Pros
- This job allowed me to get a job having not applied to any during my final year, it allowed me to move to London, I got paid incredibly well and has led to work friendships that will last beyond AlphaSights. These were so key as a stressed grad trying to get a job - Opportunity to speak to some incredibly interesting high-level people daily - Solid understanding of a range of industries, especially your clients (PE, Capital markets, Strategy consulting, etc) - The skills you will learn are soft skills, not hard skills. However, the soft skills are very transferable and you can big up the role and make it sound much more impressive sounding in an interview - I have come out of this job having got a completely different job that my AlphaSights role has made possible
Cons
- Monotonous, long hours, LinkedIn scrolling, cold calling (I did basicailly avoid this my whole year but its very encouraged), and clients are rude/unappreciative - targets are horrible even when achieving them, it is on your laptop dashboard every day and your managers will consistently pressure and chase. Money driven people love target system because if you hit target you get £750 extra a month, if you're not money driven the incentive system does not motivate at all