PDI was acquired by KornFerry in 2013 - Anonymous employee Korn Ferry Employee Review

4.0
Nov 20, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

With the acquisition, the pros were that there was hope of the company continuing since poor performance seemed to be common at PDI.

Cons

Typical acquisition situation I would guess. There were a lot of layoffs of PDI people and PDI legacy treated like the acquired and so less important. KF didn't seem to be interested in learning from expertise of PDI.

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Cons

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Pros

The client diversity across industries and regions is top notch. Great brand recognition. The marketing investments in Korn Ferry Tour and LA28 paid off. Smart people. Remote work is a plus as 75% people work remotely. No push for facetime in offices. Work from anywhere! Everyone knows of Korn Ferry!

Cons

A culture of long hours and interrupted vacations. Clear demarcation between haves(fee earners) and have nots (execution). High expectations with outdated systems, manual processes, inefficient. Low pay as there are no merits due to market/company performance. Hard to get food at the holiday party so stop at Five Guys prior.

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