Young company filled with driven and dedicated professionals
Pros
Working at AlphaSights is quite a unique experience: The company is big enough for you to feel like you are part of a well established multinational company (Afterall there are offices in London, Hong Kong, Dubai and New York) but the employees take great care of keeping that start-up vibe alive. Open office, no cubicles. Entry level analysts are trained for a few weeks and mentored, this laid back but robust tutoring structure was a decisive factor in my decision to choose to work at AlphaSights. New employees are expected to talk to C-Level executives very quickly and are also expected to take on responsibilities in order to make the company grow: Employees are encouraged to make an impact on the company. Last but not least there are lots of social events: Weekly happy hours, sports events, mixers with other start ups as well as group sports outings to some of NYC's major team games.
Cons
Expect to work long hours, it is not a 9-5 job! Alphasights definitely tries to ensure that their employees stay at the office under very good conditions though, so it makes it bearable. It is a very social environment so if one is not keen on being part of a team of driven young professionals this might not be the right place. Benefits could be a tad better but then again management is constantly improving its terms.
