CDM Smith reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(930 total reviews)
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Timothy B. Wall

93% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

CDM Smith has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 930 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CDM Smith employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.6 stars).

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930 reviews
2.0
May 7, 2017

Project Manager

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Pros

Salary and benefits are competetive. Bright, talented people.

Cons

Too many to list. Competing agendas with billable work and red tape. Intense pressure on utilization. High overhead reduces competiveness but seem unwilling to address the root causes. Strong armed tactics from upper management. Culture has driven off best talent over last few years and morale is zero.

3.0
Mar 22, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

90% of the time, Work-Life Balance is great. Rare to have to travel. Good, challenging projects.

Cons

Bill rate is extremely low for consulting. Small company in the grand scheme of things Clients typically have less money and are small. Expect to earn a fraction of what you could earn in industry. Turnover is HIGH bc CDM Smith likes to give small pay bumps. I've had many managers here who say that you need to work 60 hours but bill 40 to move up at CDM. That is not happening at the salary that they offer. They do not offer you stake in the company's stock until you are titled which typically takes 8-10 years of working off your tush, you be good at sales, or you have some connections.

2.0
Mar 20, 2017

Project Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexibility, talented co-workers, good local office.

Cons

Poor leadership and communication from Executive Leadership Team. Benefit package use to be good but diminishes every year.

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