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      Third Bridge

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      Third Bridge reviews

      3.3

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (1,382 total reviews)
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      Emmanuel Tahar

      73% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      Third Bridge has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,382 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Third Bridge 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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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Aug 20, 2017

      "Research Analyst"

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      -Met some very good friends that I'm still in touch with, some very smart, nice people etc. that made coming to work on a daily basis (even though the job was not for me) VERY much a fun experience. -Management recognizes hard work and commitment if you express it, and will help you progress internally to the degree they are able to. -Lots of social events -Job can be a TON of fun when things go well; you work in teams and it feels like a game. I found myself working with some very close friends, which makes it feel like college and made me excited to show up to work some days. -Monthly performance reviews (if you like your manager, as I did) are very useful for professional development. -Soft skill development (client service, communications, teamwork, problem solving, project management) had a HUGE impact on my ability to get my next job and will be generally useful through career. I know it sounds like fluff but it is not.

      Cons

      Two categories of cons: The first is for you as an employee, the second is for the company more broadly (which will impact you as an employee). Category 1 -WARNING: THE TITLE OF THIS JOB IS EXTREMELY MISLEADING. If you take this role you are NOT a research analyst, but rather a recruiter who occasionally does some very shallow research when the need arises. In the interview, you do a "value chain" breakdown for a given industry but rarely actually break down a value chain for an industry in practice. -You are a call scheduler. Get used to it. This means that 10000 and 1/2 factors outside of your control can impact how many calls you set up in a given month and yes it will affect your bonus if things don't go right. -You don't make overtime. This would be fine if the company were serious about its commitment to "work life balance," but when they want you to work on weekends /stay late so that they can hit their bonuses, they struggle to show "what's in it for you" if you are (remarkably) not naturally motivated by how many calls you set up for clients. -Instead of overtime, there is the world's most convoluted bonus structure aimed at getting you to prioritize short-term call-generation quotas that are evaluated by each month. Makes you competitive with everyone you work with and really brings out the worst in people. -Many people you work with are really just not that bright. I had a book on my desk and an AVP who noticed said "wow! You read a lot of books!" (emphasis on books). Someone else thought Yemen was in Central Europe. And guess what? They do very well at the job. Proves that you don't need brains to do well. Category 2 -Mismatch between client best interests and personal target hitting. Clients (at least in funds) don't care about doing a 10 mediocre calls with you a week or 5 good ones, as long as they're the right ones. But 10 calls brings in more revenue for the company so guess which one you're incentivized towards. -Obsession with numbers in an industry that is extremely hard to quantify. Metrics for everything. Targets and goals by which you are evaluated, 80% of which are outside of your control ---> makes for some dumb strategy / strategic thinking. -Lol @ compliance to "prevent private information from being shared on the calls." -Sales / account mgmt is as though someone copy/ pasted the same low-IQ white guy 20 times and put some khakis on him. Except for like 2 people or so. -Culture of competition breeds gossip on all levels of management, which makes for a "cliquey" high school culture at times with no transparency. Extremely frustrating.

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      Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. The behaviors you describe are definitely not in line with our values or our Code of Conduct. We take them very seriously and all such matters will be investigated for validity. Allegations against the company, including such as the misleading of a job title are taken very seriously and will be addressed in full. If you are comfortable, please reach out to us directly to talk through your concerns in more detail and to share any suggestions on how you think we can improve the work environment for all of our employees. You can always safely raise concerns at theteam@thirdbridge.com so that we can get some more information from you as to the exact issues and if needed be, to make the appropriate changes to ensure we are creating the best work space. Again, thank you for providing feedback to help us make Third Bridge a great place to work for all. We wish you all the best for your future endeavors. -Team Third Bridge
      2.0
      Jan 30, 2019

      Decent for Entry Level Position

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Keep in mind the majority of these reviews are constructed by individuals with little to no work experience; thus, they are generally extremely negative. Yes you will cold-call non-stop for the first 6 months of the job, but on a livable salary and the hours are generally 9 -6 before you are promoted. The office is extremely young and very sociable, the work isn't draining/challenging as long as you are willing to get on the phone and be aggressive towards leads.

      Cons

      The connections floor basically operates as a hotline for the consultants within the network and the clients. This helps you develop client-facing skills if you stay past the year. You are expected to "be responsive" to clients essentially 24-7 once you move onto the project management phase. What really saddened me is the fact that Third Bridge makes little financial investment in their people and technology and it almost seemed as if in their hiring process had some sort of predetermined economic expectation of their employees (which is crazy to me when you are hiring recent college grads). They do not provide you with a phone, a work laptop, and only offer minimal compensation for your phone bill if you are using your devices after hours. Employees are expected to front the whole cost for travel opportunities and the expense system is not efficient. The base salary is typical for entry-level positions, but very low if you are interested in financial services. Turnover is extremely high on the connections floor, and it's likely because of the cattiness that permeates it. The company ends up losing some of their best employees because of the flat hierarchy, and low morale. The job is relatively standard across the board in terms of what it takes to be successful, yet management labels employees as either "the best" or "the worst". Management is open about these classifications of their employees, and yet wonders why they don't succeed.

      1.0
      May 19, 2015

      Research Analyst/Associate Job

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      Pros

      - Learn about different sectors/industries, learn to communicate and synthesize information fast. - Good first job for a few months while you look for other/better opportunities. - You meet a few decent people that are your age and are fun connections to have.

      Cons

      - It's not what it is marketed to be, HR does indeed write these reviews and overall most people hate working at Cognolink. - A lot of pressure over things you can't control, very repetitive work and a very aggressive management that are at times demeaning and disrespectful. - NY office is the worst office period, we don't have as many clients and it's almost impossible to hit target with certain projects.

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