Does Control Risks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Control Risks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Control Risks. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Control Risks?

72% of Control Risks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Control Risks 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Control Risks?

Consultant (48) , Researcher (48) , Senior Consultant (40) , Associate Consultant (26) , Analyst (22) , Intern (22) , Associate Director (19) , Director (19) , Manager (16) , Partner (11) , Internship (8) , Associate (6) , Embedded Consultant (6) , Intelligence Analyst (6) , Project Coordinator (6)

What are the pros of working at Control Risks according to real employee reviews?

"Only just joined but the people are great!" ((in 84 reviews)); "Many activities happen all at once so busy work days with interesting projects and great colleagues" ((in 63 reviews)); "Great culture, many different characters, big name MNC clients" ((in 43 reviews)); "Good work life balance as compared to other consulting firms" ((in 24 reviews)); "Great team and people to work with" ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Control Risks according to real employee reviews?

"Salaries low compared to other consultancies" ((in 36 reviews)); "Low pay at this company" ((in 31 reviews)); "Senior management are clowns." ((in 13 reviews)); "They hire managers not for their expertise, but to bring money, so you end up working for a manager who is incompetent and has no knowledge of the actual practice, only know how to sell work." ((in 12 reviews)); "no bonus or pay rises" ((in 12 reviews))

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Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Control Risks layoffs and their outlook for job security at Control Risks in 2026.

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3.6

72% would recommend to a friend

(610 total reviews)

Nick Allan

77% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Control Risks has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 610 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Control Risks 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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610 reviews

1.0

Jun 2, 2019

Why does this company even exist? It’s pointless.

Security design

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing apart from the location.

Cons

Boring work and boring people who just gossip all day long. HR are the most incompetent. It boggles the mind how these low IQ individuals were recruited in the first place.

4.0

Oct 31, 2018

A great company at the cross roads of what is Good and Bad

Consultant, cfi

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing work, above average pay scales, if you are a problem-solver - this is where you will love putting your skills to work. By virtue of being "independent" or "foreign", the company gets some of the creamiest corruption and crisis related work that any nerd could find. You will get good opportunities to work beyond your job description if you can make a case for it. The structure of the company, although large, is relatively flat and flexibly - which means if you have a good idea, implementation is neither slow nor hindered by red tape. Being a company that comes out of war - supports war - profits from war - and that traditionally hired former government employees / ex-spooks / coppas - every one is super happy to be out of government regulations and into self-regulated speeds of how work or information can flow.

Cons

Hopeless HR, Poor mentoring, White-Run, Colonial - The first two being important for young consultants. It will be true that you will be treated like a cog in the wheel, replaceable at a moments' notice - but then that is how fast companies work. Mentoring opportunities are thrown around as "bait", a massive pool of intellectually strong employees continue to pass through CRG offices the world over - so the idea that this company has massive turn over is spot on. The HR tries hard, but there just is not enough support for employees - who work on some of the most sensitive confidential information.

2.0

Dec 21, 2009

Poor management and inflexible pricing model.

Senior consultant usa

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A global reach company with some talent at grass roots level. unfortunately there is an old boys club mentality operating cliques within the organization.

Cons

Dreadful employee employer relationships, inflexibility of senior management and too much sub contracting mean that clients are being charged 'Control Risks' prices for local sub contracted work.

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