Exciting and rewarding working environment
Pros
The New York office of CognoLink is showing such aggressive growth that it's almost impossible not to be inspired by the opportunities for new employees. Senior management is practically begging for people to prove themselves and get promoted to help with the overall goals of expanding the business and building new teams and products. Everyone is willing to help however they can in order to ensure your success - it really does feel like a team sport. The work environment is always high-energy, and although stressful at times (due to deadlines, client demands, managing your workload), generally very fun. Relaxed senior management help the research staff see the bigger issue, stressing important factors (such as adherence to compliance standards) over day-to-day fire alarm situations. The exposure you receive to different clients, specialists (include C-level executives at many of the largest corporations worldwide), and cultural differences (given CognoLink's offices in New York, New Delhi, Shanghai and Hong Kong) is definitely a selling point. After 1 year at CognoLink, you will be able to talk to anyone about anything.
Cons
Due to the growing nature of the company, the work-life balance has not yet been achieved. Given the number of clients CognoLink is currently supporting, the research staff is nearly constantly spread thin. Although there is a performance metric in place tied directly to monthly bonuses, the research staff is still largely underpaid.
