ALTEN reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(3,091 total reviews)
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Simon Azoulay

77% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

ALTEN has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,091 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ALTEN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management et conseil aux entreprises industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Mar 5, 2014

Human Meat Butchers

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They assisted me while moving in France, but mostly by passing me to a specialized company for professional relocations. But even in this case I had issues: see the Cons.

Cons

This company is the typical "human meat butcher" company: they take and leave skilled professionals on a price basis, always bidding at the lowest price. They targeted me since I was coming from a country in a deep economical crisis, with many problems in job market and used this to offer me a poor salary (despite my many years of experience) and to cover a position to a client, totally out of my competences. They don't care of your skills, but only want to place you in a position at the cheapest price possible: in fact I was able, thanks to my professionality, to be appreciated, but when I was sent at the client side I had zero matching skills with the position. Also, as an additional hit to the coffin, I was "gently invited" (of the kind "either sign or we will fire you") an extension of the trial period, making me working for 8 months without any legitimate contract. My salary was also way under the average for the geographical area and the position, so that I had issues finding a proper apartment, and I ended up on the hills at 40 minutes from the job location (without traffic). I was never offered of any course for certifications in any technology/methodology and when I required for that they delayed any discussion (more skilled professionals don't work for Alten).

1.0
Mar 12, 2019

WORST AND FRAUD COMPANY

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-You have a company a card and good benefit package

Cons

They "hired" me for few months, and they didn't assign me ANY job, and I was wasting my time a LOT, I just at home just waiting for the assignment. They didn't care about me, and when they didn't find anything they FIRED me. It's the worst company I have every been to honestly. if you are smart DON'T GO, everything is better place than this fraud company.

1.0
Dec 17, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you are an engineer who got contacted by Alten, please read this post!! There are NO ADVANTAGES! The good comments on this page are written by them. Please continue reading to older comments.

Cons

First of all, I would like to mention what really means working for Alten, maybe you know but after my experience talking with other colleagues from the company they didn't know when they arrive. Just like me. Alten is a consultant company, it means you will not work directly for Alten, they will send you to a customer. The customer will pay for your job to Alten. Alten will keep your money and pay you an unsignificant quantity of money. They play in advance because you are not from France, and you will not now how it really works. They almost not have french workers. French people can easily realize the bad work conditions they offer. The only French people working for the company are the recruters and managers who works directly for the company. As soon as you start working for the customer, you will not be anymore a person, you will become a number who makes money for them. If you get a job offer from Alten Sophia Antipolis, consider contacting other consultant companies from Sophia Antipolis where the job can compare both job offers. Do not compare with the conditions from your current job or internship. That is how they manage to cheat on people. They usually contact people from countries where the salaries are lower and the conditions are worse. This is true, your conditions will increase but when you start working for the customer and compare the salaries with people from other consultant companies or people who are directly working from the customer. This is the moment when you realize that you have been screw up. Now, it's too late because you have done a lot of efforts to be there: You have moved to another country, look for an apartment, bank accounts, social security, etc... Workers don't stay more than one year working for Alten and the managers don't care about that they just keep on recruiting new "talents". These are some of the reasons that just happened to my mind at the moment: - Minimum salaries. - Minimum rise salaries. - Not training provided. They promise imaginary training. - Your own manager doesn't know your name. (Maybe they remember the amount of the commision they got for recruiting you). - You change manager constantly. There is no possibility of having a follow-up. - There is not recognition of your work. Keep on working and do not complain.

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