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      HKA

      Engaged Employer

      HKA reviews

      4.5

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (172 total reviews)
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      Renny Borhan

      99% approve of CEO

      86% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Culture & values

      4.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      Senior management

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Career opportunities

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      HKA has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 172 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The HKA employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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      172 reviews
      1.0
      Apr 26, 2019

      PLEASE STAY AWARE IF YOU ARE A WOMAN

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      No relevant for this warning.

      Cons

      I strongly advise any woman that they should not accept a job at HKA. The company has a serious problem with older men behaving sexually inappropriately towards younger women. There is no confidence in HR to sort this and it is often ignored.

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      HKA Response
      5y
      My name is Kate Wood and I started as Chief People Officer for HKA in April 2020. I am very sad to read this April 2019 post on Glassdoor and despite the time difference, this post is important and deserves a reply. At HKA, if any complaint was made about anyone’s behaviour we would conduct an independent and thorough investigation. We would then review the findings and put in place any appropriate actions including development or, if appropriate, disciplinary action, including dismissal. We continue to make improvements regarding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within HKA. From my experience to date, HKA does employ brilliant women and brilliant men and together we continue to grow HKA while ensuring, regardless of any diversity characteristics, everyone has an equal opportunity and is treated with respect. If the person who posted this in April 2019 would like this matter investigated, please do contact me in confidence – here is my email address: katewood@hka.com
      5.0
      Feb 2, 2019

      Great Culture and HKA global

      Recruiting manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      the business has a great company culture and truly believes in the investment and development of it's staff.

      Cons

      Being a medium size business I think they could get more input from the staff to get everyone more brought into an initiative, values, processes etc.

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      HKA Response
      5y
      Thank you so much for recommending HKA and saying we have a "great culture". Thank you for all you have done for HKA to help us continue to improve and work hard to be a great place for our brilliant people. I do agree with you that seeking feedback from our people is essential and helps to ensure we address areas for improvement and respond to the needs of our people. I am sorry I am only now replying to your post, which you sent in Feb 2019. One of our continuous improvement programmes now includes replying to all Glassdoor postings, as we do value opinions from everyone. Please keep well especially during this pandemic. Thank you again. Best regards Kate Wood Partner, Chief People Officer
      1.0
      Oct 10, 2018

      Expert and Commission Manager - Engineering Team

      Expert and commission manager
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very flexible position due to lack of sufficient oversight. If you want to do nothing for a week you could just tell people you were busy and it would never be checked.

      Cons

      Culture - very negative culture, no one enjoys working and it is a very profit driven environment. There is a real lack of respect for colleagues. Progression - in this role they said many things during the interview about progression which turned out to be untrue. There was no progression available and in fact the job was significantly more menial than advertised. Even when I approached management with suggestions of what could be improved I was simply told that I needed to bide my time (5 to 10 years) before gaining more responsibility. I think they struggle to understand the ambitious millennial mindset, Hierarchy - it is a very heirarchical organisation and often you will be very subordinate to people less qualified than yourself. Delegation is intensely downward and done in an uncooperative manner. Engineering Management - there are some very unpleasant characters in the management of this team. The billab,e time culture also seems to bring out the worst in people. Job Role - in the end the role was that of a secretary or PA to the most unpleasant and rude old men (consultants) who no one else wished to deal with in the company. Turnover rate for this role over the last year is roughly 50%. Those who remain are unanimously searching for jobs right now.

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      HKA Response
      4y
      Thank you for posting on HKA's Glassdoor site. I note that you posted as a former employee back in October 2018. I am sorry that we are only now replying to your post. HKA is a continuous improvement organization and we recently decided that every post on HKA’s Glassdoor will be replied to. We do value different opinions and look to learn from them too. As you would expect me to say, HKA has evolved and improved much since October 2018. I respect that when you posted these were your views; notwithstanding that, I see HKA very differently to you. I joined HKA in April 2020 and therefore my opinion is based on the last 14 months. I am sorry that you do not feel you had a good experience in HKA. If you would ever like to connect with me to follow up on anything, you are most welcome. My email address is katewood@hka.com I know you will see my points below differently from your experience back in 2018 – today, June 2021, HKA: 1. is a great place to work. The culture is very collaborative, friendly, positive, respectful and we are passionate about clients, our people, and continuous improvement. Our people stay at HKA and enjoy working together as one team 2. delights in promoting our brilliant people. HKA is in growth mode so promotional opportunities are there as well as opportunities to join HKA 3. has a very high retention rate of our talented and diverse people, which is wonderful. In addition, our colleagues are referring in new people to join HKA 4. has a flat structure where sharing freely your opinions is encouraged. We know ideas come from everyone so we want to hear and listen to our colleagues 5. have a very strong Engineering Team. We have a super team who work well together there. We certainly do not tolerate any bad behaviour towards any colleagues. In my role as Chief People Officer, where my passion is our people, I would jump on anything inappropriate. Thank you again for posting. I trust you are well, particularly during this pandemic. Best regards Kate Wood Partner, Chief People Officer.
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