Vantaggi
We don't hire for a role; we hire for the company. It took me a while to truly internalise that. The end result is a cadre of extremely high-calibre professionals I'm proud to call colleagues. Likeability is a surprisingly high factor in selection, and I don't mean a sort of asinine, anodyne conviviality. We look for good people, in every sense of the term, though once in a while a bounder slips through.. :-) (though the latter don't last too long). I moved to consulting late in life and one of things I worried about is the "slickness" (aka sleaziness) factor that is one of the perceptions about this industry. It only took a few months on-site to realise that Shawn walks the talk. He scrupulously follows through on his advice to always "do the right thing" and "do what is best for the client". That is one of the reasons I find myself enjoying this career so much - it allows me to the best I can be, pushes me out of my comfort zone (since my default is laziness) while at the same time providing me a very solid support base. I am content with my overall compensation, given that I have work-life balance and especially at a time when so many people are shorn of employment opportunities, let alone one that makes one happy. I titled my review thus to explain that staying with PG has been a very conscious, deliberate choice. I have received very kind offers from clients to join their org. For about the first two years after starting in consulting I did give the offers some thought. I have not, for a very long time. And, did I say I love the people with whom I work?
Svantaggi
It's a relatively young company so some situations call for the rules to be made (or changed) as we go along. But I feel like I have input into decision-making: the CEO is open to suggestions so long as a) you can make an logical argument b) provide data for your argument and c) be willing to act on it/prove your point. While our niche is seasoned and well-rounded professionals, I think we should look into including younger, less experienced profiles that show promise. I think we could do a better job -than the Big 5 - of finding and grooming young hopefuls.