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    Spencer Stuart Reviews

    Updated Jul 16, 2019

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    Found 223 reviews

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    Spencer Stuart CEO Ben Williams
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    10 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Great benefits and compensation, lots of training" (in 22 reviews)

    • "Great culture, friendly work environment and constantly have corp parties every month" (in 12 reviews)

    Cons
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    1. "Good Place to Work in Executive Search"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Associate in Mumbai
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Spencer Stuart full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Quality work, Result Oriented, Rewards well, Opportunity to work with intellectually astute consultants, flexible to employee needs, nurtures diversity by action

      Cons

      Being Process Oriented is great but database profile updation is a pain.

      Advice to Management

      Database profile update needs to be done by someone else rather than an associate as it is not a good use of the associate's time.

      Spencer Stuart2014-02-10

    2. "Incredible opportunity to make an impact"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Consultant in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Spencer Stuart full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Work with smart, motivated people. Interact with some of the top companies across industry, while helping them solve complex issues. Opportunity to rise up in the organization over time. Snacks galore, great office space, friendly people.

      Cons

      The work can be intense, as we are working with the highest levels of F1000 companies. Collaboration can be difficult internally, but easier when you are proactive in reaching out to colleagues. Don't expect to be coddled. The Chicago office was once fairly formal....that has improved vastly.

      Advice to Management

      Communication across the firm has been increasing, which has been great...keep it up.

      Spencer Stuart2019-07-17
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    3. "Finest human capital advisory firm"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Partner 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Spencer Stuart full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Exceptional people, positive culture, world class leadership and advanced technology combine to create an extraordinary working environment.

      Cons

      Nothing worth mentioning that isn’t being addressed.

      Advice to Management

      Keep it up!

      Spencer Stuart2019-07-17

    4. "A career more than a job"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Consultant in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Spencer Stuart full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Smart and team oriented people who are genuinely dedicated and who are largely driven by the same motivations in pleasing our clients. We have the good fortune of having a great brand in the market so we are blessed to be able to work at the top with some of the best companies in the world. Over the last few years, it has been gratifying to see how the next generation of people have joined the firm at entry levels...

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      Cons

      Serving clients is sometimes hard so clearly too many of us sometimes get out of whack on work/life balance. That said, I love this place and my colleagues.

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you are doing including, continually encouraging the hiring of more diverse talent.

      Spencer Stuart2019-07-16

    5. "Making an impact"

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      Current Employee - Consultant in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Spencer Stuart full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Committed and talented colleagues Interesting client work

      Cons

      Work life balance can be a challenge

      Spencer Stuart2019-07-12

    6. "Nice people, poor culture"

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      Former Employee - Associate in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Spencer Stuart full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits and flexible about working from home/in other offices Nice individuals Good exposure to industry Effective searches - almost always successfully close

      Cons

      Not a diverse work force (on the research/consulting side) Homogenous office personality Passive aggressive culture, little to no feedback which creates lots of anxiety Not much room to advance unless you're lucky and have a great boss (unlikely since consultants are so busy/absent from office)

      Advice to Management

      Invest in more managers (non-consultant bosses) to oversee learning and development at firm Invest in more diversity & inclusion

      Spencer Stuart2019-07-09

    7. "Not for ambitious people"

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      Current Employee - Associate in Milan
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Spencer Stuart full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good work life balance and friendly enviroment

      Cons

      No career progression and lack of meritocracy

      Spencer Stuart2019-06-20

    8. "analyst experience"

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        Current Employee - Analyst 

        I have been working at Spencer Stuart full-time

        Pros

        benefits possibility to meet and interact with stimlulating people

        Cons

        slow career path low investments on people

        Spencer Stuart2019-06-14

      • "Great Company"

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        Former Employee - IT Manager in London, England
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        No opinion of CEO

        I worked at Spencer Stuart full-time for more than 10 years

        Pros

        A phenomenal team of passionate people, dedicated and supportive of colleagues...

        Cons

        ... can be demanding on work-life balance.

        Advice to Management

        keep on innovating

        Spencer Stuart2019-05-21

      • "Stay away if you value your time, your life or yourself"

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        Former Employee - Peon in Chicago, IL
        Doesn't Recommend
        Negative Outlook
        No opinion of CEO

        I worked at Spencer Stuart full-time for more than 5 years

        Pros

        It's nice to be in River North...once you get there. You can learn a lot about how a company runs itself into the ground at top speed.

        Cons

        Leadership is fractured, unorganized and dysfunctional. There is no collaboration. Micromanagement and authoritarianism abound. Business model is outdated & it shows in their results.

        Advice to Management

        What for?

        Spencer Stuart2019-06-17
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