I have an interview with Korn Ferry for an associate principal role and am curious about others’ experiences have been with work-life balance here. Also, I have an idea of what I should be compensated in this type of role, but any insights on how they pay compared to others would be helpful. Are you traveling during the pandemic or have client interactions been virtual? Lastly, if you are a consultant here, are you on billable hours? My current consulting role is not - so this would be new.

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I worked at KF for 4 years and could share a ton. There is almost no WLB for any role there. This is due to a variety of reasons- high turnover is one. They pay below market rate and this is known by most people in the industry and even the organization. The advisory CEO shared on a call once that they knew they paid lower than market rate but what you get in exchange is great management and development opportunities. My experience was consistent with that and I experienced a tremendous amount of growth there. The people are amazing. But you should expect 0 WLB and lower comp. DM me if you want to know more!

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If you are a current/past KF employee, what was included in your compensation package? What things were you able to negotiate? Anything off limits to ask for?

Do you get to meet Tony Romo?

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Where did they come up with the name Korn Ferry

Lester Korn and Richard Ferry, the cofounders

OP - how much experience do you have? You will get a lot more than 120K than what you are being offered.

I have a PhD and nearly 8 years of experience (focus has been in managing programs, projects, assessment/qualitative research, and presenting)

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