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Huron Consulting Group

During a typical day at Huron you will work on developing SQL procedures, manage projects and related timelines, balance weekly workload, communicate with clients/project teams, interact with "C" level executives at client location, develop and interpret system requirements, translate gathered requirements into actual database/system designs and track/record your time daily.

The training regimen at Huron is well developed and during a team members first 6 months on the job they will attend over 40 well developed and structured training classes that will thoroughly prepare you for whatever daily situations you may face. Some of these classes include: advanced SQL, scripting, Report building in SSRS and Visual Basic, soft skills (requirements gathering and client interaction), advanced database architecture and advanced IT and server QA.

The management is great but may adhere too strictly to rigid corporate matrix structures, which may limit future potential growth if you are an above average performing employee.

Co-workers are amazing and it can be said that the VERY strict interview process involved at Huron will weed out any low performers and leave behind only the best peers for you to collaborate with.

The hardest part of the job is making it through the first 4 months of training where you have almost no client interaction and solely spend your time attempting to learn the proprietary systems used in their software.

The most enjoyable part of the job is the technically creative freedom that is granted during software implementation. This allows you to really analyze the situation presented in the requirements and use your own creative approach to designing a client specific solution.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Benefits, unlimited PTO, working remotely 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with inconsistency of corporate vs individual businesses units and the overall approach by each different group to include work expectations of your performance.  Annual evaluation process or promotion ability is handled through a calibration committee who makes decisions on your growth opportunities but yet nothing provided in writing by this secret group nor do you ever receive details in writing.  This process is very vague and then pushed onto a coach to deliver a message in which they had no ability to appeal the decision of your submitted business case.  Feels like you have to part of a clique in order to be promoted or get an above meets rating. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Values are stated but not followed and it’s all work hard, work more hours, take on more and get it done fast, this is the way it is environment.  The some people use the word toxic place.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long hours, management acknowledgment only when they need something from you, some management will not even speak to you.  Business units silos create it difficult to work with each other when you’re crossing into other business areas.

As a remote worker, my typical day at work consisted of virtual meetings and deep work.
I learned that a young company/high-growth company can uphold its core values. Huron "walks the talk", which was refreshing.
Unfortunately, the poor behavior of some people managers often goes unnoticed, making it challenging to hold them accountable for their ethically questionable behavior. People talk openly about difficult, ineffective managers. Be cautious about who you share your vulnerability with. Ask for advice, feedback, guidance with caution; you'd be surprised how much information from a candid conversation gets back to your manager. Actually, don't show weakness. It will inevitably be held against you.
The nature of the industry requires long hours. It can be challenging, but you are well. You will receive generous compensation for your contributions.
The most enjoyable part of my job was the exposure and collaboration. Huron is truly a flat-matrixed organization. It is common for employees of all management levels to work closely together.

I interned at Huron Consulting Group back in Summer 2016 at their Chicago headquarters within the Higher Education & Life Sciences sector/department. This was my first real-world internship as a rising junior in college, so I arrived at the internship with both nervousness and imposter syndrome. That being said, I was incredibly grateful to come into a small (but mighty) team focused on optimizing internal operations in order to increase survey response rates for external clients. Both my internship hosts were very welcoming from my first day at the office, and they patiently trained and coached me on all the necessary components in order to set me up for success. Because they were able to create a psychologically-safe space for me, I never hesitated in asking questions, which enabled me to further deepen my understanding of the business. We had weekly team lunches as well, where I got to network and meet other colleagues in our departments. Although my time with the company was limited to an internship, I will never forget this amazing chapter in my career, and I want to thank this experience for continuing to shape my skills and making me more confident in navigating the real world!

In my experience, Huron's greatest differentiator is our culture - the environment is genuinely collaborative and your project + service line leadership are invested in your growth. So many of our clients are repeats - the approach is to really build a partnership for lasting transformation, not just do the bare minimum of the SOW and leave. There are also good, challenging work opportunities. If you're good, you'll get opportunities, even if you're young.

Base pay is competitive, if on the low end of the market, for most titles. That said, bonuses for strong performers are above market average and the work/life balance is much, much better than market. The benefits package is also great, especially health insurance and 401k match.

Diversity and inclusion are valued and being taken increasingly seriously...Huron has a way to go yet on being a truly diverse working environment (as does the entire industry), but there is a real desire to do the work to get there. 

The only caveat is that each practice really has its own environment - I'm in EDU and stand by all of the above, but I know the experience is not the same in HC, ES&A, or Corporate.

I work in client services, which handles customizations and upgrades for a product that increasingly discourages customization. I enjoy the technical challenges of the job. Most TCs that work for Huron are working for implementation, which may have minor customization, but is done in a way that is more easily maintained. I typically work with the most customized, challenging clients.

I find that there is a lot of context switching. Because we bill clients, there is a lot of pressure to get close to 100% "utilization" (billable hours divided by 40), which does not feel personally sustainable given the number of non-billable meetings we are required to attend. The overall company culture is good for non-billable people, I believe. There is wonderful attention to diversity and work/life balance, as long as you are non-billable. It's a little hard to see others enjoying that when those of us who are billable (and keep the lights on) are expected to work 40 billable hours per week. If you are in HR or management or other non-billable support, I'm sure it's a wonderful place to work.

Horrible place to work. No support from coach or manager. My manager was a certified BSer to the client and had no idea what they were doing. They lie and manipulate and only care about their mid year/annual performance review and bonus and will do anything to look good for calibration at your expense. If you make a mistake, your manager will never let you live it down even though they make constant mistakes and expect you to fix their mistake and take the fall for them. Honestly met some of the rudest/most spineless people I’ve ever come across. Your hard work will not be recognized. You’ll be blindsided with horrible feedback in workday and negative reviews out of nowhere. Your manager will take credit for all your hardwork and will never show appreciation. They will also go behind your back to higher up’s to sabotage your progression and reputation to make themselves look better. Horrible and toxic place to work.

My advice - if you decide to join Huron, take the skills that you learn and jump ship at your earliest convenience.

Huron's top management seems to want Huron to be a good, progressive company that values its employees. That filters down into the actual culture within the company very inconsistently. Huron is very cliquish so to be successful you will need to find some clique that accepts you.  

Huron does not have managers/supervisors per se but rather coaches. It is very important that your coach likes you so you need to put a lot of effort into making sure that person likes you even if you don't really feel you have much in common with the coach or that you have common values. Coaches will be the ones that 'sell' you to the organization or let you kind of wither on the vine.  Some coaches are great advocates for their coachees, others are not very attentive at all. You can change coaches but that can be tricky because if your coach feels like you rejected her/him they might actually work against your career progression.  

You may have opportunities to learn a lot at Huron. You just need to be careful to align with some clique and hopefully a clique that can help you advance.

A typical day is to fly out at 6am on Monday mornings, barring any delays, land by noon.  Participate or lead internal meetings after the commute until about 6pm or later.  We then work in the hotel room for remainder of the evening preparing for the week.  External and internal meetings for the next three days, usually leading to a 12-16 hour day.  We then fly out by 6pm Thursday evening and work at home 10-12 hours on Friday.  Some weekend catch up or preparation work is usually required as well.  The people there are very smart and professional.  Work is usually done in teams and is proactive.  Their methodologies are "home grown" which goes against almost all of what I have learned in performance improvement in the past, however they are highly successful.  I love to work with the clients and the end users.  Change management is truly my forte.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The few and the brave co-workers 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
A management team that has no business to be in business of a publicly traded company. No Vision, no accountability, just endless disappointment. Yet it continues to bring the same useless type of so called leaders.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Zero shared values or a "north star".  Total erosion of accountability by the leadership.   Elevated turnover and talent drain. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A state of transactional survival,  where the day-to-day work environment shifts from being purpose-driven to being reactive, tactical, and fundamentally unstable.  With a Middle managers becoming "message carriers" for conflicting directives. Instead of measuring success through long-term value creation or market positioning, the daily pulse is dictated by arbitrary, short-term financial KPIs.

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