Protiviti reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(4,199 total reviews)
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Joseph A. Tarantino

82% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Protiviti has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,199 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Protiviti employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Mar 5, 2009
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Pros

Younger consultants are very motivated, energetic and qualified.

Cons

Andersen "back benchers" run the company. Mostly "B" and "C" players from the Andersen days are in key leadership roles. These people are clearly not fit to lead. Their goal is mainly to make up for being snubbed when Andersen imploded some 6 years ago. As the saying goes - "The ablest swimmers leave the sinking ship first". Nothing left but poster children for the Peter Principle. Had it not been for SOX, Protiviti would be just another generic consulting company with no real deep skills. It's like amateur hour with a broken clock. What's most amusing is that the management team thinks they are All-stars and industry "thought leaders." Yet after 6 years of existence, no one outside of maybe Chicago and NYC has ever even heard of Protiviti. Absolutely no business development capabilities. Every opportunity is met with an "over-engineered" approach to solving a clients challenge.

1.0
Mar 22, 2018
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Pros

Okay hours, depending on your team.

Cons

Where to begin.....Protiviti is truly an IT audit shop, lots of old timers from Arthur Andersen. They are not even remotely cutting edge or on the verge of anything in the “digital” space. Management is primarily white men, you won’t see very many minorities whatsoever. They preach that “we’re a great place to work”, but do absolutely nothing to back that up. A ton of politics, if you don’t suck up to the right people you will immediately be ousted. Also their “entrepreneurial spirit” (you’ll hear this a lot) is due to a lack of talent, they over sell themselves on projects and have to come up with something on the spot to deliver. Training and development is limited to Audit, Sox compliance etc. not much else available as far as trainings or classes to take. Retention is terrible, no real culture due to the huge turn over, with the exception of the Managing directors who will stay as they could never hop back over to any of the larger firms.

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Protiviti Response
8y
Hi! Thank you for your feedback! Wow, I am sad to hear that you do not seem to be experiencing Protiviti in the way that many of our people do. The good news is that you have indicated that you are a current employee, so we can work together to fix this! For starters, I would recommend that you meet with your advisor to discuss your many concerns as part of your career checkpoint, which should be taking place in this timeframe. If you are unhappy with your current advisor, you can also work with your HR contact to change that individual to someone with whom you might better connect. Additionally, it sounds like you have some questions about the business vision for your solution or area of focus. I encourage you to learn more about areas of focus for our technology practices through conversations with your leaders. Regarding your concerns on diversity, I happen to lead that initiative for our HR team, so I can confirm that we have many ongoing initiatives that will help us to better recruit and retain diverse technology talent at all levels of the organization. As a matter of fact, just last week we attended the Women in Cybersecurity conference as a way to connect with more candidates and companies on this topic. Given that you yourself are in the world of technology, you can imagine that this is a challenge and a focus for many employers, but we are committed to making the effort and working with our people, like YOU, to achieve greater success. We need all hands on deck when it comes to creating an inclusive working environment. I wonder if you are involved, for example, in our women's initiative (iGROWW)? That might be a good starting place for you to get engaged and be a leader in this area for your part of the business. Thank you again for your feedback and I truly hope that we can help you to realize your potential as part of our team.
1.0
Mar 8, 2018

Utter disappointment in female leadership

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The Managing Directors sincerely value the hard work of their staff and do well to provide meaningful feedback.

Cons

The female operations leadership long ago formed a clique that only empowers the women that are within their group. If you are a female in the company and are not welcomed into the clique your career progression is nonexistent as they only promote and celebrate accomplishments made by their exclusive team. During my tenure, a number of women left the company all in direct correlation to the lack of females supporting females. Rather than supporting and encouraging the empowerment of those who work hard they hold women back if they have decided they are not a part of their group.

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Protiviti Response
8y
Thank you for taking time to leave your review. I am disappointed to hear this was your experience while working in operations at Protiviti. We focus on maintaining an inclusive and teaming culture in order to create great career experiences for all. I encourage you to talk with your Career Advisor about your experiences, so we can partner with you to create a better path forward together.
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