Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Exponent

      Engaged Employer

      Exponent reviews

      3.0

      34% would recommend to a friend

      (360 total reviews)
      avatar

      Catherine Corrigan

      30% approve of CEO

      30% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Culture & values

      2.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.4

      Senior management

      2.3

      Work/Life balance

      Exponent has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 360 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Exponent employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      360 reviews
      4.0
      May 12, 2018

      Top-notch consulting firm

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people with top talent

      Cons

      Difficult to advance with promotion

      2.0
      Apr 15, 2018

      Good for development, but depreciates over time

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -A sort of safe haven for fresh out of college Ph.D.s to learn about how to use their science or engineering specialties in a corporate environment. -Fast-paced and sometimes exciting projects accelerate the learning curve and help develop you into a more confident engineer/scientist. -At the Associate level, the people are fantastic and enthusiastic with high-level knowledge in their respective fields. Would be hard to replicate this environment elsewhere. -Get to work on projects with major tech companies and find out cool secrets that few will ever know about.

      Cons

      -Opportunities to get project management experience (which directly decides how quickly you move up in the firm) can be extremely scarce depending on your personal situation. Some upper level staff adhere to the philosophy of giving opportunities to junior staff while others keep it all to themselves to pad their own stats (and pockets). It is possible you could quickly gain experience and become a leader but it is more likely you will fight tooth and nail and get nothing which is demoralizing. -The way the company is structured naturally feeds work to the top-level staff which makes sense from a first look, but when you find out getting work or "capturing" projects is one of the top 3 metrics used to decide your advancement in the firm this quickly becomes a con. -Managers and Principle Engineers in the firm have ZERO training in leading people. The firm assumes that you are a good leader if you've managed many projects and thus brought in a large amount of money for the firm, but this has nothing to do with leading people in reality. -The overall culture is flawed. You will hear many times from senior staff that Exponent is 'a company of individuals'. This naturally breeds chaos in high pressure projects as there are many egos to feed which slows down progress. It also can result in associates being caught in between two senior staff that are feuding or decide they don't like each other and don't want to work together. If you enjoy the team aspect of engineering then I must warn you, this firm will frustrate you.

      4.0
      Mar 22, 2018

      Luck, Talent & Timing

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The opportunities vary from office to office, but there is always an opportunity for amazing success. Compensation is top of the line. Many talented associates. Company currently in a transition from a Madmen style work culture to a more progressive work culture thanks to their Northern California roots, but change is slow (national office paternity leave became a new perk).

      Cons

      No training... you are thrown into the deep-end of the pool. If you survive, it's a Pro. There is a sparse marketing department that only really feeds the top tier. You must reinvent yourself annually until you find a niche (again, luck & timing). Work culture promotes hoarding of work, work credit, and marketing credit. There is a consistent push to move to management and principle even if the science and research is your core love and talent. Work/Life Balance is tough if your are married and/or have children.

      Viewing 256 - 258 of 360 Reviews
      Related searches: Exponent jobs | Exponent salaries | Exponent benefits | Exponent interviews
      ReviewsExponent reviews

      Glassdoor has 400 Exponent reviews submitted anonymously by Exponent employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Exponent is right for you.