Good to have on your CV but do not expect to become a Partner - Anonymous employee Korn Ferry Employee Review

2.0
Feb 13, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good book of clients, interesting searches. As an associate you will do a lot of the leg work but won't get credit for it most of the time in front of clients. Good learning experience, you will learn skills that will serve you for the rest of your career.

Cons

Bad pay at the Associate level compared to the rest of the industry. Very political environment. Partners covering the same space are at each others throats a lot of the time.

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Cons

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Pros

Work from home gives flexibility, time off is good.

Cons

No raises ever, bonuses are not a motivator nor an indicator of the work you do. No one seems to know why you receive the bonus you do, it is just from a spreadsheet handed to your direct manager who apparently has no influence in the decision. Raises never happen and no one can answer if they are coming or not—you just never get one.

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