The leadership void enabled me to develop my resume and professional skills but prevented any real advancement. - Senior Energy Analyst DNV Employee Review

3.0
Jan 26, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Great opportunities for employees at all levels to build resume, skills Flexible work hours Smart, motivated employees (generally) Working at the forefront of a rapidly changing industry

Cons

Capable, hard workers are rewarded with more work, not promotions & raises. Incompetent mid-level management! The only good manager I worked for at KEMA left the company (fed up with his superiors). Managers are extremely hands off and provide little guidance, yet they make decisions and set budgets based on unrealistic client desires, usually with little or no input from the Analysts who actually understand the projects.They also frequently take credit for successes but avoid blame for failures. Geographical dispersion impedes development of culture & community. Favoratism in promotions process.

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Pros

Great work life balance and learning

Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Culture, work life balance, health benefits, 401k match, sick leave. The work is interesting and the people are great. There are many different business areas, so depending on your expertise, you could move around within the company if you want.

Cons

Silos, career development can be unclear and poorly managed depending on who you report to, unclear job expectations depending on your management, unclear path to progress or promotion depending on management, long term employees are paid less and have not been brought up to market value. The cons are more so related to upper management not advocating or helping their team progress. I’ve had some managers who are wonderful, and others that were not when it came to development. It really depends on the team and the department you are part of. The company is huge and it’s easy to get pushed to the side if you do not advocate for yourself and build an internal network.

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