Is Exponent a good company to work for as a Associate?

Associate professionals working at Exponent have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 43 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Exponent employees being 3.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Associate Jobs at Exponent now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Associate interview questions at Exponent .

Does Exponent pay Associate employees well?

Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Exponent with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 43 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Associate salaries at Exponent.

How happy are Associate professionals working at Exponent?

31% of Associate employees at Exponent would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 49% in the past 12 months. Associate professionals have also rated Exponent with a 2.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.7 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Exponent?

Senior Associate (44) , Associate (43) , Scientist (22) , Manager (20) , Senior Scientist (18) , Managing Engineer (16) , Senior Engineer (11) , Engineer (9) , Research Assistant (9) , Study Facilitator (9) , Consultant (6) , Managing Scientist (6) , Principal Engineer (5) , Administrative Assistant (4) , Principal (4)

What are the pros of working at Exponent according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and helpful" ((in 40 reviews)); "Awesome coworkers who have the same drive and dedication you do (Hint: If you don't, this probably isn't the right place for you!)" ((in 18 reviews)); "Decent pay but could be better" ((in 17 reviews)); "Flexible hours (doesn't mean short hours)" ((in 15 reviews)); "good benefits" ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Exponent according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and kick you off once you lost your clinet" ((in 20 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 19 reviews)); "Managers are good at over promising to clients and terrible at managing projects." ((in 15 reviews)); "Horribly run organization with a toxic culture." ((in 11 reviews)); "After seven months upper management caught on and I was somehow blamed for this insisting whatever small amounts of work I had been given I wasn't recording enough hours for." ((in 10 reviews))

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Exponent Associate reviews

3.3

31% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Catherine Corrigan

10% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.4

Senior management

2.2

Work/Life balance

Associate employees have rated Exponent with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Exponent is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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43 reviews

1.0

Nov 4, 2020

Poor management and weak project variety

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Pros

Smart people to work with.

Cons

Management in the Construction practice creates a toxic and competitive environment, often contradicting themselves. The practice is dependent on one major client, and has limited variety in projects. Senior-level staff are not very helpful and do not offer appropriate mentorship to junior-level staff.

2.0

Jun 12, 2019

The work is fine, but workload is insane

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Pros

I really love the type of work I do at Exponent. Also, the pay is really great for someone fresh out of grad school. If you're a workaholic you will love to work here. You will learn to stand up for yourself and say no to management.

Cons

Understaffed. Workloads are too high. Managers expect all staff to be workaholics like them who are happy to work evenings/weekends. Who doesn't like casually working a couple hours every night after working a full day? Managers are good at over promising to clients and terrible at managing projects. Managers will ask for crazy things so they can barter with your free time to get what they wanted in the first place (e.g. if they want 10 hours of work over a weekend "I need you to work 30 hours this weekend. Oh you're on vacation, well then I'm sure you can just do this small thing and I'll find someone else to cover for you." When the 'small thing' is 10 hours of work. Also, don't paint staff like they're the bad guy for having a life just because you mismanaged a project or client expectations.) It gets worse during busy seasons.

5.0

May 3, 2019

Great place to work in Chicago

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented people to work with, work-life balance is flexible, great industry exposure, decent pay and benefits

Cons

Projects are not always interesting but are evolving quickly.

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