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Summit Consulting reviews

3.9

85% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)
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Albert J. Lee

88% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Summit Consulting has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Summit Consulting 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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85 reviews
1.0
Jun 22, 2019
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Pros

If you lack skills and want a job where you can work on your next move, then this is an easy place to work.

Cons

This is really just an easy paycheck and isn't really the place for someone looking to start a serious career.

2.0
Nov 28, 2018

Summit has lost its soul

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The staff-level employees at Summit are great. They are curious, smart, and creative problem-solvers.

Cons

Summit has always had its weaknesses, but when the company is growing, it is easy to have the illusion of a fair workplace that values its employees for their contributions and skills. In recent years, growth has been slow, though, and it has opened nasty cracks in the company culture. Personality and favoritism drive company decisions, and the company is sinking under leadership's failure to turn a critical eye on itself. Some of the best leaders have left the company, and some who remain are operating above their level of competence.

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Summit Consulting Response
7y
Summit firmly believes in realizing each staff's full potential. Consequently, we commit ourselves daily to fostering career opportunities for all staff by providing meaningful project and mentoring opportunities. Staff promotion is a nuanced and deliberate process based on collective judgements. Individual decisions are a balance of merits and an overall business case. In all cases, they are guided by fairness and transparency. Our doors are always open. We encourage you to regularly discuss your career trajectory with managers, directors and partners. We strive to provide meaningful feedback in real-time.
4.0
May 1, 2018

Great place for junior staff

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I worked at Summit Consulting for several years. Overall I enjoyed my time there and feel like I learned a lot and grew in my career. I would recommend Summit for someone who is trying to start out in an analytical or statistical programming role. That said, once you become a consultant or a senior consultant it is time to move on. Summit is a small company and has limited opportunities to advance beyond the consultant role, it is the nature of the company, it size, and the current growth trajectory. - Location is convenient for both metro and commuter rail - Free snacks - Nice open and modern office, though if you like privacy you are out of luck - Flexible work hours and telework once you have been at the company for a while - You are given responsibility as soon as you show you are capable - Albert, the CEO and founder, is great. If you get to work with him you will learn a lot about consulting, what it means to become a ‘trusted advisor’, and statistical methods.

Cons

- Management overall is a mess. Some of the senior people seem to be more interested in how they ‘appear’ to staff than to actually get work done or to bring in work to grow the company. Some people come off like they want to be seen as important/capable, even though they are not. - Federal contracting has slowed down and company growth has slowed down with it. - If you are on a large project sometimes it is hard to get access to other, more interesting work. - Anthony, of the other partners, to be perfectly honest, comes across as kind of creepy. He once suggested the company have a pool party at his corporate apartment building… True story. - Work can pile up and therefore over time and weekend work can be expected at times. Overall, if you are just starting out Summit is a great place to build the foundation of an analytical career. If you can manage it, work for Albert, he is great. My only recommendation is to learn what you can and then move on.

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Summit Consulting Response
8y
We want to thank you for taking the time to share such thorough feedback. You’ve pointed out a lot of the positives about working at Summit. We work hard to make Summit a great place to work and we have seen that in our semi-annual employee satisfaction survey with 96% of our staff stating that they enjoy their job. You also cite the downturn in the Federal market space. While the Federal market has been tricky in the last 5 quarters, our revenue from Federal sector is expected to grow. You also mention overtime and I want to address that directly. Work-life balance is very important to everyone at Summit and we strive to accommodate personal goals while meeting and exceeding client demands. In fact, in 2017 the average employee work week was 42 hours. While pockets of the firm experience short-term demands for hours as is normal with the cyclical nature of consulting, we work hard to maintain flexible scheduling around core hours and telecommuting options. We hope that you enjoyed your time at Summit, learned as much as you could and that you take that into your next role. And who knows, maybe you will join many of our “Summit alumni” who crash our holiday party and happy hours!
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