ICF reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,743 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 2,743 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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2.0
Sep 26, 2014

"No one is indispensable" - Periodic Team Pep talk quote from management

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Pros

Many very talented people work here. Wonderful clients. Amazing projects. Some ability to grow your skill set if you're lucky enough to have good management. Ability to develop your own career path, only if you're lucky enough to get the right management. I hear other divisions of ICF are great to work for, but Energy Efficiency Division is a tyrant.

Cons

Arduous workload and time demands without adequate compensation. Little to no team support for less profitable projects. Promotion is not based on merit at all. You can work tireless hours and take on a multitude of projects (often pushed on you by management) to prove your worth but will be denied bonus or promotion if: 1) you're more profitable to the company in a lower level position, and 2) if you haven't served the required time allotment in your current position even if you already perform tasks associated with a higher position for a prolonged duration. Co-workers without adequate training, experience, or education can become your superior. Lots of favoritism.

4.0
Sep 24, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Decent benefirts and I know its program management is decently strong for big projects.

Cons

I was in a growing line of business where there were a lot of small projects. This made ICF's matrix management structure hard as you were reporting to different supervisors all the time. There is a huge emphasis on being billable, especially when you are junior employee. Being evaluated this way on feast or famine smaller projects was difficult and unfair.

4.0
Sep 18, 2014

Very good place to work!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

great, smart, collaborative people who also care about professional development. If you prove yourself, management will work hard to support you. there are opportunities to get involved in a lot of different types of projects so for some people things don't get boring or stale. It's fun to do business development as well.

Cons

there are some silos which is not unexpected for an international company. There are a lot of corporate procedures which, again, is not unexpected but can be cumbersome when trying to move at a fast pace.

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