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The Carlyle Group

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Go for resume prestige, get out after 2 years - Anonymous employee The Carlyle Group Employee Review

3.0
May 18, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Reasonably solid pay, decent perks in break rooms, be surrounded by highly intelligent people, great for name dropping, accessible office locations, parking is paid for at each of their DC area locations, and decent benefits. I highly recommend working there, putting your two years in, and then going elsewhere to get your raise/promotion/work life balance. For this reason alone it's worth working at TCG.

Cons

False promises, especially when it comes to performance bonuses. You're supposed to get up to 20% of your salary if you perform highly above expectations however you'll hear the "we just don't have the money this year to do that" line every year while you get around 12%, tops. Management is out of touch with reality in terms of how they overwork their employees, to the point where it's almost shameful. The Rosslyn office in the DC area is relatively new and the employees there are treated second rate to all of those in DC, including the Christmas party which used to be a much better affair.

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Somewhat generic and could apply to almost any support role. Doesn't include a real-world example or specific tools/processes you've used. Doesn't explicitly mention prioritizing business impact or urgency. Doesn't highlight ownership of the issue from start to finish. May not strongly differentiate you from other candidates who give similar responses. Doesn't emphasize documenting findings or sharing knowledge for future cases.

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