Dead-end consulting job, antiquated product in niche industry - Software Consultant PowerPlan Employee Review

1.0
Dec 19, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive pay, all expenses paid-- consultancy perks

Cons

It's consulting, I'm not going to complain much about work life balance. What I complain about is the extremely outdated, hierarchal company structure with little room for growth and improvement. Employess will be working with an outdated product (looks like its created in 1998) using an outdated language. Clients are utility companies and other extremely uninnovative industries, so this company has no incentive to improve their product or innovate. You will learn little to no skills worth having after going through this company, and it will not improve your chances of being hired anywhere else, as it is a niche and unheard of consulting company.

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PowerPlan Response
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Thank you for your feedback. PowerPlan’s customers operate in a complex and highly-regulated business environment, so it’s important for us to balance technological innovation with mission-critical operational requirements, and we are committed to both. Infrastructure companies face a unique set of challenges, but it makes them quite receptive to newer ideas, and they appreciate the problem-solving skills of our professional services team. PowerPlan employees gain valuable skills and earn increasing levels of responsibility early in their career. We believe in rewarding hard work and are committed to promoting from within. In fact, several members of our executive team started at PowerPlan right out of college.

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