BSI Group Reviews

Pros

Profesional company, job security, good balance

Cons

Sometimes unreasonable travel at short notice

Pros

Well looked after in terms of holiday package, sick pay (if needed) and there is little 'pressure' compared to most sales roles

Cons

A company whereby management have little to no empathy or connection with the "workforce". Even during a worldwide pandemic....... A sales director with little to no interaction with sales people beyond showing face to the powers that be... More and more good people will leave as promises of progression every January tick box PDR become a distant memory by late January. If you conform, you will succeed at BSI but be prepared to leave your own mind at the door...

Pros

• Executive team and CEO very approachable. • A respected brand. • BSI tries to be the leaders in the industry and their rivals the followers. • Lovely, modern offices. • Nice food in staff restaurant. • New starter process and on-boarding is excellent. • Great benefits. • HR and Executive do try to listen to employees and have good intentions. • Flexible working (department depending). • Free parking. • Good events (department conferences, family fun days, decorate your department at Christmas competition, Town Halls and end of year / kick-off event), where colleagues and management party very hard! • Most staff are really friendly. • BSI takes pride in being "a great place to work" and tries hard to bring this to life for colleagues. • A lot of staff are people that have been there a long time and still enjoy their job. • The staff that are engaged seem proud to work for BSI.

Cons

• Low morale and toxic behaviours at the testing sites (in Loughborough and Hemel Hempstead), but HR were actively working hard to change this when I left. • Confusing business model, takes time to fully understand what BSI does, as it does so many things. • BSI throws a lot of money about frivolously, such as: We didn't need to get quotes for a supplier, we could just book anyone we wanted. I went to an event in MK and all staff were given a hotel room, which was very nice, but 70% of staff in attendance lived in MK. Nobody seemed bothered if a budget was breached. • Some departments can be cliquey and there was a "if your face fits" type of vibe there. Those whose faces fitted got better opportunities, even if they were inept. • Blame culture evident at times. • Not enough parking spaces at MK and parking on main roads limited and difficult. • A lot of people power-dress and stomped about like they were the Wolf of Wall Street, which I found odd. I thought those days were left in the 80s! • My line manager was an Exec member and obviously busy, so never around, which made me feel out at sea and not very supported. • I didn't work solely for one team, so never really felt like I 'belonged' anywhere. • The last two points are major factors into why I didn't enjoy my actual job. The company is overall a good one though.

Pros

They have a good holiday package

Cons

Work life balance, expected to travel at least 2.5 hours to a client, undertake a full day assessment and then travel 2.5 hours home - 5 days a week. They promise it gets better, but it doesnt. When approached about it, "management" just give you a blank look and then tell you it will get better !!!!!!!!

Pros

consistent training and good colleagues, various clients to work with from sole traders to blue chip companies

Cons

no work life balance. we work at weekends and evenings to stay on top of workload to meet targets different ethos for internal office staff and auditors outside of main offices if you are favoured, you will do well, but if not, you are not recognised for your efforts with no opportunity to progress admin time varies between teams so some teams have 3 or 4 days pm and others 1 day pm glass ceiling and bullying of some colleagues who then leave. no exit interviews

Pros

+ Excellent remuneration and benefits all around + Well managed home working + Good attitude to international travel and rest + Proactive management + Social responsibility team (including environmental and mental health) + Lots and lots of training

Cons

- HR is a bit disconnected from the rest of the organisation. Sometimes difficult to get a quick answer.

Pros

Great team and we engage EMEA & globally Wonderful variety of careers to recruit for - I get to speak to different types of people keeping me challenged and engaged Learning & development - I've learnt tons on the job and have the support of my management to continue my personal & professional development I've had the opportunity to support my colleagues across the team with assessment centers, recruitment and industry fairs etc I'm building relationships with my internal stakeholders all the time, to understand each team, dynamic, technical skills required for them is great fun When required I've assisted our key stakeholders with interviews, the best learning tool ever I could go on, but overall I'm extremely happy to get into the office and perform my role.

Cons

Nothing serious to note, sometimes processes can appear to be long but get quicker once you get into the swing of it.