Good overall experience - Principal Consultant ghSMART Employee Review

4.0
Jul 27, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility to work the hours and projects you want. Good investment in training and development. Generally nice colleagues.

Cons

The pay is unattractive compared to alternatives when you are newer/ work flow is slower. The nature of the assessment/ report writing is not for everyone- you have to make sure it is something you enjoy because it is the core product.

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ghSMART Response
2y
We are glad to hear you have felt supported during your onboarding with our robust training and development. Our goal is to help you get up to speed as quickly as possible. You are right, a big focus of the first year is focused on our core assessment – it is what we are well known for and a foundational part of all our solutions including leadership development, coaching and CEO succession. We hope you get a chance to join a project like this shortly and expand your mix of work. In terms of comp, we spend time to benchmark our compensation and keep it competitive. The first few months can be a slower ramp and we reduce our goals to reflect that apprenticeship period. We would love to know more about the alternatives you shared – if you are game please reach out to Lucy in HR to share your thoughts so we can include them in our next compensation exercise. We welcome your feedback. - Laura, PDM

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Cons

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