Decent company to start your career at. Don't stick around too long or you'll get pigeon-holed - Recensione dipendente - Consultant presso Protiviti

3,0
18 set 2014
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

- Great exposure to different clients and industries - Extensive travel opportunities - Lots of responsibility given to entry level consultants

Svantaggi

- Majority of the firm's projects are internal audit Sarbanes-Oxley compliance testing which can become extremely mundane - Limited opportunity for growth. You will develop technical skills that are extremely internal audit specific and do not translate well to other finance/accounting/corporate roles outside of IA - Culture varies drastically depending on the office. Some offices have great culture (Phoenix, Dallas, Chicago, and Houston were the best from my perspective) while other offices have terrible culture and management - Travel is not on par with industry standards. I traveled over 90% despite being told to expect 50% max. Depending on the engagement, travel can mean leaving Sunday evening and returning Friday evening, driving 5+ hours each way, and staying in cheap hotels for months at a time - Company does not have a good business model. As mentioned before, the majority of their work is Sarbanes-Oxley compliance testing (for both accounting and IT sides). The firm was started by Arthur Anderson's internal audit department after Anderson went under, so they are very internal audit focused. On one particular travel engagement, my manager increased the slim profit margin by cutting out everyone's per diem and demanding that we stayed in the cheapest hotel available - Extremely high employee turnover. Employees are not happy and the most talented employees get out as quickly as they can

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5,0
7 lug 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Opportunity for growth at Protiviti.

Svantaggi

Work life balance is often tied to client environment.

3,0
2 lug 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Good Culture, decent pay, not overworked too much.

Svantaggi

Repetitive, meaningless, and boring work, hard to pivot out of this career once started. Also, the consulting career feels like such a fake job at times. Doesn't feel like real work. Makes you question your life decisions. I'd recommend any college grads to think about their future career goals first before joining. I joined on a whim and wish I spent more time interviewing. It's been incredibly difficult to pivot out of internal audit and sox compliance once you are in it. However, if you are really good at corporate politics and advocating for yourself you may be able to pivot out of the IAFA solution . However, not sure how that lends it self if you want to leave the company.

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