AlphaSights Reviews

Pros

- Great client exposure - Very fast pace, requires quick response and thinking - The support system and career path has become clearer and better across years - Workplace is diverse and energetic, you work with people from all around the world everyday - Good commercial growth, things are KPI / revenue driven here - Not hierarchical at all, you could walk up to a VP any day and make a suggestion or ask a... question

Cons

- Could be stressful if you are not the kind of person to work under pressure / short timeline - Things go on here very fast both on the projects and within the organisation, this can either excites you or make you feel uncomfortable - The company tried to build a strong feedback / coaching culture (which is a good thing), however the quality control and training given to managers are not sufficient to always... ensure a good outcome. Something you need to remind yourself is that this is still a learning organisation and your boss is not a 50 year old working with lots and lots of experiences to tell you what to do; instead you are working with someone similar to your age, who is trying to guide you through your troubles at work. And sometimes, your manager is learning too, so give your honest feedback and also be understanding that this is a young and growing company, not a fortune 500 companies

Pros

Brilliant atmosphere, great team work

Cons

Can be stressful at times

Pros

Values the people, hires smart and driven recent college grads

Cons

High demands on time and stress

Pros

Career progression is definitely a pro.

Cons

Work life balance and long hours.

Pros

Great place to work with

Cons

Long hours and lots ot delays

Pros

-The most talented, ambitious and international people. - Genuine culture of rapid responsibility, development and improvement. - The harder you work, the more you get paid. - If you have a good idea, you can run with it. - Fantastic exposure to senior leadership, who are by and large outstanding.

Cons

- The working hours are rigid, and longer than in other professional jobs. - We were chronically understaffed, which was good for maximising individual metrics, but bad for the client experience.

Advice to Management

Find ways to stay close and accessible to the new/junior people. Resist the creep of process (and blockers) for process' sake. Both challenges of the scale-up.

Pros

good variety of snacks and drinks

Cons

1. Management is utterly inexperienced and are just promoted based on the fact they have been there for 2 years because most associates leave before they even finish the 2 years there. There is no respect for decent work hours and managers make you feel guilty about attending a 1 hour gym class AFTER work, even though you continue with work after you finish the class. 2. Managers would constantly belittle you... and make you feel "stupid" for things that are out of your control. They also don't take your concerns seriously and tell you that "life is unfair, deal with it" when you voice out a concern regarding having the unfairness of being stuck in a team with difficult clients and being judged on the same KPI 3. VPs are even worse because most of them are not even close to being mature or experienced enough to handle the role. A number of them are petty and will call you out for minor things such as "not wishing good morning sincere enough" or not "giving enough eye contact" even though you're swamped at work.

Advice to Management

There is no need to give any advice because a number of people have tried and they have not changed anything

Pros

lots of autonomy within the company

Cons

a lot of responsibility