AlphaSights reviews

They falsely advertise the job. That is why their churn rate for associates is so high. The "official" hours are 8-6 with an expectation that you'll work longer than that - which wasn't written in any legal document or shared throughout the interviewing process. Expect to work between 10-13 hours daily, including some weekend work. While I was still there, I spoke with 15+ new hires in my cohort and others. 95% had the same experience as me and accepted the role under false pretenses. One of my old colleagues was told verbatim that "no one shows up in the office before 9 AM," during the interviewing process. The BREAD process is industry jargon - and you do not work with clients. You, as an associate, work with your manager, who works with their executive assistants. This role is basically a telemarketing/sales/recruiting role where you are boarder line harassing industry executives. And I have so many stories of - extremely - unprofessional requests taking place to keep a call "on the board." AlphaSights' hierarchy structure begins with associates being managed by people in their mid-20s who have never worked anywhere else in their life. Upper management sells the role as a fast track of your career skills, but the truth is that you are being "mentored" by people who don't know so much more than you, with no hard skills component. Professionalism varies from manager to manager, and being a good associate does NOT mean you will be a good manager. And, creativity is not encouraged. Do the job exactly as they want, or you will be put on a disciplinary plan or fired. Speaking of, expectations per employee per team vary significantly - especially with how many people should be reached out to for projects. It's very frustrating. The company has unrealistic and inconsistent expectations of every employee. People can and will turn on you very quickly, so be careful with who you trust if you choose to work here - and most of the job is out of your control. AlphaSights is the client first to a fault, often leading you to look unprofessional - especially when you continuously have to cancel calls minutes before the scheduled time. Hitting the benchmark to get your performance base pay (taxed at ~40%) IS NOT EASY. I genuinely can't stress this enough. Hitting hurdle depends on your segment, book of business, client type, and so many other factors that AlphaSights doesn't mention. I saw that certain teams have an advantage in hitting hurdles compared to others. Overall (as mentioned), there is a high churn rate, and people leave weekly. Over 50% of Associates are new hires which objectively doesn't reflect well on the company. Base pay isn't worth the hours, and you can't count on hitting the hurdle. Only apply/accept the job if you love sales/recruiting and are willing to work 60+ hours a week. Keep in mind, this job is salaried, so you don't get overtime. And, in this job you will never become an expert - you will only know a lot of random fun facts from various industries, which may seem cool - but you can't be intellectually curious because it will slow down your productivity. Decide carefully.

Little-to-no control over placement: When you join AlphaSights, you are haphazardly placed on one of their client segments. When I connected with colleagues on different segments, it seemed that their experiences were quite different in terms of working hours, Client demand, etc. You can also be moved off your team unexpectedly if another account needs more Associates. Extremely Monotonous & Unfulfilling/Thankless Work: Yes, you "work" in many different industries, but with the company's current objectives, the job really just becomes a quantity game. Some of the most successful associates (based on performance metrics) will tell you that it's a waste of time to dive into the subject fields at hand and instead you need to learn to multitask... basically if you can become a robot that can talk on the phone, email, and draft documents simultaneously then you have a good shot at high performance. The clients you are servicing are often under INTENSE pressure and that trickles back to the AlphaSights associate. Working Hours: 8am starts are both somewhat useless and fully unenjoyable. While you might work 8am-6pm the intensity of those hours are worse than what your friends going into "more rigorous" industries will endure. You'll more often be working 8am-6:30pm or 7:00pm (and some people worked later but I always took the liberty of not despite a touch of pressure). Leadership + "Fun" / Young Culture: The leadership structure at AlphaSights is, in my opinion, finally catching up to itself. While senior leadership is very capable, there are now ~8 senior leaders that are now responsible for overseeing a massive cohort of Managers that are 24-26 and only have professional experience at AlphaSights. When the company was smaller, senior leaders likely had more of a guiding hand and influence over this cohort but the scale and sheer size of the company feels like its getting to a place that requires more experienced middle management as well. Poor Diversity: There is an "emphasis" on diversity but it still felt like 99% of my colleagues came from the same background/same schools etc. I know they are making strides in this area but as of today it is still lacking.