Poor communicator and very complex political play. - Anonymous employee Intertek Employee Review

1.0
11 Nov 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to learn and build your experience in compliance certification. It is a good company to gain exposure to manufacturers which can be used to network to gain your next employment.

Cons

For a $3 billion company, it is ridiculous that Intertek does not have a cross function enterprise software. Every department uses different home brewed software and sometimes each department uses multiple systems and manual excel sheets when clearly a more automated software are available at a very reasonable cost. If you have to work for Intertek, make sure you network with the right people. Learn how the politics work and side with them. If not, you will constantly need to justify your work.

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Cons

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Intertek Response
3d
Thank you for the wonderful feedback! We're so glad to hear that you feel supported and see opportunities for growth within the company. One of our top priorities is investing in our people, and it's rewarding to hear that it’s making a difference. We look forward to seeing your continued success at Intertek!
2.0
5 Jun 2026
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Pros

Good group of people in local office.

Cons

Stuck in the past. Unwilling to consider updating methods or procedures. "We've done it this way for 30 years and it has worked." Sales relies upon project engineers to do most of their work for them. When volume of work is slow that becomes the engineers responsibility to go find new clients. Can't reliably pay the most basic of utility bills on time. I've seen the power cut off 2x and the gas this past winter.

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Intertek Response
6d
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We’re sorry to hear that your experience with our management team didn’t meet expectations. We’re actively working on improving communication channels and leadership training to better support our employees. We'd like to gather more details. Could you please send us a private message at IntertekHRUSA@intertek.com, and include your name, phone number, email address, and location? Thank you.
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