Forrester APAC
Unit No. 301–310
New Dehli 110025
Overview
Introduction
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.
Company Stats
CEO & Chairman of the Board
Vault Verdict
A well-known brand thanks to its parent company’s research capabilities, Forrester’s consulting division is quietly expanding headcount and footprint around the globe. With a boutique feel, the firm offers a unique opportunity to consultants, and provides both interesting work and the ability to achieve a strong level of control over work life balance. Insiders note that support for continuing education, along with the ability to transfer internationally and/or to different functions within the firm are key perks of life at Forrester.
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 reports that leading consulting firm present to their clients, as well as 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...
Employee Reviews
- “Forrester is a company that truly walks what it preaches There is high flexibility in terms of the work arrangements. Colleagues and mentors are really supportive too, which helps to foster a really positive working environment to work in.”
- “Forrester is really a great firm with awesome culture and nice people! They make you feel that you are welcomed to the organization, provide you with the necessary support and training to help you ace in both personal and professional growth.”
- “It's a very small firm in APAC, so culture could be different from larger companies. It's quite international and diverse.”
- “Research based (from primary research that we generate).”
- “We are not a typical consulting firm. If your primary objective is to be incredibly well paid, look elsewhere. However, if you want a place where you get amazing opportunities to work with a range of clients, have access to some of the best research in the industry and work with great people that genuinely care about each other and their clients - then look here!”
Getting Hired Here
- “Very efficient. Callback/reply are usually within a day or two. The entire interview process only took two weeks, including two rounds of interview and one case presentation.”
- “Very transparent and frequent communication/updates.”
- “We try to move as fast through the process as possible. Typically it will involve 3 interviews (after initial screening) and 1 case study round. We offer candidates the opportunity to work with the recruiting manager to refine their case study presentation - to demonstrate to them the collaborative working style we have.”
- “Ideal candidate should be:
1. Curious
2. Engaging
3. Fun loving
4. Collaborative.”