Capco reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(3,428 total reviews)
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Anne-Marie Rowland

81% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Capco has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,428 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Capco 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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3K reviews
1.0
Sep 16, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I couldn't even begin to explain how a place like this exists and how such a negative culture forms over time. I have been working here for a little over a year and am currently planning an exit strategy. Its simple to explain to search firms bc they all know of the bad reputation, "horror stories" they say...

Cons

The first word that comes to mind is completely fake...fake in their talk about it being a great culture, fake in their emails about client coming first, and the big jobs their are supporting. FAKE in their acts of caring....If you consider drinks post work, and costly parties- even one at year end that will decrease all our bonuses... Its just a really miserable, depressing FAKE place and the content of work is an absolute joke. A few big name clients that use us as back office assistants

1.0
Aug 10, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good Insurance. Some cool people still there. Some management actually know what they are doing and are great to work with (Principle Consultants and Partners). Banking Domain still has some good projects but big brother FIS wants more staff augmentation. If you cant find any work - then go for it with an exit strategy

Cons

Capital Markets domain is now run by ex-IB operations guys who are destroying the company's reputation with Staff Augmentation projects. Management lies straight to their employees about nearly everything. Lots of money spent on the New York "in office" perks. If you are on a project and produce revenue for Capco, you will never see any of these perks so no need to list them. Salary increases do not keep up with inflation. Bonus is a joke for Financial Services.

1.0
Dec 27, 2018

Liars and Fools

Recommend
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Pros

Cool office, not that you'll be in it much.

Cons

TL/DR: Terrible organization that functions on lying and backstabbing. Projects are horrible and work life balance is non-existent. Capco likes to pretend that they're a modern company with transparency that promoted on merit, but that's just a facade. In reality they're as bad as the typical shady company, if not worse. Promotions are based on politics and favoritism not on any genuine merit. The company lacks competent leadership and subject matter experts, even in their staffing department, which is arguably the most important in a consulting company! They have former art/theater majors in charge of staffing Finance and Tech consultants and then it's supposed to come as a shock when their projects fall through? Most of their "partners" are just shady salesmen who are better off working in a used car dealership than in this field. Half the time they don't know what they're talking about with clients. And they clearly couldn't care less about staffing their projects with the right people or even with a sound strategy in mind. Much easier just to throw endless bodies at a problem and hope for the best. Atleast they got paid. Who needs return customers anyway... As for their "high-tech" brand, Capco clearly has no idea what they're doing in the digital realm as they hire hordes of people and then lay them off shortly after when they can't staff them. Projects are mostly PMO staff augmentation, which in layman's terms means doing incredibly boring mundane work for ridiculously long hours. They half a few long term customers who they do PMO staff for, because of their aforementioned terrible leadership they're hard pressed to find new customers or, in the event that they somehow do, maintain them for anything more than a one-off project. If you are looking to join for a career change or to boost your work experience then seriously look somewhere else. This is not the place for talented individuals to work. Most projects are bad and the people running them are insufferable. Your "coaches" won't really help you as they'd much rather focus on their own career than yours. If money is what's drawing you to this job, then seriously weigh the cost benefit anaylsis of what I've just stated. This is not a long term career move and depending on your project options, perhaps not even a short term one.

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As a firm, we are committed to providing excellent service to our clients and a positive experience for our employees. We engage in many forums to solicit feedback from our people and to look for ways to enhance their Capco experience. Capco has received many awards including as a Great Place to Work and a Great Place to Work for Millennials – all nominated by our people. While we understand that sometimes employees may find themselves in a role which is not their first choice, we pride ourselves in providing significant and varied opportunities for our people to grow their careers. With the nature of consulting, we also understand that some projects can be more demanding with time-sensitive commitments. However, on balance, Capco offers many opportunities for flexibility and work-life balance. We strongly encourage all employees to reach out to their HR Business Partner, Coaching Family Partner or another member of the leadership team if they require additional support at any time.
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