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As the consulting arm of one of the world’s best-known market research outfits, Forrester enjoys instant brand recognition across large swathes of the business world. True to its parent company’s capabilities, Forrester’s consultants help leaders understand, plan for and react to the trends shaping the global business landscape.
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Life at the Poirier Group tends to be focused around growth—of individual consultants, clients, and the firm writ large. That makes for an environment that insiders report provides challenging, rewarding work and the ability to make rapid career progress—as well as gain a broad spectrum of industry experience through regular client interactions.
On a day-to-day basis, the firm’s culture is geared towards high performance. As a result, it is a place where open communication is valued—something that is supported by a flat hierarchy. Insiders report that relationships with colleagues are typically collegial and non-competitive, not marked by the kind of corporate politics seen in some competitors. All of that is supported by a strong focus on work/life balance and a...
About the Company
Anyone who has ever conducted market research will be familiar with Forrester Research: the company is one of the best-known names in the field, and its data and insights regularly make it into the media. It makes sense, then, that the company also maintains a consulting arm of its own, with a mission to help leaders understand, plan for and react to the trends shaping the global business landscape.
Forrester Consulting’s offerings are tailored to the needs of clients, from webinars, speeches and workshops to in-depth projects that can help leaders to apply insights to execute on transformational strategies. Those strategies touch every aspect of a business, from IT & Technology to Marketing, Sales, Customer Experience and Project Management.
The firm also offers services related to content marketing...
Employee Reviews
- “A commitment to continuous improvement from management and staff.”
- “Growing organization with strong leadership and healthy culture.”
- “I have worked in a lot of places where I often felt like the smartest person in the room. That (almost) never happens here.”
- “Our commitment to the relationships we have to our clients is quite a bit more personal than most other firms. This allows a level of trust most people don't have within their own orga...
Getting Hired Here
- “[A candidate’s] ego and arrogance stick out like a sore thumb in our interview process, and that is the first thing that is weeded out. We are looking for career learners, people committed to high integrity and doing the right thing for our clients, even if that may not fit profit margins. We are attracted to great communicators, people able to persuade meaningful insights based on data, but not get lost in the ‘tool’ or ‘algorithm’, only what value it can contribute to our client. We communicate to ever...
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