A great, mid-sized consulting firm with tight purse-strings and some growing pains - Associate Director Protiviti Employee Review

3.0
Mar 13, 2022
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Pros

Great culture, highly ethical CEO and senior leadership team—especially in their Chicago office. Very approachable colleagues who are willing to help. Fantastic employee networking groups. A firm that is really making diversity, equity and inclusion part of their DNA.

Cons

Salary is not competitive—especially after working for them for a few years. The only way to get a decent yearly pay increase is to get promoted. Even then, the HR department is secretive about pay bands and the internal pay review and ranking process. This firm is also in an aggressive growth spurt over the past 1 - 2 years. Some of their segment lead hires over the past year are changing the company culture—and not in a good way.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Opportunity for growth at Protiviti.

Cons

Work life balance is often tied to client environment.

3.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Good Culture, decent pay, not overworked too much.

Cons

Repetitive, meaningless, and boring work, hard to pivot out of this career once started. Also, the consulting career feels like such a fake job at times. Doesn't feel like real work. Makes you question your life decisions. I'd recommend any college grads to think about their future career goals first before joining. I joined on a whim and wish I spent more time interviewing. It's been incredibly difficult to pivot out of internal audit and sox compliance once you are in it. However, if you are really good at corporate politics and advocating for yourself you may be able to pivot out of the IAFA solution . However, not sure how that lends it self if you want to leave the company.

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