ICF reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,743 total reviews)
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John Wasson

82% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

ICF has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,743 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICF 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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3.0
Nov 3, 2014

Loyalty is not a virtue

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The work they do is generally for the good: energy efficiency, emergency management, housing and social issues. Upper management can very accessible (most people only know the top guy by his first name). A good employee mix of all ages and genders; also fairly culturally diverse. Literally offices around the globe with opportunities to move from one to another.

Cons

Recently developed a very narrow, bottom-line focus. Longtime administrative staff has been cut loose due to poor budgeting, which creates both more and less professional work for the consultants. Rapid growth through acquisition has not been followed up with any sort of acclimatization, hence ICF's corporate culture is an inconsistent amalgam across offices.

5.0
Jan 21, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

40 hour work week, excellent compensation package, upward mobility, interesting work, open and transparent upper management

Cons

The culture depends on the manager, and I left when I got a new one who was not qualified. He is still there, successfully managing up (darned Peter Principle). For higher level positions, the bonus structure is top down, not bottom up (every year my team got screwed).

1.0
Jun 15, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

1. I have always been paid on time and it was the amount that it was supposed to be 2. They care about their clients and production rate 3. They offer direct deposit which is the best way to be paid 4. Overtime is available at times only sign up if you are seriously going to work it

Cons

1. No such thing as a holiday, holiday pay, and company does not provide the meal for the holiday instead they plan a potluck and ask the employees to provide the food. 2. The pay is not the best for a call center although it is above minimum wage 3. Unless you work first shift 9-530 or 10-630 the shifts are crapy 4. There is no dental insurance although a surveyor talks on the phone for at 8 hours a day 5. They throw changes at you and expect you to bend as if you are a tree branch, they don't expect you to object and are not prepared for the objection 6. The turn over rate has to be 80 or 90 percent because everyone you talk to hates it there and wants another job 7. Education is a joke to them, they have people that work there in Manager status that only graduated from high school 8. Have a problem with your schedule sorry about that ICF doesn't care if you do not have child care, need a second job, or if you have a higher education they just care about their production rate and making their clients happy 9. There is not an employee referral program 10. It is a hugh soap opera there and gossip is everywhere no matter what department you work in 11. If you are fired you don't have to tell your friends everyone will know within an hour, word of mouth is really big 12. Attendance is real important to them 2 absents in a 90 day period and only a few tardies are allowed in that time period, if you go over you may be fired without a warning because they do not keep tabs on it on a daily basis 13. There is no first aid kit, and no one knows CPR or first aid, if you need assistance you are screwed 14. A call center agent only gets 5 pto days a year and you earn .77 each pay check to get those five days off, if you plan on a vacation or just personal time you must either work your day or days off or work extra hours each day to make up the time you need off, and you must send the time off request in an email that you send during break, lunch or before or after your shift, and at least 48 hours in advance if you send it earlier they act as if they did not receive your request.

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