Decent company to start your career at. Don't stick around too long or you'll get pigeon-holed - Consultant Protiviti Employee Review

3.0
18 Sept 2014
Recommend
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Pros

- Great exposure to different clients and industries - Extensive travel opportunities - Lots of responsibility given to entry level consultants

Cons

- Majority of the firm's projects are internal audit Sarbanes-Oxley compliance testing which can become extremely mundane - Limited opportunity for growth. You will develop technical skills that are extremely internal audit specific and do not translate well to other finance/accounting/corporate roles outside of IA - Culture varies drastically depending on the office. Some offices have great culture (Phoenix, Dallas, Chicago, and Houston were the best from my perspective) while other offices have terrible culture and management - Travel is not on par with industry standards. I traveled over 90% despite being told to expect 50% max. Depending on the engagement, travel can mean leaving Sunday evening and returning Friday evening, driving 5+ hours each way, and staying in cheap hotels for months at a time - Company does not have a good business model. As mentioned before, the majority of their work is Sarbanes-Oxley compliance testing (for both accounting and IT sides). The firm was started by Arthur Anderson's internal audit department after Anderson went under, so they are very internal audit focused. On one particular travel engagement, my manager increased the slim profit margin by cutting out everyone's per diem and demanding that we stayed in the cheapest hotel available - Extremely high employee turnover. Employees are not happy and the most talented employees get out as quickly as they can

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5.0
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Pros

WLB compared to Big 4 leadership was very nice to junior employees relatively predictable career progression

Cons

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3.0
29 Mar 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

1) Chicago office has a good culture, overall. It’s not perfect but most of the people are great. 2) Work-life balance score has been solid (about 5+ years of insights here) 3) Although it was not great this year, Incentive compensation has overall been pretty good over the course of 5+ years. Much better than big 4 in my experience.

Cons

1) Since 2023, the culture hasn’t been great for a variety of reasons (mainly due to sluggish performance and growing too fast) 2) It feels more like a temporary staffing agency versus a consulting firm for a lot of the time. 3) There has been an awkward push for a return to the office and more business development focus that is in stark contrast to what most Protiviti people value. 4) Most people I talk to say they are not motivated by most of the MDs they interact with (this is significant in my opinion).

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