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      Forrester

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      2.8

      35% would recommend to a friend

      (1,730 total reviews)
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      George F. Colony

      24% approve of CEO

      22% positive business outlook

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      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Culture & values

      3.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.6

      Compensation and benefits

      2.6

      Career opportunities

      2.3

      Senior management

      Forrester has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,730 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Forrester employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      4.0
      Feb 15, 2009

      Unbelievably wonderful colleagues, numbers rule management decisions.

      Senior analyst
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Tons of smart, interesting people. They work very hard to screen out the knuckleheads, with a lot of success.

      Cons

      As a researcher, you are supposed to do three general things - research/publishing, respond to client "inquiries", and deliver consulting. In theory you need to do well in all three areas. In practice, developing and delivering consulting is really the most important way to ensure you long-term survival. in fairness, it is difficult to do this without doing the other two well, but the degree to which this is the case is not as clear as it should be.

      4.0
      Feb 10, 2009

      A great place to learn.

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      An intellectually challenging work environment with lots of learning opportunities. Great people to work with, Forrester employees tend to be really nice and friendly .

      Cons

      No career development path, the initiatives in this space just don't work and there's no follow up on the review systems in place.

      4.0
      Feb 9, 2009

      A great experience but you better role up your sleeves

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great people to work with - Open culture - Many different nationalities to work with - Innovation at your doorstep - Never a dull moment - Good learning experience

      Cons

      - Highly Cambridge centric: although there is a strong desire to be more international, you have to be in Cambridge (HQ) to be noticed and have your say. - Limited long term strategy: it's all about this quarter. You'll have to get used to the pace. - Research prima donnas: the business model centers for a large part around promoting individual analysts. Although they often lack practical business experience, their egos often gets the better of them, which sometimes negatively impacts other departments and client experience. - Limited funding if you are not in research or sales: this means that you have to be creative to get the job done and have to think about alternatives if you want to do things that are commonplace in other companies.

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