Good experience for juniors but lacks career perspective to retain seniors - Senior Consultant CGI Employee Review

3.0
Aug 17, 2021
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Pros

Profit participation plan is really interesting Nice colleagues, directors are easy to approach and always keen to help (but depends on your BU) Projects can be very interesting for trainees and juniors Good work-life balance (40 hours max per week) A lot of holidays (25 days + 11 RTT + ability for unpaid leave)

Cons

Lack of professional development (trainings) and career perspective Lack of personalized career path Really bad salary progression - all these factors lead the senior profiles to quit after 3-4 years Cannot share preferences for a project, might have to do long commute No company prestige and weak expert aura as a business consulting firm - more seen as an IT partner A lot of digital transformation projects (i.e. IT) A lot of long projects which are not really strategic but more operational As a result you may never meet your colleagues because you are never in the HQ

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Inclusive workplace; great benefits; supportive of personal and professional growth; decent compensation for the area; - especially given the benefits; great leadership; strong culture and values.

Cons

Can be ups and downs if you are in a more volatile area of work which has contracts come and go. AI has increased that volatility across the industry and CGI hasn’t been immune. Individuals experience can vary by manager, but it’s a very good company.

2.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

The team for whom I worked was great. One of the best.

Cons

Other teams not so much. Herding cats and you end up taking over on an IMC call for something not even in your sphere. I feel they blacklist employees they RIF. I had a great Director try to get me in with other BUs and nothing. He tried again and again. Others who got RIF'd told me the same. Not good. Also, seems people look over their shoulders looking for the Grim Reaper. Not a good way to be. And the higher ups that are in charge of client retention seem to not be the ones on the firing line, only the consultants that did great work for the clients who decide to leave. HR who is supposed to help get another job within the company are worthless. They want you to do all the work. Also, CGI is so big teams only know what they know. Learning other teams' stuff seems to be frowned upon. How can you move around? This login makes you stuck.

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