Is Gavin de Becker & Associates a good company to work for?

Gavin de Becker & Associates has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 275 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 87% of employees would recommend working at Gavin de Becker & Associates to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Gavin de Becker & Associates have been left by employees working as Senior Team LEader , Team Leader and Protector .

Does Gavin de Becker & Associates pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gavin de Becker & Associates employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gavin de Becker & Associates. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Gavin de Becker & Associates?

87% of Gavin de Becker & Associates employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Gavin de Becker & Associates 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gavin de Becker & Associates?

Protector (34) , Security Staff Agent (24) , Team Leader (23) , Senior Team LEader (11) , Detail Leader (10) , Executive Protection Agent (9) , Protector I (8) , Security Officer (6) , Director (5) , Manager (5) , Protector II (5) , Protector III (5) , SSA (4) , Security Staff Leader (4) , Program Director (3)

What are the pros of working at Gavin de Becker & Associates according to real employee reviews?

"The pay was good and overtime Is always there." ((in 23 reviews)); "Continued training, core values and executive leadership involvement is something GDBA prides itself on." ((in 17 reviews)); "Overall a good job and good benefits" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great leadership and etc" ((in 16 reviews)); "If you work hard you will be rewarded through advancement and even more opportunities." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Gavin de Becker & Associates according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours, far commutes (if you choose to live far from your command center)." ((in 18 reviews)); "Difficult work / life balance at times." ((in 12 reviews)); "Upper Management does not care about your military background." ((in 5 reviews)); "Even after a year of being with the company, the only thing consistent in the schedule is that it will change." ((in 4 reviews)); "Protecting the lives of others is not an easy job and requires many long hours, working nights, weekends, holidays." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Gavin de Becker & Associates locations?

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4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(271 total reviews)

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88% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Career opportunities

4.3

Senior management

4.0

Work/Life balance

Gavin de Becker & Associates has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 271 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Gavin de Becker & Associates 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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271 reviews

1.0

Dec 26, 2023

Waste of time, deceitful, dishonest, and poor communication

Protector

Recommend

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Pros

They have a decent reputation and the ability to provide decent training.

Cons

They require an absurd amount of information for their application process. The same information is requested multiple times from different people because they don't communicate with each other. They expect you to attend their two week training program that they don't prepare you for, that is completely disorganized, and then without reason, they will send people home just before graduation. It's worse than a military recruiter that tells you what you want to hear. They will straight up be deceitful with all sorts of promises about a job offer, work hours, and pay and then offer you a very low ball offer with a ton of fine print and make you basically sign your life away with contract after contract after contract. Look elsewhere and save yourself the time, money, and headaches. The benefits are bragged about by management but there is so much small print and it's a joke. The "retirement" plan is a 401K that GDBA is kind enough to match UP TO $750 per YEAR towards. How do they take that seriously?

Gavin de Becker & Associates Response

Thank you for your feedback, which is valuable to us as we strive for Constant And Never-ending Improvement (CANI). From all you've written (especially since you said you were assigned to San Antonio), it appears you were not hired by our firm. That said, I would love to hear more about how your experiences during the selection process. Please feel free to contact me at ehinman@gdba.com. We ask for lots of information during our exhaustive background investigative process, which includes multiple interviews, a psychological examination, volunteer polygraph, military records review, civil and criminal background check and much more. We do all this to ensure each protector we hire can be trusted to protect our extremely at-risk clients. Regarding our earnings and benefits, they are all published on our website and I can promise that they are real and without exception or any "small print." If anyone reading this is considering applying to GDBA, we encourage you to do your own research. You can also reach out to me or any other Associate via LinkedIn. All the Best and I wish you the best in the future. Ed Hinman Senior Vice President, GDBA

5.0

Jun 17, 2019

Best place I've worked so far

Intelligence analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

1). Management is fantastic. They are always accessible and willing to help out on assignments. Management provides a lot of flexibility to pursue projects useful to the client. 2). The pay & benefits are good. 3). Merit based company. 4). Global Intelligence Operations (GIO) is well run and growing, which provides additional opportunities for professional growth and job security.

Cons

1). The schedule is sometimes a little rough sometimes but management attempts to accommodate when possible. Rough schedules are pretty standard in this industry so it's nothing abnormal.

Gavin de Becker & Associates Response

Thank you for your positive review! Giving all our employees the same positive experience and opportunities to grow with our firm is the goal. As far as the schedule, that is certainly something we are looking to improve on.

5.0

May 6, 2019

Love it!

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Growing fast, exciting opportunities, helping our clients in times of their greatest fear or stress. Rewarding as hell!

Cons

Busy, fast-paced work, with lots of changes. You need to be nimble! We are dealing with life and death, and that means high stress.

Gavin de Becker & Associates Response

Thank you for your positive review and for your service with us for the past 10+ years!

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