Korn Ferry reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(3,889 total reviews)
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Gary D. Burnison

56% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Korn Ferry has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,889 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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2.0
Aug 13, 2018

Not For Experienced Recruiters

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Stability is about the only pro, if you work hard you'll always have a new account to go to. However, I also did gain some good friends while working for the organization.

Cons

Lets start with low salary - Most the people I've talked to are greatly underpaid. I took a lower salary because of the promise of earning "up to" 10% in bonuses, and an aggressive "pay per performance mindset". I worked there 3 years and never saw a single pay increase or a bonus more than 2%, and I was one of the highest performers on my account. Culture - Most of the people I talk to, and observe around the office, are not happy. It feels as though it's turned in to an agency where it's all about the clients happiness at the cost of employee morale and mental well-being. If you're not happy, don't bother talking to anyone about it because their mentality is that you can be replaced by a new fresh faced recent college grad that just completed their "academy" that makes less than you. There's no consistency from account to account, and you are just another body to fill seats for client and executive visits.

2.0
Jul 24, 2018

Associate

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You are exposed to some of the best in the business in terms of clientele.

Cons

They do not care about their employees and the bottom line is the only thing that matters. They continually say that things will get better but nothing changes. It is a very hard and aggressive environment with little growth opportunity. The pay is also minimal and no where near what an individual is truly worth.

2.0
Sep 21, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

If you want to work in 'high end' headhunting - there's people like you here

Cons

Since the acquisition of Hay Group, internally the business feels like it's being run by a bunch of amateurs. Bringing in many very senior partners to find 'big C-suite work' - and of course they can't. Still haven't told people what pay rises/promotion increases we're owed, several months after announcing promotions. This from a company which advises other companies about their reward practice. Consultancy bring driven to standardise everything. Wants to be one of the big boys, but hasn't worked out how to compete with them yet

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