Make sure to have your boys' club membership to have any chance of succeeding here. - Anonymous employee Korn Ferry Employee Review

1.0
Aug 26, 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The huge pro is the people. The reason I stayed so long was for the people. However, those people are basically shells right now, because of how KF has broken them. The culture is not even close to being what it once was. Another perk is the flexibility to work remotely if under the right manager. This perk is not offered to everyone, unfortunately.

Cons

Where to begin? No work life balance. There is too much work, and not enough people to actually deliver the work. Project management team is responsible for everything and is never rewarded. I was working over 60 hours a week in order to get close to finishing the work that I was given. Favoritism is also a huge issue at the company. If you are a hard worker, be prepared to work nonstop while others simply get promoted because of their ability to brown nose the boys club. Another huge con is pay. The project management team is drastically underpaid considering they are the ones doing a majority of the work while the top levels of the company float around on their clouds getting all the praise and recognition, but the moment something goes wrong all of a sudden it is the project manager’s fault.

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5.0
Feb 10, 2026
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Pros

I am a consultant through a firm acquired by Korn Ferry and have had a great experience with both the firm (Salo) and with Korn Ferry as a parent company. Great to have benefits and PTO as a consultant and great training and resources available - good communication as well!

Cons

Transitional period during acquisition had a few bumps but nothing major and all ironed out as more time has gone on.

4.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

The client diversity across industries and regions is top notch. Great brand recognition. The marketing investments in Korn Ferry Tour and LA28 paid off. Smart people. Remote work is a plus as 75% people work remotely. No push for facetime in offices. Work from anywhere! Everyone knows of Korn Ferry!

Cons

A culture of long hours and interrupted vacations. Clear demarcation between haves(fee earners) and have nots (execution). High expectations with outdated systems, manual processes, inefficient. Low pay as there are no merits due to market/company performance. Hard to get food at the holiday party so stop at Five Guys prior.

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