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    3.5
    68%
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    87%
    Approve of CEO
    CGI CEO George D. Schindler
    George D. Schindler
    1,624 Ratings
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    1. "Excellent company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Senior Project Manager in Victoria, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at CGI part-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Great entry level company and great company to move around in and gain experience.

      Cons

      Increases are hard to come by.

      CGI2019-11-24

    2. "Good Place to Work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Senior Consultant in Victoria, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at CGI full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      People, Management and Policies all aligned to asist the client in a successful completion of a project. Does not let you go just because there is no work and Management works hard to find work when things do slowdown. Employee share purchase plan is very good

      Cons

      No annual salary increase to cover cost of living. Benefits could better in the area of dental and eye care.

      Advice to Management

      Look into creating a better benefits packaging for dental and eye care.

      CGI2019-11-25
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    3. "Pros and cons"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Consultant 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at CGI full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Diversity in project to work on

      Cons

      Compensations and benefits are below the industry

      CGI2019-11-26

    4. "Good people - Numbers-driven organization at the expense of people"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Vice President in Toronto, ON
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at CGI full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      There are good people there and you will establish great relationships. The company tries to care and has ‘values’ that some leaders strive to achieve by investing in their people

      Cons

      The organization’s focus on process and numbers prevents them taking care of their people. Unfortunately, the top-level pride in the success built on process prevents them from embracing their true asset - their people. The mindset is old-school and people are cut to ‘make the numbers’ instead of leveraging their people with innovation to ‘make the numbers’.

      Advice to Management

      What got you here isn’t going to get you there. Let go of what was successful in the 90’s and invite new thinking in to how the company can be great.

      CGI2019-11-21

    5. "CGI Review"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Team Leader in Ottawa, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at CGI full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Good benefits, share purchase plan and generous vacation package. Generally nice people to work with.

      Cons

      Overworked team forced to support too many clients and too many technologies without adequate training. Quick to lay off staff at the first sign of financial difficulties. Lowest bidder mentality results in projects and operational support contracts that cannot be delivered without the specified budget.

      Advice to Management

      More training and reduction of workloads to more manageable levels needed. More precisely defined scope of work needed for new engagements. Reasonable budgets have to be secured to ensure that the promised services can be delivered with adequate staff and training.

      CGI2019-12-03

    6. "Great place to learn many different skills."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at CGI full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Many opportunities to sharpen a skill set that is transferable.

      Cons

      Sometimes you are not exposed to some other activities that are common and necessary in the industry when you leave CGI. Like Government specific standards

      CGI2019-11-14

    7. "Decent"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - IT Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at CGI full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Experience with a variety of vendors and tech

      Cons

      Get paid way to low for the amount of work expected

      CGI2019-11-29

    8. "CGI at a first glance."

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      Current Employee - Consultant in Halifax, NS
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at CGI full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Work environment rewards personal initiative, lots of opportunities to train and upgrade skills.

      Cons

      High turn-over, low pay, and the front door is nicknamed 'the meat-grinder.'

      Advice to Management

      Pay people more and spend time with onboarding members.

      CGI2019-11-11

    9. "Good company to work for"

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      Former Employee - Senior Consultant in Montreal, QC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at CGI full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      * You can grow within the company (only if you ask for and are willing to) * You can ask for project change * Perks are ok

      Cons

      * Salary below market. * When you are at client's, you are usually forgotten.

      Advice to Management

      Your are doing a great job growing the company, however the retention rate is not as good as it should be. There's still room for improvement.

      CGI2019-11-08

    10. "Programmer"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Programmer 

      I have been working at CGI full-time

      Pros

      Good company with good benefits

      Cons

      Difficult to get promotions or transfers

      CGI2019-11-06
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