McGladrey Capital Markets - Anonymous employee RSM Employee Review

3.0
Mar 1, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

MCM has a nice work like balance. Some industry teams are better than others (e.g.: A&D is very active... Chemicals- not so much). Also better career opportunities with working in the HQ (Costa Mesa) and satellite offices. Senior leadership are pretty accessible to juniors.

Cons

It is very difficult for analysts to be promoted. Most I know seem to be stuck in the analyst pool, only to progress to "senior analyst" after a few years, but really without much change to your compensation or responsibilities. Finally, MCM is a very top-heavy organization.

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Cons

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Pros

They try to stay loyal to their people Unlikely to be laid off if performance is good Supportive of internal mobility to a point. Varies on manager Great company for people coming out of college for gaining experience as long as they don't plan to make a career at RSM and Directors/Partners

Cons

Comp has been less in recent years due to economic environment which is already not competitive with industry No opportunities to negotiate pay during performance evaluation. You are just a number Continual efforts to normalize excellence. Going above and beyond is now a contingency for being promoted. This makes it increasingly difficult to differentiate oneself Spent 1 billion on AI investments. Hard to really see where it went apart from Copilot and the smaller pay bump.

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