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      Protiviti

      Part of Robert Half

      Engaged Employer

      Protiviti reviews

      3.7

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (4,208 total reviews)
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      Joseph A. Tarantino

      79% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Protiviti has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,208 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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      4K reviews
      3.0
      Jun 24, 2017

      Senior Consultant - 3+ years

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Awesome corporate culture: progressive, flexible, flat

      Cons

      The words "Internal Audit" were not on any job description provided, and were not mentioned during any of my 5 interviews. Nonetheless, I have spent my entire Protiviti career within the Risk & Compliance solution working on Internal Audit projects. I genuinely feel that I have wasted significant years of my career developing these skills that I never wanted; and I am going to leave not having gained the true management consulting experience I wanted. Despite what you may hear in interviews and/or these Glassdoor reviews, Protiviti is an internal audit firm. Employees don't like talking about this in public because they want to be seen as consultants, but the most common internal complaint is that we do too much internal audit and people hate it. Unfortunately, this fact hurts your prospects for moving elsewhere because all you have are these very specific internal audit skills (and/or skills from your previous line of work) and if you want to make a lateral transition you have to take a similar job. This is a real issue, and it is not fair that I was never told the magnitude of projects consisting of Internal Audit within the Risk & Compliance solution. I would not have taken this position. I'd add that the benefits are subpar; and there aren't enough women in senior positions.

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      Protiviti Response
      8y
      Thank you for your feedback. We aim to be completely transparent in our recruiting process and give each of our candidates opportunity to meet many people during the office visits. Internal Audit and Financial Advisory Services is absolutely a fundamental part of the work we do. It is a great way to get to know the interworking of a business and industry. And this helps us become stronger as we collaborate with other solution services on our Internal Audit clients. I encourage you to voice your concerns to your Talent Manager and Career Advisor so they can work together to get your on the types of projects where you are interested in working. We appreciate your feedback and hope we can work together to get you on projects that are more aligned with your interests. Thank you!
      2.0
      May 21, 2017

      NEW COLLEGE HIRES - PLEASE read!

      Enterprise content management consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company culture seems excellent. The company seems to be growing at a rapid pace, so much so, that there is competitive seating in the office. They are expanding their offerings to better compete with other larger consulting firms. Also, they seem to invest a lot in their employees by providing extensive training, such as the consulting challenge.

      Cons

      My Pros all say "seemed" in them, because I got hired several months ago and never actually got to start work. I was extended an offer in November and was promised by my new manager that they would start me sometime around January/February although the "official start date" was March. When March rolled around and I inquired about why I didn't have a set start date yet, I was informed that my start date was being deferred to sometime between July and September because client acquisition was slow for the team that I was supposed to be working on. I talked to everyone I possibly could to get this changed because, as a fresh college grad, I didn't have many resources to survive on and I was counting on this new job (which I let them know numerous times). I tried to change teams, requested my signing bonus early, tried to work with Robert Half for some temporary work, but Protiviti wouldn't budge and Robert Half didn't work out. I eventually ended up finding another job. BEFORE YOU ACCEPT YOUR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT OFFER, I URGE YOU TO GET YOUR START DATE IN WRITING. Deferring my start date had a significant impact on my life and I would really hate for that to happen to someone else. Aside from that, I would advise taking what Protiviti employees say about booming client acquisition with a grain of salt, especially since they get nice big referral bonuses.

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      Protiviti Response
      9y
      Thank you for taking time to write a review. I am sorry to hear that Protiviti did not live up to your expectations. This is a very important time in your life as you are transitioning from college into the professional world and we aim to give all of our future hires clarity into the start date selection process. Our process takes into consideration the new hire’s start date request and couples that with our business needs. This is important as we want our new hires to have a great experience from day one. We onboard our new graduates in start classes in March, July, August and September so they can attend Passport to Protiviti and The Consultant Challenge, two very important onboarding and training programs which prepare our new hires for their first client experience. I realize yours was a unique request to start early, and we tried our best to make it happen. We stayed in close communication, offered assistance from our parent company’s temporary services division and also offered a solution to work temporarily on other types of projects at Protiviti, including IT Audit. Ultimately you decided that was not a good fit with your career goals and needs, and we completely understand your decision. We wish you the best in your future endeavors and hope that our paths cross again one day. Thank you!
      1.0
      Sep 19, 2016

      Controlling Project Manager

      Developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      None that I know of right now.

      Cons

      Ran into a situation with an extremely controlling project manager that wasn't sorted out by his own management. Guy texted, called, and left countless voicemails AFTER he was told to only use corporate email systems and business meeting for communication. Awful. He's lucky. I mean he's VERY lucky that proper legal action wasn't taken against him.

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