Pros
-If you have no previous work experience then this company is good for learning the federal government and gaining skills that will help you when leaving to a new job. -The company is small so employees know everyone and you can build a relationship with senior management. -Employees doing non federal government work (corporate work) are given the opportunity to lead projects which helps build skills for your resume and overall career growth. -Employees can get a lot of training paid for, which is great for building skills and making yourself marketable for the next job.
Cons
-Very poor pay for the DC Metro area compared to any other consulting firms, government jobs or many nonprofits in the area. $75k-$80k is the pre-tax salary needed to live comfortably in DC. This company pays way below this amount for new hires with graduate degrees, professional certificates and previous work experience. -A lack respect through salary for employees who have previous work experience. Meaning, those with graduate degrees or bachelors degrees with lots of experience are not paid appropriately. -No HR structure. Meaning, performance reviews do not include a review of past work performance and feedback of how employees could improve. Therefore, if an employee wants to advocate for a promotion or moving to a new contract there is no documentation they can point to support their request. They can only ask a engagement manager on their federal consulting contract to advocate for them assuming that person is well liked already by senior management. -Nepotism rules with office politics. Meaning, opportunities to work on desirable federal consulting contracts or receive promotions is strongly based on personal relationships with senior management and not merit. Employees who do great work but do not go out to happy hours with senior management or consistently work on pet projects for senior management are not considered for promotion within the company. Only employees that have a cozy relationship with senior management are considered for promotion or moving to desirable federal contracts. Merit based promotions do not exist with current leadership. -The type of federal consulting work is almost exclusively IT focused. If a prospective employee is not interested in IT this is not a good fit. -Difficult for employees to switch federal contracts. If an employee do not like the federal contract they are put on, 90% of the time you are stuck there unless you get a new job at another company. -There is a lack of mid level and senior employees at the company. This makes it challenging to get consistent mentorship or expertise on a project you are doing for a client. -High turnover. Many employees tend to leave M Powered Strategies within a few years because of a combination of poor pay, intellectually boring federal consulting work and an inability to switch between contracts.