Good people, good opportunities internally but a severe lack of strategy or leadership - Principal Consultant BAE Systems Employee Review

2.0
Aug 4, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Historically there have been some high-calibre members of staff, compensation on arrival is competitive and the benefits are typically above average (although these have been reduced in recent years to align with wider industry). If you have the right attitude and aptitude you will be supported to grow your career. Still has a strong heritage in Government, however there is limited credibility in the commercial space for specific expertise (e.g. Cyber/ESG).

Cons

In recent years there has been a significant reduction in the quality of staff - losing talented individuals to competitors and failing to replace them adequately. When taking on junior resources they are not sufficiently supported to develop their skills, often trying to push them out on to clients as soon as possible with limited specialist knowledge. Hours are typical for a consultancy which is to be expected, i.e. you do what is required to get the job done. However, the company's internal processes and support functions are not particularly supportive - meaning half of your week is taken up doing generic administrative activities, never mind satisfying demanding client expectations. Generally people are friendly and there is a good atmosphere, however due to organisational boundaries there have been some issues of late where separate business areas/functions have been competing against each other which created tensions that were not entirely necessary.

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Cons

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