Chemonics International reviews

-Not a very diverse portfolio (seems that nearly all work is USAID-funded). Much more lip service is given to pleasing the "client" (USAID) and receiving high fees for work completed than to creating strong development results. -Heavy pressure to work long hours without additional pay. In addition to their "regular" jobs, all employees are expected to contribute an additional 25-30% of their time to new business roles. In practice this translates into working 25-30% more hours (many more than that in a busy week). -Past experience (languages, overseas experience, degrees, etc) counts for very little. What matters most seems to be familiarity with Chemonics' internal systems and not skill or experience in international development or management. Unless you have served for several years in a past managerial position at a large company, you will likely come in at the lowest possible level and salary grade and spend most of your first two years at Chemonics doing highly administrative work. Once you have "paid your dues," you can advance more quickly, but don't expect to start out at a level (or salary) commensurate with your experience or abilities.

Relatively low salary, weak opportunity to grow, less opportunities to enhance staff experience in certain domains