Guidepoint reviews

3.3

60% would recommend to a friend

(949 total reviews)
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Albert Sebag

69% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Guidepoint has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 949 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guidepoint employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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949 reviews
1.0
May 28, 2018

Terrible Management!

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Pros

Free snacks; Relaxed dress code; Free beer on Fridays; First stop for recent grads until anything better comes around.

Cons

Low paying; No career trajectory; Repetitive and dumb work; They don't listen to ideas/advices/needs/feedbacks; Old computers; Micromanaging; Management doesn't care about employees, even if you do really well in your job and try your best at everything, you don't get recognized for it!

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Guidepoint Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate learning about your particular experience and are invested in ensuring a positive work experience at Guidepoint. We recognize that certain elements of the entry level Research Analyst/Client Service Associate position can be repetitive, and often find that repetition early in the role is a great way to learn and refine skills needed for success. Guidepoint values mentoring at all management levels. Many members of our staff value the support from their managers as a strong motivator for success. For example, one of our current Research Analysts says, “[My manager] wants everyone to do well, and he wants everyone to succeed, and he prioritizes that above his own recognition or success, and to have that support, as well as to see that professional discipline, makes me want to work really hard every day.” Even though we’re committed to our people, turnover is a natural event that all companies experience. We are happy to confirm that turnover rates have decreased and overall tenure has increased as we continue to promote internally and create new opportunities for our employees. Thank you again for your input. Please email us at feedback@guidepoint.com should you wish to continue the conversation about your experience.
1.0
Jun 7, 2017

poor experience

Anonymous employee
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Pros

not much unless you are a sales person with commissions who is bringing in a lot for expert networks which as a whole is doing well and growing. but what is the point if no one except the ceo gets all the financial return.

Cons

--Not a good environment to work in --Bad management, bad ceo, bad IT management, bad overall --They hire what they call analysts who aren't really analysts but just sales staff in a way that sits on linkedin all day looking for "experts" --Unsuited environment for educated smart people that want to use their brain at work --The organization is cheap and generally doesn't want to invest to improve anything --Only if you get a job right out of school ... --There is no respect for employees or professional growth with a culture where you can get fired instantly with no warning and no good reason --The culture is a joke with no flexibility and revolves around parties with alchohol --Littered with political discord All the positive reviews are probably fake or from people with little ambition. Read the low rated reviews for the truth.

1.0
May 11, 2023

A bad company

Recommend
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Pros

The office is new and very nice. The end.

Cons

You are a glorified recruiter - this is not "Scientific and Technical Consulting" as they advertise around college campuses. The culture is brutal - Absolutely nobody I talked to enjoyed working there. Work is extremely mundane and management gets promoted to managerial positions based on time spent in the recruiter roles and not based on their ability to manage humans. Pay is bad - All Guidepoint competitors pay more and even then the average salary for these companies is low. They dangle a quarterly $500 (MAXIMUM) bonus in front of you if you outperform all of your peers. If you're reading this, you likely have a degree from a good university and were pitched the ability to network with some great industry leaders in this role by working to add them to Guidepoint's network and get them to consult. The actuality of this job is that you copy and paste the same message on LinkedIn to people, harassing them to join Guidepoint's network at times. There is no personal networking. There is no skills you can ascertain as a young professional in this role. There is no personal fulfillment you get in this role. Avoid this company like the plague. Also! A quick little Google search will show you some pretty fun recent lawsuits against Guidepoint for discrimination and retaliation.

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Guidepoint Response
3y
Thank you for telling us about your experience. While we understand that the job may have not been a good fit for your personal goals, many others have experienced great success building their professional networks and acquiring a wide arsenal of both hard and soft skills during their tenure at Guidepoint. By using the skills they have gained in the Client Service role, they have gone on to pursue rewarding careers in a wide range of fields. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us directly if you are interested in continuing this discussion.
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