The marmite of consultancies....but with zero nutritional benefits and well past its sell by date.
Pros
- Office: nice new office in Shoreditch. - A handful of people: a very few small number of fantastic people but reducing by the day.
Cons
- Cliquey: as previously mentioned, Capco is the extremely cliquey. There is a core group who dictate exactly what happens in the organisation. If you are not part of this core group or don't blindly follow them then you will be at the bottom of the pile for everything from promotions to what work you and even pay. - Recruitment: with big growth targets to fill, the recruitment team and those doing interviews will say anything to get people through the door. This leads to great people leaving successful positions elsewhere based on false promises. - Training: is non-existent. The predominant attitude is to get the most out of the skills that people already have with no consideration for how to develop people into better, more rounded consultants. - Leadership and Strategy: nice people but not leaders and no strategy. The new UK CEO is a step in the right direction however despite being 6 months into the role there is still no sign of a strategy with each of the partners having a very different view of where the business is going and no communication downwards. - Culture: Capco translation: "throw a party every 6 months". This is the approach that has been taken to date. Looking at other reviews and from talking within the firm before I left, the more junior members of the team love this approach (just left University and offered big parties with free booze) and hence have, when asked to by management, written very positive reviews. For those who have been around the block a little more, it is clear that the culture is more akin to that of a cult, with the aforementioned clique at the centre and gifts and parties used to keep people happy, no challenges to the status quo accepted and any mention that things aren't "awesome" squashed. Bullying is rife, including by the partners themselves, and even though this has been flagged to the Human Capital team, they do not act. - Quality of Work: 90% bodyshopping, 10% quality work. The latter is only available to a select few irrespective of ability and as such, the amount of quality work is decreasing due to poor performance. There are some very talented people at Capco, but most are in the wrong roles and/or walking out of the door. - All Talk, No Action: mentioned a few times in other reviews but really important. Capco is exceptional at using buzzwords, "innovation" being the most common however there is no follow up. The innovation team, now called BoldRocket, lead the charge here however despite all the talk and huge amount of money spent, nothing has been achieved and again, it is a closed shop with people who have no real experience. The same can been seen of the culture (saying you have a great culture is not the same thing as actually having one) and strategy.