AlphaSights reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(2,001 total reviews)
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Max Cartellieri

78% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

AlphaSights has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,001 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AlphaSights employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
May 13, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

As a current employee that's been here around 1 year, I just want to weigh in regarding all the negative reviews that have cropped up recently. While we are no longer a start-up, we are still at a stage of growth where there a lot of issues and kinks to be worked out. AlphaSights allows people the opportunity to voice concerns and work toward enacting significant changes, and it's peoples' own fault if they're not taking those opportunities. I agree that more could have been communicated about exactly what the role entailed, but as far as I'm concerned that's an opportunity to be adaptive, flexible, and set aside entitled agenda in order to help contribute to a company's success. There's a lot that needs to be done between start-up and global powerhouse, and there are a lot of difficulties along the road. People need to recognize these difficulties in the context of what is, undeniably, an outstanding culture and an environment of very bright minds, and take steps to both efficiently handle the commercial responsibilities of the job and find the time to engage with and solve the problems that they find so repulsive. AlphaSights is not a place to come work if you expect everything to be handed to you. You need to work incredibly hard here because you have dual responsibilities - deliver our product to our clients, and help our business grow sustainably. People don't recognize that the job consists of both, and if you're not doing both, you're not doing the job!

Cons

Many cons have been expressed, but it makes sense for them to be thought about in this context.

1.0
Aug 28, 2025

Worst Company on Earth

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Friends with people your own level since you are stuck in the office every day for 12+ hours. A lot of misery to bond over.

Cons

Culture is horrendous- just read these reviews. Managers don't care about you as a person. They expect you to forget about your life outside of work, harass people, and suck it up. There is no flexibility around work no matter how compelling your case. Need to leave early for the airport? forget about it. Doctor's appt, you better be responsive on slack (they do check to see if your slack status shows you are idle on the few work from home days you get per quarter). The management is so detached from the suffering of associates that they ignore the tears that are constantly shed around the office because this place makes people feel miserable, burnt out, and hopeless. The stress and unrealistic expectations, constantly moving goalposts cause people literal physical symptoms and all my friends started anti anxiety/ depression medication from working here. The monthly "hurdle" system is so toxic and you will need to work 12+ hours to occasionally get a bonus that makes your wage liveable in nyc. I hope this company goes out of business and all the associates working there finds an exit opportunity before they lose their personality and will to live. It's so hard to leave this place because to not lose your job you need to work 12+ hours a day (they are quick to notify HR if metrics aren't exceptional) and you are too brain dead and lack any marketable skills from the grunt work they have you do.

1.0
Mar 5, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun people at times because most people are college aged (could also be a downside). The work sucks but you can trauma bond with your friends about it.

Cons

- You basically sell phone calls so understand that that's the job - Work is really repetitive and at times mind numbing - Senior management is incredibly out of touch with people on the ground. VPs worship upper management and its really strange and disconnected - Managers will micromanage you like no other. Understand that that is the type of working environment you are in - You are expected to work 8-6 (often staying later and responsive to emails/phone calls throughout the day/weekend) everyday. Fridays are WFH - Company is really inflexible. You have to always tell your team where you are/what you are doing if you are leaving your laptop (except to go to the bathroom). You are expected to log everything on your cal too - Over 50% of my starting class left in the first 8 months. They have such a retention issue.

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