Korn Ferry reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(3,889 total reviews)
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Gary D. Burnison

57% 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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4K reviews
4.0
Jul 20, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Autonomy, entrepreneurial, clients are industry-leaders which brings interesting and stretching engagements, robust and respected IP and research, smart and supportive colleagues, performance metrics are clear

Cons

Can feel like the business is managed by spreadsheets from LA, how you’re rewarded against metrics is not clear, pay is not at market rate, don’t reward junior colleagues at market rate

3.0
Jul 16, 2025

Just alright

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Got to work with great people - teammates and direct managers are great, never experienced any backstabbing. Opportunity to work from home

Cons

Underpaid compared to the average market median. Workload for one person is overwhelming and just ridiculous for the most part. No clear path to career progression, no salary adjustment over years, no clear understanding of how the bonus system works, promotions work. Leadership is very secretive and it creates a very uneasy environment

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