BearingPoint reviews

3.7

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,151 total reviews)
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Matthias Loebich

81% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

BearingPoint has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,151 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BearingPoint employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Feb 10, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Although the pace and satisfaction of the work performed is highly dependent on both the individual client and the management structure that the on-site consultants work under, the environment is conducive to communication and potential for advancement. Personnel are also accorded a fair amount of autonomy, based on their seniority and role, especially when both conditions and ability warrant it.

Cons

The on-going financial and corporate instability and uncertainty surrounding it, along with the lack of communication from the very senior members of the communication have impacted both morale and people's understanding of their future.

3.0
Feb 6, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

BearingPoint is a great starter job for individuals fresh out of college or new to the consulting industry. You will see a lot of young faces. The company makes a good deal of effort with connectivity events like happy hour. Personal time off (PTO) is pretty good. I get four weeks of vacation which is great and you are allowed to carry over 125% if you don't use it all into the new fiscal year. There is work flexibility, at least on my engagement. Not a huge cut throat type of environment. People are friendly and helpful. Mentor program isn't too shabby either. Employee discounts pretty decent.

Cons

IGreat place to start a career, but not great for those who have been around. BearingPoint is not great about matching your skill sets with what you want to do in your career. At times it feels more like filling a position with a body so that the revenue can start coming in. This is a huge dissatsifaction and why people leave. Attrition is rather high. Management is aware of this. Promotion is decent up until you reach senior consultant, then it gets very competitive. BearingPoint's HR policy on performance reviews and promotion is, to put it simply, retarded and demoralizing. It's all about who your managing director favors. I have worked on one account where 90% of the managers under a manager director were all female and then on another account where the managing director primarily promoted men. Bonuses are no longer given to everyone. Only a select few who had extremely high ratings on their reviews and of course there is a strict quota on how high you can rate someone. High ratings generally go to managers and above because it's their thinking that management puts in more effort and hours in comparison to their worker bees. They may bring in the work, but we deliver on their promises. On the financial side, BearingPoint is still figuring out their debt issues. Another issue is that BearingPoint is very inconsistent with their policies especially in the Public Sector. Their policies seem to change monthly. 401K stinks. They only match 25 cents to the dollar. There is no tuition reimbursement. They just got rid of mid-year promotions. I have to wait another year to get promoted.

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