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      3.7

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (2,740 total reviews)
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      John Wasson

      82% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      ICF has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,740 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
      4.0
      Mar 28, 2012

      Great Community; Job is what you make of it

      Research assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      My Manager is brilliant, cares about me as a person, asks me if my work is rewarding/challenging enough, and is extremely supportive of my innovative ideas. My team hits the perfect balance of working hard at the office and having an enjoyable, amiable atmosphere. My team is also social and fun outside of the office. My work is rewarding, often cutting edge, challenges me, and well managed. The system is incredibly flexible about work schedule. I can work from an office in New York or Beijing if I feel like taking a vacation to there and if I need to work from home for a day, I'm not slapped on the wrist. I set my own hours too.

      Cons

      Pay is MUCH lower than other consulting firms. They fill this middle spot where they get ivy league kids who have too much heart to work at Booz Allen but want to make a little more money than the non-profit world. They get away with it because they know so many people want to save the world AND develop corporate resume credentials and ICF is a great place to do it. There is no initial training when you first get there. They just kind of throw you in and see what you can do. Lots of overlap in expertise between "LOBs" but they often aren't aware of it. Any additional training takes away from your "utilization" and so you feel an immense pressure to work on billable client projects as opposed to educating yourself on a new excel feature, etc. Less than intelligent people don't get fired.

      3.0
      Mar 8, 2012

      Excellent Entry-level

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - One word: people. I have made many friends through ICF and I would hate to leave most of the co-workers at my level. People are mostly down to earth, friendly, and not excessively competitive. - It's a great entry-level opportunity to get a taste of the "real world" before grad school - Flexibility and work-from-home opportunity is excellent

      Cons

      - Lack of professional development/career growth - the company uses young entry-level labor, pays them poorly, and expects 100% to leave. When they stay because of excellent performance, no one knows how or bothers to develop them - Comically low pay for DC consulting in certain practices compared to similar positions at Booz, Deloitte, etc.

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