Managing Consultant - Managing Consultant HKA Employee Review

4.0
Jul 9, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Continuing Education is supported. Has a strong team that works well together with strong mentorship. Good place to learn the business. Office location is very good. Projects are big and satisfying. For the first time in my career I was sad to resign.

Cons

They have moved away from defined salary packages. A promotion seldom means higher pay. Benefits get worst every year. People feel like they are not appriciated. My slowest career development was in HKA. However, I have learned so much while I was employed that it was not a set back to my career at all.

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HKA Response
5y
Thank you for scoring HKA with 4 stars out of 5 and for sharing your opinions as a former employee in Dubai. I realise you posted in July 2018 and I am replying to you in June 2021. Sincere apologies that we are only now replying to you. HKA is a continuous improvement organisation and we recently added replying to every HKA Glassdoor post as we do value opinions and look to learn from them. Thank you for posting positive Pros. You mentioned good support for ongoing education/learning, strong teams that work well together with good mentorship with big and satisfying projects. Thank you. Today, June 2021, we are retaining our brilliant people and we are growing and improving as a global professional services firm - which is very exciting and enjoyable. You noted also some Cons from your perspective. I respect these are your views and of course HKA has evolved and improved since July 2018; so perhaps unsurprisingly I see HKA differently to the list of Cons. My experience is:- - promotions come with decent salary increases and good recognition. We relish promoting talented colleagues and rewarding them - benefits are improving as we listen and consider what our colleagues value - our people are appreciated. We have brilliant people working at HKA who pull together to deliver for clients and for each other. I see leaders recognising and truly appreciating our people. I work very closely with our Continent Heads and our People Director based in Dubai and they passionately care and appreciate our people. I note that you worked at HKA for over three years. Thank you so much for your contributions to making HKA a great place to work. I hope you are well and safe, particularly during this pandemic. I also trust you are enjoying your career wherever you are now. Thank you again. Best regards Kate Wood Partner, Chief People Officer

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Great company to work for. Lots of development room and potential

Cons

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HKA Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re pleased to hear that you’ve found HKA to be a great place to work, with strong development opportunities and potential for growth. Supporting career progression and helping our people build fulfilling careers is a key priority for us. We also appreciate your honest comments around work–life balance. The nature of our work can at times be demanding, and we recognise the importance of effective workload management and open conversations with managers to help maintain balance. This is something we continue to focus on and improve across the business. Thank you again for sharing your experience.
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Pros

Great, friendly working culture and environment

Cons

Can be quite busy and hard to plan around expecations from the client.

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HKA Response
3d
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and giving a 4 of of 5 star rating. We’re really pleased to hear that you’ve experienced our friendly and supportive working culture — it’s something we’re proud of and actively strive to maintain across all our teams. We also appreciate your honest comments about workload and the challenges of planning around client expectations. As a client-focused business, periods of high demand can arise, but we recognize the importance of helping our people manage this effectively. We are continually working to improve project planning, communication, and resourcing to better support our colleagues and promote a healthy balance. Feedback like yours is invaluable in helping us improve, so thank you again for sharing your experience. Chris Bernard Partner, Global people Recruitment and Equality
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