a consultant for would net you a higher salary. Tenures tend to be short. Most people don’t seem to stay longer than 2 years. As mentioned in the pros, there is no shortage of work, which means you will be busy and there will be very few breaks in terms of workload. It’s a fast-paced environment with little time for respite. Due to not being an OEM, the company culture felt very corporate and clinical. There was no feeling of pride for working for Alten, whereas working for OEMs will involve a better culture.

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