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      CGI

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      CGI reviews

      3.7

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (17,844 total reviews)

      François Boulanger

      77% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      CGI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 17,844 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CGI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management et conseil aux entreprises industry (3.5 stars).

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      18K reviews
      2.0
      Nov 2, 2008

      If you're innovative, very smart, and looking for a cutting-edge place to be, go elsewhere.

      It consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Desire to work with pleasant people and have a flexible work schedule.

      Cons

      Unformed corporate services infrastructure, 'drink the kool ade' ring to internal communications, sales-driven culture, absence of robust leader-of-the-pack strategic plan; heads of CGI still think it's a small company in an industry that will forever be expanding - this is not the case, and the IT consulting industry will eventually pass it by if it doesn't realize that a sales force making a certain number of sales calls per week should not be the core measure for business development.

      2.0
      Oct 29, 2008

      Professional but impersonal

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      By their nature, large software consulting companies are difficult to assign a 'personality'. Since they don't have product lines, these companies tend to market themselves via their consulting methodology. IBM, for example, likes to sell itself as a cheap, global consulting company. Thoughtworks, as the small but cutting-edge boutique alternative. CGI's identity is based on process. Since they can't be the cheapest, they attempt to be the 'best run'. There is a focus on performance rather than minimizing cost, which engenders a more professional atmosphere than at some other companies. In general, CGI respects its employees work-life balance and provides competitive salaries and benefits.

      Cons

      The flip side is that the focus on process is often only skin-deep. When talking to clients, CGI likes to tout its ISO-certified project management and HR processes, but in practice only the higher levels of management concern themselves with process. The project teams manage themselves no differently than any other company. In addition, like any consulting company, your experience as an employee can vary a lot depending on what projects you are working on. Most of my time at CGI was spent on the client's site, and CGI made little effort to engage me beyond sporadic performance reviews. It would be easy to become lost in a company like CGI.

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