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      AlphaSights

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      AlphaSights reviews

      3.5

      54% would recommend to a friend

      (2,005 total reviews)
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      Max Cartellieri

      79% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      2.7

      Work/Life balance

      AlphaSights has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,005 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AlphaSights employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      2K reviews
      1.0
      May 29, 2014

      Glorified Phone Center

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay in US dollars, but once a month.

      Cons

      Cold Calling and spend most of your day on the phone. No one really knows the future of the organization aka it's a sweat shop. None of your skills are transferable to anything unless you want to work in a call center. Long hours for crappy pay packages. HR spends its days on here posting positive reviews.

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      AlphaSights Response
      11y
      We’re sorry to hear the way you feel about your time at AlphaSights. While we deem feedback given privately to be more effective, we are reflecting on the issues you raise. Fast growth on a global scale presents challenges for any company, and we are committed to addressing any issues we assess to be objective as a matter of priority. Best, Max
      2.0
      May 14, 2023

      Would Not Reccomend

      Client service associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I will say that the office does work to give employees perks (it's as if they know it's a bad job so they try and make outside of work as best as possible). The kitchen was STOCKED, there were drinks every Wednesday and team bonding activities once a month. Additionally, now that I've worked at other companies, I've come to appreciate Alphasights' feedback culture. While I do believe once a week was too often, having a set time to receive feedback does help your development. I definitely walked out with better time management, multi tasking, and prioritization skills. (You won't really cultivate any hard skills here).

      Cons

      The actual work is awful. The work at times can be truly mind numbing. You essentially do the same thing every day and do not need to use any critical thinking skills ever. Taking the time to think things through will actually put you behind the timeline and cut into your earnings. (I suggest reading other reviews about the toxic bonus structure). You're essentially an over glorified secretary for consultants. My team treated the consultants like they were gods-- you weren't allowed to even send them an email for your first few months and afterwards every word in your email would get checked over. There was insane micromanagement (my manager once corrected how I was sitting at my desk...) Your experience culture-wise will definitely vary based on your business unit and team, but the work is pretty uniform. However, at the end of the day it is a good salary for a job where you don't have to use your brain.

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      AlphaSights Response
      3y
      At AlphaSights, we hire ambitious professionals who want to own results, build a track record of achievement, and accelerate their careers. We accept that we are not a place for everyone. As a large-scale graduate employer, we naturally serve as a springboard for early-stage career professionals who are attracted to AlphaSights for the transferability of skills and the optionality of taking on new roles later on. We are proud to see AlphaSights alumni go on and succeed across multiple fields, including finance (Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, etc.), technology (Amazon, Google, Meta, Salesforce, etc.), business school (Harvard, Insead, LBS, Stanford, Wharton, etc.) and entrepreneurship (Days Brewing, Dialectica, Tegus, Tribe, etc.) Fundamentally, we exist to deliver success to our clients, and to power career advancement for our people. Our track record shows that when we deliver along these dimensions, company success follows. - The AlphaSights Team
      2.0
      May 8, 2015

      Cons and Pros

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Very nice office - Stocked kitchen with beer for after work (which can be very late) - Good compensation - Frequent company events in and out of the office

      Cons

      - Upper Management is tenured and out of touch with what is actually going on. They don't add any value and don't do anything on a daily basis besides catch up with people (which helps no one) - Hours are getting longer and your success is largely up to what client accounts you've been given to run - Your interest in specific clients is not taken into account, you're staffed based on organizational needs - It is difficult to keep new employees motivated...consistently hiring curious, smart, driven individuals and then not challenging them creates issues for those trying to lead - The "opportunity" you get to lead is put on top of your other responsibilities so the longer you're here the more overwhelming it gets

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