You should strongly consider before joining KF - ​RPO Talent Delivery Manager Korn Ferry Employee Review

3.0
Apr 25, 2023
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Pros

Korn Ferry is a reputable organization, known for RPO and Executive Recruiting, talent insights, and talent strategy solutions. They are very proud of their Golf tournament - perhaps they put more emphasis on this tournament than retaining their employees. There are good people and team members and some good offerings from an overall talent perspective.

Cons

Lack of transparency; disjointed organization; consistently prone to lay off good talent; which ultimately impacts the business in the long run. The CEO sends out self-absorbed, wordy, weekly emails that no one reads (rather narcissistic in my opinion). I've seen leaders berate employees, create a toxic and fearful culture. Additionally, after laying good talent off, KF has hired below-par (no pun intended) talent, which adversely impacts the performance of the business.

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5.0
Feb 10, 2026
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Pros

I am a consultant through a firm acquired by Korn Ferry and have had a great experience with both the firm (Salo) and with Korn Ferry as a parent company. Great to have benefits and PTO as a consultant and great training and resources available - good communication as well!

Cons

Transitional period during acquisition had a few bumps but nothing major and all ironed out as more time has gone on.

4.0
Jun 16, 2026
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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 High expectations with outdated systems, manual processes, inefficient.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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