Great Company - Anonymous employee FinServ Consulting Employee Review

FinServ is a small company - what you do individually will have a LARGE impact. The leadership at FinServ supports individualistic growth and achievement - if you're a person who like responsibility and the opportunity to generate and follow through with ideas this is your spot. FinServ recently moved to a very large office in a WeWork in the Koreatown area. The location on 37th and 5th is great - amazing energy from…

FinServ can be a tough atmosphere if you don't have a growth mindset. It is a small team; everyone is aggressive in doing great work. Plainly said, many would describe us as a group of perfectionists, and if you don't have some of that blood in you there will be friction. If you do excellent work, step up to the plate, drive projects forward without pushing from behind, you will be treated well. If you have a mindset of "I'm paid X to do Y, I'll do Y" you'll fail. This is especially true if you don't discuss what "Y" is, or if you are told what "Y" is and you think it is too much for what you are paid. The expectation is "I agreed to get paid X, I'll do Y and Z". For some people this makes sense, you work hard, you meet expectations, you beat timelines, and you produce under budget, and you do it for what you agreed to get paid when you negotiated your salary. For other people, a job is a job. If a job is a job, and you don't find enjoyment in what you do, if you don't intimately enjoy building a business instead of just running one, you will likely not feel comfortable here. There are two "cons" most people struggle with, as these are the area’s most will identify as challenges. 1) You need to participate in the sales process at the lowest levels. Fortunately, your level of engagement in this should be discussed in detail with you, your managers, and the partners - no one expects a consultant to be a sales expert, but if you want to be successful long-term as a consultant you need to learn sales. 2) Extended down time is often a career killer. FinServ's resources can get you interviews for great roles very quickly in my experience - if you can't nail these opportunities, or if you blow through an opportunity quickly because you are not exceeding Client's expectations, you will be on the bench. Being on the bench in spurts is ok, spending extending time on the bench because you are not hire-able is not good. If you are on the bench for an extended amount of time and do not create any value for the company this hurts everyone in the company. This is simple economics. Onboarding can be improved. The onboarding process is greatly improved with measurably improved results. Also bench time experience is a little murky without big spending in seminars and training programs - again, the focus in this company is being on engagements and getting practical experience through real life case studies, not so much focus on theoretical and lectures. Finally, top-down communication is great but sometimes the vision isn't as clear or understood immediately which can create angst and anxiety when individual's don't immediately catch on to the reason or purpose of feedback, strategy, instructions, or ideas.

Historically have hired some talented staff.

Do some basic due diligence with past employees on LinkedIn. Lackluster benefits. No 401k match.