BSI Group Reviews

Pros

- Great rewards / benefits / holiday - Good pay for office based roles -Progression opportunities if you work for it -Corporate channels with development / HR/ Recruitment etc...

Cons

-Specific manager can affect your view on the company -Not a con but just to note - very corporate environment if that's not your 'thing'

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

A lot of opportunity to go on free courses and speak to interesting individuals who are market experts within their respective industries. Monday to Friday job and no requirements to work from home.

Cons

True lack of understanding of their staff, never listen to feedback and if the feedback is not as the management team expect then you are simply bullied out of your opinions and belittled. Management team distance themselves from their teams, no relationship building in place to understand their staff. Complete lack of structure in personal development and if you apply for roles within the business which are not given to you by your management then you will be blocked in applying and questioned on your intent and commitment for the business. A very backward working environment, where micro management is a key factor and treat employees like children. A toxic environment, where breaks, lunches and everything else you do is watched and timed and you are constantly questioned and the lack of an exit interview went to prove that you are no looking to change anytime soon. Hardly any benefits, everything is a salary sacrifice and company does not pay for anything for you.