Pluspunten
The majority of people who work at Control Risks are extremely talented and intelligent. Many of them have extensive personal and professional experiences and come from a range of countries and backgrounds, making it a highly diverse and intellectually stimulating place to work. At the more junior level, most people are also very grounded and easy to get along with which creates a relaxed, collaborative, friendly and supportive team environment. The nature of the work is also extremely engaging and much of what you do is working on countries, topics and issues that are of genuine interest to yourself. You also work on fascinating projects for clients in a range of sectors from all over the world meaning you are also working on projects that also contribute towards your own knowledge, skills and expertise. The company offers a flexible work policy.
Minpunten
The company promotes itself internally as putting its people first and ensuring a good work-life balance. However, in reality the company is obsessed first and foremost with its budgets and finances and as a result, many teams have limited resources and employees often have to work long hours and weekends to ensure projects and tasks are complete. Personal development opportunities are also often sidelined to ensure work is completed. While in a busy corporate environment it is expected to put in longer hours from time to time, this has largely become the norm at Control Risks. On top of this, the company has a reputation for paying well below market rates. Collectively, these challenges are reflected by a relatively high turnover of staff, especially at junior levels. The company, however, does not care about this high turnover of junior resources as it knows it operates within a highly competitive market where it will be able to quickly rehire new people. In addition, there is a lack of creativity and dynamism at senior management levels with most senior leaders have been with the company for at least 7-10 years, if not longer. Supposedly 'new appointments' are often just internal reshuffles. As a result, the company's culture and attitude towards its people does not change. With Control Risks having a presence in a large number of countries and regions across the world this is often promoted as meaning there are lots of travel opportunities. However, these are often limited to particular people.