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      AlphaSights reviews

      AlphaSights serves as a career launchpad, serving all backgrounds

      Manager
      Former employee
      New York, NY
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Opportunity to gain management experience incredibly early on in your career, which ultimately spearheaded my admission into a top 10 MBA program. Alumni routinely go on to top-tier graduate programs. - I received significant client-facing responsibility from the start, including high-level conversations with decision-makers. Experience working with major global clients across industries helped accelerate my business acumen quickly. -High standards were matched by a tight-knit, collaborative culture. Performance was rewarded, but not at the expense of team support. - AlphaSights' sponsorship program has paid for half of by MBA tuition, with no requirement to return to the firm. This is incredibly unique compared to alternative sponsorship benefits. I've been provided true freedom in choosing post-MBA paths without financial pressure or obligation. - Meaningful internal mobility opportunities and ability to transition across functions, geographies, or teams.

      Cons

      - Rigorous learning curve can be challenging and incredibly fast paced. However, this has prepared me for adversity to the utmost ability, making challenges and hurdles outside of AlphaSights feel more manageable - Not ideal for someone looking for a 9-to-5 or slower-paced role. - Feedback and development are prioritized, but it requires thick skin and self-motivation. These are key skills and mindsets to develop early on in your career. - Depending on the manager or client, scope of role responsibilities can fluctuate constantly. This a challenge but also a growth opportunity for adaptable team members.

      6

      You can juice it if you do it right. Even if you do it right, you might literally get bullied by your manager.

      Client service associate
      Former employee
      New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - You will make a very solid salary out of college, with bonuses paid out monthly and uncapped (so if you do well, you're doing well) - This job will help you move to Manhattan (see above) - You will become the most efficient npc that the corporate world could ask for. Successful AlphaSights alums actually do well - Comfy office space, free snacks, plus places to hide, cry, and take intro calls with recruiters around the neighborhood! - If you become a manager and stay for a few years, they will pay about 1 year's tuition to a top global business school - no golden handcuffs. 100% the most attractive.

      Cons

      - If you are not an endurance athlete (especially rowing), you may not survive. If you are an endurance athlete, I dare you to apply (it'll probably work). - The median age of the most senior employee is likely 28. That senior employee spent their entire post-grad career at that company. The median age across managers is likely 25. They have also spent their entire post-grad career at that company. - The skills you will build are barely transferable to an EA, and the expert network industry is almost the more low-key cousin of the recruiting space. - If you quit before you become a manager, you're barely employable. If you quit while you're a manager, you were there too long. (Note: if you quit, you're 100% still employable, and this job doesn't deserve to make anyone doubt their abilities in literally anything.)

      1

      Strong Career Development and Tuition Support

      Manager
      Current employee
      New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      AlphaSights is an excellent place to gain client service, people management, sales, communication, and account management/strategy skills. There is a very clear path to growth/ promotion. AlphaSights also offers $70k of MBA tuition to employees that attend top schools, i.e. M7 Schools + Tuck, Darden and a handful of international schools. There is no requirement to return post-MBA! AlphaSights has a youthful, fun and energetic culture. Employees are smart, hardworking, quick, adaptable and have strong critical thinking and good communication skills. I highly recommend working here!

      Cons

      no cons to speak of!

      1

      An unparalleled place to start your career!

      Manager
      Current employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I couldn't have asked for a better place to start my career. The level of responsibility and ownership I was given early on was truly unparalleled. From leading projects with global leading investors to managing my own team and book of business, I felt consistently stretched in ways that accelerated my professional growth. This environment fostered strategic thinking, commercial creativity, and a strong sense of accountability - ultimately giving me unique stories and experiences which contributed to my admission to a top MBA program. Furthering that: the company is generously sponsoring a significant portion of my tuition with no expectation of returning post-graduation. That kind of support speaks volumes about the firm’s investment in its people, even beyond their tenure.

      Cons

      The intensity can be high, especially in client-facing roles. It's not a strict 9-to-5 environment, but that’s part of what makes the experience so valuable for those who are motivated by professional development and growth.

      2

      Alphasights invests in their talent

      Manager
      Current employee
      New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      AlphaSights has a new program for associates and managers of a certain tenure and will help sponsor/pay part of the MBA tuition without the requirement of returning to AlphaSights. As a manager who qualified based on my tenure and MBA program, I'm now receiving $70k towards my MBA tuition. This is an incredible help given that the MBA program is quite expensive and the setup process is very straightforward. I'm very confident that my AlphaSights experience has set me up for success in both being admitted to a top 10 MBA program, but also at business school. AlphaSights in general invests heavily in its talent and has always had a very tailored and feedback-forward culture. This is a great place to begin your journey as an entry-level business professional because you not only get the mentorship and support to succeed at AlphaSights, but you also are pushed to be proactive and solve problems on your team. You develop all the transferrable business acumen (negotiation, time management, prioritization, communication, organization) that are critical to any job and are the foundation of your business skill set.

      Cons

      The workflow of new projects/work can be inconsistent and there are in-business-unit variations that can vary the experience of an Associate both from a project level and a cultural level.

      3

      The best company I ever worked for

      Manager
      Former employee
      Hong Kong
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - MBA tuition support: AlphaSights sponsors 70k USD support with NO RETURN obligations for managers, and 35k USD for senior associates. A few of my colleagues and myself got sponsored to transition to top MBA programs - Superb career advancement: AlphaSights offers a lot of internal mobility options and very quick career progression. Within a span of 4 years, I worked both in New York and Hong Kong offices, have frequently travelled to Dubai, Korea, and Japan offices and rotated to multiple teams. I also got to be a manager within 2 years and the role is no joke - it involves everything from complete account ownership to people management and hiring decisions. - Fantastic work culture and management support: most of my colleagues have quickly become friends. Especially in our HK office as 90% of people are with international background. My VP and SVPs had constant touchpoints with me and I always felt heard and that my opinion mattered.

      Cons

      - Really not a cons as such - but the environment here is for hustlers. People who are willing to go an extra mile, work extra hard and learn VERY quick. If you like a challenge and thrive in results-oriented environment, AlphaSights will be perfect for you. People who didn't like it here mostly were simply not habitat fit for the fast pace of the role.

      2

      Amazing first job after graducation!

      Client service associate
      Current employee
      New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Great networking opportunities - Good pay with a lot of growth opportunities - Sponsors Grad school and Licenses

      Cons

      Hours are decently long, but not unusual in NYC.

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