GEI Consultants reviews

We’re sorry to hear about your unfavorable opinion of GEI. We’d like to take the opportunity to provide clarity about GEI with some metrics. As GEI continues to thrive and grow at ~10% year over year, we continue to invest in practices and proven performers aligned with our strategic plan. As we do so, GEI’s total turnover is 10% YTD, while the industry turnover is 18.8%. GEI’s voluntary turnover is 8.1% YTD, while the industry’s voluntary turnover is 13.2%, leaving us trending (-8.8%) and (-5.1%) below industry averages respectively. GEI has also consistently offered performance-based merit increases annually, even during years where the U.S. economy has struggled. We regularly benchmark our total compensation package against market benchmarks to ensure we are compensating at or above the industry median. As you point out, we do offer learning opportunities for employees at all levels through a wide variety of programs focused on building leadership, account management, business development and other skills. We also have robust resources available to enhance project management skills, including eLearning, sponsoring PMP certifications and holding an in-person bi-annual project manager workshop where we fly all our project managers to a centralized location for a multi-day learning and engagement. We support and pay for employees to attend and speak at industry conferences, offer bonuses for publications, pay for professional dues & professional licenses and have a generous tuition reimbursement program. It is our hope that through supporting our employee’s learning and growth that they build skills and grow long-term at GEI, while focusing on delivering value-added work for our clients and contribute to achieving our strategic plan and performance goals.

We’re happy to hear that you enjoyed your co-workers and the experience you gained while at GEI. It is disappointing to hear your sentiment about professional development and promotional opportunities. GEI dedicates significant resources to both on an ongoing basis. For professional development, we have an internal university (GEIU). GEIU offers a breadth of curriculum from professional and industry-based eLearning to our cohort-based Leadership Development Program. GEI also encourages informal professional development and learning between junior and senior employees. With regard to promotions, GEI engages in an annual process to review and reward employee performance, which includes promotional consideration. In 2016, this process resulted in 12.8% of our eligible employees being promoted. In 2017, 14.9% of eligible employees received promotions. In 2016, according to World at Work, a nationally recognized total rewards association, the average percent of employees promoted on an annual basis (across all industries) is 9.3%, indicating our rate of promotion is significantly higher than average. For extraordinary performance, we also have an avenue to consider promotions outside of our normal process. Promotional considerations are primarily driven by employee performance, which includes employees owning their professional development and taking advantage of the opportunities GEI provides.