ghSMART reviews

4.7

93% would recommend to a friend

(99 total reviews)
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Jeff McLean

88% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

ghSMART has an employee rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 99 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The ghSMART employee rating is 27% above average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0
Aug 30, 2017

Amazing team, wonderfully supportive culture

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Pros

The culture and the caliber of the team are second to none. The company is 100% virtual (everyone works from their home office), so you wouldn't necessarily expect a great culture to be at the top of the pros list, but it is. It comes from the top down - this firm truly values its people, from support staff up through Partner. The firm promotes a freedom and flexibility culture - it's real and strongly encouraged. Performance expectations are high, there is no sitting back and gliding here, but the leadership team really does stress the importance of work/life balance and taking care of yourself and your family. Great place to work.

Cons

It’s still very much an entrepreneurial environment, which isn’t for everyone. If you’re coming from a large corporation with well-established processes, lots of support resources, etc. this will feel very different. While the culture is great, working from home can be isolating. The firm does a great job at getting folks together – both virtually and in-person through summits three times a year – but if you’re a person who derives a lot of energy from daily in-person interactions with colleagues, this will be a big adjustment.

5.0
Aug 30, 2017

The best

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ghSMART is an amazing place to work, learn, and grow professionally. The work is interesting and impactful and the people that work here are the best in the industry- super smart and talented. The work life balance that you can achieve here is the icing on the cake!

Cons

No major cons however working virtually isn't for everyone. For me it's a pro but in order to feel and stay connected you need to make an effort to do so.

5.0
Aug 29, 2017

Unique among consulting firms

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Pros

Really awesome team. Caliber of consultants is the best out there (though can be a little McKinsey-heavy at times). In addition to being crazy smart and client-oriented, they're also "people people" by definition - so a more well-rounded, caring, balanced, higher EQ bunch than typical high-performing consultants. The staff is awesome, too. And the clients are great - same types served by the Bain/BCG/McKinsey's of the world, plus smaller and up-and-coming clients that the Big 3 business model can't flex as well to serve. While the firm has been around 20+ years and isn't going anywhere, it still feels entrepreneurial. We talk a lot about "freedom and flexibility" and you really do see it everywhere - free market staffing (no one tells you what to do or where to go, you decide), live/work anywhere in the US (and in several locations globally), comp is flexible and pegged to amount of work you do (so, work less make less, work more make more) - lets you choose your pace and how you want to structure your life. Working from home takes some getting used to but the flexibility is awesome. Really an awesome place to work; so glad I made the leap!

Cons

The downside of the more entrepreneurial feel is less leverage/support than you are likely used to (you'll have a great Executive Assistant but no teams of analysts running around (our focus really is C-suite, so all of our consultants are much more tenured/experienced, even our new hires), no overnight document production...stuff like that. All totally worth the upside, though.

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