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      Exponent

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      Exponent reviews

      3.0

      34% would recommend to a friend

      (360 total reviews)
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      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).

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      360 reviews
      3.0
      Dec 3, 2017

      Could be so much better

      Senior associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interesting and important work. Never a dull moment. Co-workers are excellent to work with for the most part, and they are truly experts in their fields. Plenty of opportunities to expand your knowledge and grow your career.

      Cons

      Very demanding work. Timelines are often tight and there is not enough people to do the work. Some managers do not push back on clients enough on having reasonable timelines which would help the work to be higher quality. There is little effort to cultivate a good company culture.

      1.0
      Oct 25, 2017

      Would never recommend working here until the company culture drastically changes

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As a consultant you get to work on a variety of different project and gain a breadth of experience in a short span of time. You also get to work on very interesting and high profile cases that would not be possible outside of exponent Fairly high base pay for fresh PhD graduates. Gives first step for academic people to enter into industry jobs.

      Cons

      Burn and churn work environment; high turnover of very skilled and qualified employees due to burnout and bad company culture. Senior management is not trained in management skills and do not promote team work among employees , instead they push a very caustic, cut-throat dog eats dog work environment. They prefer employees to over work and clocking 60-80 hr work weeks are not uncommon. Management treats staff like they are pawns and not real people, no thought is given to personal development and career progression. They tend to hire fresh graduates/early career engineers/ scientists from big name universities and work them till they burnout and quit. This is evidenced by the extremely high turnover rate. Having a work-life balance is nearly impossible without getting threatened to be fired. If you are look for a stable career with good career progression avenues and are think of building a family soon this company is not for you, especially if you are a female employee.

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      Exponent Response
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      Exponent does provide a high intensity work environment. We are solving complex engineering, science, regulatory and business issues for a wide variety of clients which means we get to work at a fast pace to identify creative solutions. We do hire a lot of our employees directly out of their PhD programs and most of these employees thrive on the excitement of the work and their ability to contribute immediately. We do not have high turnover, especially for a professional services firm. The majority of consultants who leave the firm do so because they choose not to do consulting. Many become clients. We have tremendous focus on the professional development of our staff since most of our senior consultants progressed through their careers within Exponent. We provide internal and external training, employ a robust mentoring program, promote the importance of certifications, enable opportunities for research and publication, and perhaps most importantly, provide on-the-job project management and business development training. We are proud of our culture of scientific excellence and professional development. Sally Shepard Chief Human Resources Officer
      3.0
      Sep 7, 2017

      Technician

      Technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Flexible hours Good starting salaries if negotiated aggressively when hired. An automatic and generous 7% is added to the 401K; not matched, just given.

      Cons

      Expect little or no annual increase even with a great performance rating. Some project managers expect far too many hours (60+/week) , especially from lower level exempt employees. New engineers burn out quickly, but it's a good place to start right out of school.

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