Matrixed leadership - Anonymous employee Korn Ferry Employee Review

3.0
27 Apr 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of smart, talented people. PTO allotments were reasonable and the extra holiday time at the end of the year was nice.

Cons

On the consulting side, there are so many projects reporting to so many different people that you constantly feel like you're not measuring up. You can really burn the midnight oil to get everything done and still feel like you're failing. Your direct supervisor has little insight into all you are doing, so there is little positive feedback in these cases.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
16 Jun 2026
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Pros

The client diversity across industries and regions is top notch. Great brand recognition. The marketing investments in Korn Ferry Tour and LA28 paid off. Smart people. Remote work is a plus as 75% people work remotely. No push for facetime in offices. Work from anywhere! Everyone knows of Korn Ferry!

Cons

A culture of long hours and interrupted vacations. Clear demarcation between haves(fee earners) and have nots (execution). High expectations with outdated systems, manual processes, inefficient. Low pay as there are no merits due to market/company performance. Hard to get food at the holiday party so stop at Five Guys prior.

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