Search Leaders are killing the Advisory business - Senior Principal Korn Ferry Employee Review

1.0
13 May 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Team I worked with and that's all

Cons

Terrible culture (hierarchical, political, partner-driven), does not act as they preach at all in none of the things they sell to clients. Salaries are totally discrepant across the organization. Leadership does not lead people. Finance drives the business. Search leaders took over high management in Advisory and they simply have no idea of the Consulting business is about. High caliber professionals are hired because of the appealing of the brand, but soon they leave because it's simply hopeless to change things the right way.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

The client diversity across industries and regions is top notch. Great brand recognition. The marketing investments in Korn Ferry Tour and LA28 paid off. Smart people. Remote work is a plus as 75% people work remotely. No push for facetime in offices. Work from anywhere! Everyone knows of Korn Ferry!

Cons

A culture of long hours and interrupted vacations. Clear demarcation between haves(fee earners) and have nots (execution). High expectations with outdated systems, manual processes, inefficient. Low pay as there are no merits due to market/company performance. Hard to get food at the holiday party so stop at Five Guys prior.

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