Chiltern International Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Chiltern International full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Nice office atmosphere, good facilities.
Friendly environment and approachable management
Great opportunities for progression
Open to flexible working options
Nice to work in a global company, but to not so large that it feels impersonal
Flexible and forward thinking
Good employee benefits

Cons – None. I have been here 5 years and have no plans to move on.

Advice to Senior Management – Stay approachable and ensure staff continue to feel valued. This is what makes it a great place to work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Chiltern International

Pros – Good global team. Very nice training structure (again due to global set up). Exposure to different CDMS systems.

Cons – To many on local/regional front (Mumbai, India). Ineffective and very poor administration, management. Complete absence of employee benefiting sentiment or a presence of respect or belongingness towards the employees. Zero transparency in decision or policy making. Biased approach towards giving promotion or salary hikes (if at all somebody is getting it). Utter step motherly attitude towards old employees (somebody who is there for 3+ years). Rather they have been indirectly communicated by such attitude that they are expendable at any point. No business development on local front. Senior management completely handicapped, clueless and inactive when there is drought of incoming projects. 2 years compulsory bonds for anybody with whatsoever experience joining the company and this will only be initiated when somebody accepts the offer and starts attending office so there is no going back unless he is having any other offer in hand. Complete absence of employee appreciations, raise, awards, social programs.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't see any room or though of improvement as the advice would fall on deaf ears and blind eyes.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Chiltern International full-time for more than a year

Pros – International outlook, great learning opportunities, a friendly environment where you're a name not a number, opportunities to work flexibly, dress down Fridays, fresh fruit provided for all staff daily free of charge. If you show initiative you will be given the opportunity to take on more.

Cons – break out/communal lunch area is quite small

Advice to Senior Management – Keep approachable and keep up with the all hands meetings

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Chiltern International full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Strong, open management. Good benefits, flexibility and opportunities for personal growth.

Cons – I have been with Chiltern for over 10 years and cannot think of a downside worth mentioning.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Chiltern International full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Work life balance is good.

Cons – Career growth is limited to certain level.

Advice to Senior Management – Think out of box.

Current Employee – been working at Chiltern International full-time for less than a year

Pros – Good leadership and management. Good team work. Good communication. Very good training programmes. Free parking.

Cons – Low salary range. Few Benefits. No canteen.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Chiltern International part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – I don't work there any more!!

Cons – Told by manager thati had to take maternity appointments on my own time and that once a month was "too many". When took manager to hr, felt I got treated unfairly and would have done them for constructive dismissal if I hadn't felt so stressed and depressed. Sideline you once pregnant.

Advice to Senior Management – Ensure managers are appropriately trained in hr policies and law and are made to realise that being on maternity leave is temporary. Make sure managers adhere to policies and do not tolerate bullying.

Current Employee – been working at Chiltern International

Pros – Good opportunities to develop: good training and manager guidance available.

Flexible around reasonable work-life demands.

Stable senior leadership team.

Personable atmosphere.

Cons – High workload for most.

Could do more to recognize people's contribution and efforts.

Current Employee – been working at Chiltern International

Pros – People feel appreciated
Good work/life balance
friendly environment- have worked at other CROs and this is the friendliest environment thus far
Flexible work options

Cons – The only con is that the salaries are not the highest in the industry. Need to look at the whole package.

Advice to Senior Management – Management is very open and easy to work with. Allow staff to make decisions without lengthy approval process. No real advice

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Chiltern International

Pros – Treated as an individual
Career progression available
Flexible working environment
Good management support
Global opportunities
Friendly, open environment with easy access to upper management

Cons – A smaller company can mean wearing several hats - personally I see this as an advantage from an experience perspective

Advice to Senior Management – Keep showing visible leadership and listening to all levels of the organisation
Remain open to investment to continue to compete with the big guys

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend