ICF reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,750 total reviews)
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John Wasson

82% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

ICF has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,750 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICF 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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3K reviews
3.0
Sep 2, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues in general are friendly and experts in their field. This provides ample opportunity to master your domain and learn valuable consulting skill sets if you are willing to apply yourself.

Cons

As stated by many other reviewers, ICF materially underpays its staff compared to competitors and the market. This is driven in large part because of the large volume of US federal work that provides the bulk of the company's revenue. Senior management seem to think that all consultants, even those in the high margin commercial sectors, should be paid the same as those doing low margin agency work for the government. Many of the best employees are therefore soon tempted away by competitors. Perhaps for the reason outlined above, or because the most hard working and ambitious people overlook ICF when searching for a job, there is very much a "that will do" culture. People do not strive to improve processes or enhance product offerings that are now approaching obsolescence in the current market.

1.0
Mar 5, 2018

Draining

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly colleagues, clean desk, free tea/coffee and biscuits

Cons

Worked excessive unpaid hours in Finance, due to unstructured set up and consultants frequently provided incorrect information. They were demanding and rude. Senior leaders are weak and don't listen or allow improvements. They may make the world a better place, but are exploiting staff. I had to leave due to health/breakdown reasons. Worst place I have ever worked.

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