Control Risks reviews

3.5

69% would recommend to a friend

(610 total reviews)

Bill Udell

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49% positive business outlook

Control Risks has an employee rating of 3.5 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 13, 2017

Exploitation of man by man

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It has a good methodology for analysis given its long experience working with some of the biggest companies in the world in some of the most challenging political and security environments.

Cons

In order to sustain high profit margins, the company is grossly understaffed for the workload. All the onus is put on analysts for the delivery of the final reports (with little or no supervision by higher management). This requires working a lot of overtime (not paid), including weekends. Notwithstanding the long working hours, significant pressure is also put on mid-level staff to bring in new clients, enhancing even more the stress level. This being said, partners and higher management seldom supervise projects or collaborate effectively to increase the client base.

5.0
Jan 16, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The people are the company's greatest asset, second only to diverstiy of services offered.

Cons

Very low pay and too many pointless midmanagers who are there only because they were there already in the late 90s, before the big expansion following September 11th and the Iraq occupation. Because of them, it's very difficult to progress or even get a pay rise.

4.0
Nov 8, 2025
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Pros

Senior management did not put up barriers, anyone could talk to anyone without to much hassle so long as you were respectful A great team of professionals to learn from all motivated to deliver a great service to clients internally and externally. Great location in the centre of London and near the Tube A friendly atmosphere with constant banter.

Cons

Training was not really for growth and more to comply with regulatory obligations, always felt this was a missed opportunity. Projects could often be confusing as the delivery framework was constantly changing. Unrealistic deadlines for projects with a lack of understanding of existing pressures across teams.

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