Road that goes to nowhere - Anonymous employee Korn Ferry Employee Review

1.0
Jul 6, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good client base, you think they would pay employees more Opportunities to work in various industries without being pigeon holed to recruit for one industry Good opportunity for experience Good opportunity to experience diversity Good insurance benefits

Cons

Some of the challenges in working for this company are that the management is horrible Recently new management has taken over and things are worse than they were before Very low pay for type of work and amount of work No promotions or pay raise offered no matter how hard you work, but if you are friends with management, then you get better offers and promotions New management is so bad that good people are leaving and finding better jobs Very hostile and militant environment as of recently Willingness to step on others to get on top Empty promises by leadership

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Cons

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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 High expectations with outdated systems, manual processes, inefficient.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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