HKA reviews

4.5

86% would recommend to a friend

(173 total reviews)
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Renny Borhan

99% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

HKA has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 173 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The HKA employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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173 reviews
1.0
Dec 27, 2020

Avoid

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Pros

There are some good people at HKA. Opportunity to work on some big , complex and interesting disputes.

Cons

Top heavy, inconsistent, egotistical managers/partners. Trying to act like a major player - but are failing. Senior experts are always leaving. Likely to be sold now it is 5 years old.

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HKA Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your view on HKA as you posted as former employee. Your post is important and deserves a reply. Thank you for your positive comments about HKA. Delighted that you felt HKA had “There are some good people at HKA. Opportunity to work on some big, complex and interesting disputes.” I can very much agree with you that HKA has brilliant people and we do have most interesting client work across the globe. Our employee retention rate is very strong and thankfully as HKA is innovative and a resilient Company, we are in fact in growth mode to recruit more brilliant people. I was very sad to read parts of your post and I am sorry you feel this way about HKA. I respect that this is your view; notwithstanding that I do see HKA differently and I am surprised to read the cons points in your post, as that is not my experience/fact base during the last eight months in HKA. I truly believe we have a great Company with brilliant people. We are on a progressive journey of improvement and we are not complacent as there are areas where we need and want to improve. We are backed by a Private Equity Company and that has been extremely positive for us and continues to challenge us to improve. In addition our Partners and all our colleagues collaborate to push HKA in an even better direction; so we go into 2021 in a strong way with healthy ambitions for the future. Do always feel free to reach out to me if you would like to share your experience further; and I am most willing to listen – my work email is katewood@hka.com Wishing you all the very best for the future in your new career step. Best regards Kate Wood Chief People Officer
1.0
Jun 26, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Some competent staff and interesting projects

Cons

Senior management are clueless. All focus is on achieving the numbers dictated by the private equity owner so that the business can be sold again at a profit

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HKA Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your view on HKA as you posted back in June 2019. Your post is important and deserves a reply. I am sorry we are only just replying to you now. I was sad to read your post and I am sorry you feel this way about HKA. I respect that this is your view and you posted in June 2019; so much has evolved since that time. I joined HKA in April 2020 and in the eight months I have been here; I do see HKA differently to your view back in June 2019. Of course that difference may be explained by a number of factors, including the time difference. I can only hope that you are still at HKA and you too are seeing/feeling all of the improvements we continue to make around our three strategic objectives of our Clients, our People and our business performance. Do always feel free to reach out to me if you would like to share your experience further; and I am most willing to listen – my work email is katewood@hka.com In my time at HKA for over eight months I have seen tremendous passion, care and improvement action for HKA employees from the leaders across the HKA family. I have also observed that colleagues across the globe speak up with their opinions that are listened to, collaborate together to support and help each other. Our people are the difference that has taken HKA to an even better place. I joined during a lockdown pandemic in April 2020 and the care I have seen to protect and support health and wellbeing of our colleagues is huge and a first priority. We also asked all our colleagues globally if HKA was supporting them during this pandemic and the survey results that came back were extremely positive. I truly believe we have a great Company with brilliant people. We are on a progressive journey of improvement and we are not complacent as there are areas where we need and want to improve. Part of our continuous improvement journey, now includes us reviewing every post on Glassdoor, as all opinions matter and we want to listen and learn and respect everyone by replying. As mentioned above, if you want to talk about your experience, then lets connect. Wishing you all the very best for the future. Best regards Kate Wood Chief People Officer
1.0
Apr 26, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Gained experienced within a new sector

Cons

Toxic work environment, not supportive and progression is very slow

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HKA Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your views with us. I note you are a current employee, and I am sad for you that you are not experiencing a great culture. Our culture is collaborative, honest, transparent, and high performing; so I am surprised this is not what you are experiencing. Do feel free to reach out to colleagues, including me to listen and support you and other Partners too. My email address is katewood@hka.com I respect that these are your views, yet the vast majority of our colleagues in HKA see our culture very differently. If we can listen, help and support you, we will. Take care of yourself. Feel free to reach out. Best regards Kate Kate Wood Partner, Chief People Officer
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