The experience I have had here has truly helped me further develop as a professional and as a person.
Pros
Pariveda is true to the company mission and there is a strong focus on talent development that you will not find at other consulting firms. The company does not make decisions based on what will make money in the short term if that decision does not make sense with the long term goals. There is more training here than at other firms. Employees are given consistent feedback as well. The best reason to work at Pariveda is that the expectations at each level within the company are 100% transparent. This seems truly unique and enables employees to clearly understand what the next step in the career progression is and what they need to do to get there. People tend to be promoted faster here than in industry since our employees have to learn more quickly and get more varied experience. For people who like being continually challenged and work on a variety of projects, it can be a great fit. Salaries are also 100% transparent. Transparency is truly embraced and senior management regularly sends out financial reports to the entire company. Previously, when I have worked at privately held firms, this was not the case. Finally, Pariveda has an ESOP (employee stock ownership program) and pays out profit sharing from the bottom up, i.e. the lower level employees get paid bonuses before the executives. It really is a company that is focused on its employees and invests in them.
Cons
For some individuals, the extra training and networking requirements can seem like more work than working in industry, but the people hired here tend to be overachievers anyway. Because we are so committed to our talent, it is tougher for us to hire and grow as quickly as some other firms.