Capco reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(3,433 total reviews)
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Anne-Marie Rowland

81% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Capco has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,433 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Capco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Jul 21, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

HR seems very good at making sure positive company reviews are listed at the top of this board.

Cons

Staff augmentation firm that is poorly managed by inept Partners who fire people randomly because of their inability to sell meaningful projects and utilize talent. Over the last 4-5 years, so many consultants have been hired and fired within months due to the inability of Partners to sell work. Consultants are constantly told to interview for staff aug roles at clients. Partners gossip and giggle like school girls while frantically trying to sell PM and BA roles that clients need to fill with warm bodies. So many new consultants hired right out of college have been disappointed with their roles, but partners only care about billable margins. Most of the Managing Principals are incompetent and survive by sucking up to partners who are lazy morons. Partners don’t do much work and expect consultants to work like dogs, including many late nights and weekends. The CEO seems to be clueless about poor partner behavior, especially when it comes to staffing and promoting consultants (or perhaps he is ok with it). Most partners are white male, Jewish (just like the CEO), and they have trouble attracting racially diverse talent. Partners whine about the bad deals they got from CD&R and FIS and are constantly looking to wiggle out of the ownership.

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Capco Response
6y
Thank you for your feedback. We are very disappointed and concerned to read your comments. As a company, we are committed to living our core values of respect and integrity, and diversity and inclusion are central to Capco’s culture globally. The type of racial and religious bias that you give voice to in your review are not tolerated. On rare occasions, Capco has taken the difficult, but necessary, decision to restructure the business in order to maintain its long-term future and viability. Where such exercises result in an adjustment to our staffing levels, we ensure that those impacted are treated with respect, provided with support during transition periods, and given every opportunity to seek alternative roles, where applicable. Be assured that any staffing decisions we make are done only after careful consideration and thorough review, and note that such practices are also common within the consulting industry. Regarding your observation on workloads, the nature of consulting means that some projects can be more demanding, with time-sensitive commitments. However, on balance, Capco offers many opportunities for flexibility and work-life balance. We strongly encourage all employees to reach out to their HR Business Partner, Coaching Family Partner or another member of the leadership team if they require additional support at any time. At Capco, individuals are considered for promotion or raises based on feedback from multiple stakeholders and evidence of sustained performance at a higher-grade level. Decisions are based on merit, not politics or favouritism. Our commitment to career progression is evident in our twice-yearly promotion cycles and in a faster average rate of career progression versus our competitors.
1.0
Aug 10, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

None... absolutely none! Or may be they will pay you 10-15 K more than the competing offer but that’s where it all ends.

Cons

Everything you can think of. > They fire people every Thursday and it’s no Joke! Go read fishbowl and you will understand. > Talent Management is a joke and recruitment is a joke too. > They ask Associates to write fake Glassdoor reviews. > I think others have explained cons very well so I don’t need to get into further details, my sincere advice would be not even consider this firm.

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Capco Response
7y
Thank you for your comments. As a firm, we do offer market competitive compensation and benefits as well as a rewarding career, which is why we are able to attract talent in the market as we continue to grow. We value feedback of all kinds at Capco and work hard to continually improve the employee experience, which is why we also encourage reviews amongst our staff. It is disappointing that you felt unable to raise these issues before leaving Capco to allow us to respond. If you had raised your issues with your manager, coach or HR representative we are confident that we would have been able to offer support and respond appropriately. We have made a number of recent improvements in the region including the hiring of a highly experienced professional to lead our new in-house recruitment team, giving us a platform for a higher quality candidate experience. In addition, recent changes in our US operating model enable the business to be more dynamic and better leverage our domains, offerings, and people across the entire US market.
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