Does Korn Ferry pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Korn Ferry employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Korn Ferry. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Korn Ferry?

55% of Korn Ferry employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Korn Ferry 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Korn Ferry?

Recruiter (401) , Consultant (193) , Senior Recruiter (193) , Associate Recruiter (149) , Senior Associate (135) , Associate (124) , Senior Consultant (116) , Analyst (82) , Project Manager (67) , Associate Consultant (66) , Recruitment Coordinator (66) , Research Associate (58) , Principal (55) , Project Coordinator (53) , Partner (45)

What are the pros of working at Korn Ferry according to real employee reviews?

"Some really great people to work with and a good company to have on your CV." ((in 325 reviews)); "Some great colleagues although many of those are now finding work elsewhere (because they can!)" ((in 184 reviews)); "Great culture and very diverse" ((in 165 reviews)); "Organized and good work life balance." ((in 148 reviews)); "good benefits and quality people" ((in 139 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Korn Ferry according to real employee reviews?

"low salaries and unrealistic KPIs" ((in 134 reviews)); "Pay is low and lacking in direction" ((in 108 reviews)); "No bonuses and no raises during my 1.3 years there." ((in 106 reviews)); "Long hours not as competitive as some companies from a compensation perspective" ((in 51 reviews)); "Just a number and communication is poor" ((in 33 reviews))

What are employees saying about Korn Ferry layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Korn Ferry layoffs and their outlook for job security at Korn Ferry in 2026.

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Korn Ferry reviews

3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,875 total reviews)

Gary D. Burnison

56% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Korn Ferry has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,875 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Korn Ferry 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Sep 26, 2010

Life@FS India

Managing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Variety of mandates - Good boss -Great Brand

Cons

-Pathetic pay -Some seniors are pathetic -Favoritism towards certain non-performers -no clarity on credit distribution.

5.0

Sep 15, 2010

Changing, yes... but still a great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Transparency of strategy. A very diverse product offering which means financial stability. Many opportunities to engage with senior leaderhship, regionally and globally. Not a perfect training or onboarding system, but Futurestep is investing heavily to bring a world class talent management system in, so that our training and initiation process will become second to none. Recently there have been several very senior hires globally, which shows FS is investing at the top and bringing some world class operators in to the picture. I think futurestep is well set up for the next stage - remembering that as a company it's only 10 years old... not many other players can say they got to this stage, worts and all, in just 1 decade.

Cons

Process and systems need to be improved. There is a new global CEO (no longer Bob McNabb) who has 4 global initiatives to get these tasks underway. He's a very strong process operator, with an impressive background, so I can only see this improving. As a business we don't advertise much - need to get out there more.

2.0

Aug 3, 2010

Working for the Best Known Company isn't all it's cracked up to be

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Being attached to the Korn Ferry brand name is good at the senior levels Split desk model - BD done by mgmt team so recruiters can focus on one side of the equation Paid salary instead of draw/commission

Cons

Noone has heard of Futurestep - constantly mistaken for Futureshop. At the mid-level, most people haven't heard of Korn Ferry Mgmt doesn't always bring recruiters to client site, so information for a search is often delivered second hand Database is cumbersome to use and outdated Research support poor Competition between Korn-Ferry and Futurestep for roles when the market started to decline.

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