Depends on your practice .. - Manager Exponent Employee Review

5.0
27 May 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Many opportunities if you're a self starter. If you can read between the lines, build relationships, leverage existing ones, and politic, you'll fit in just fine.

Cons

If you're not a self starter this job will challenge you. Consulting in general is hard for trained engineers and scientists. Nobody is going to step by step tell you how to succeed because it's simply not the same path for anyone. If you don't get that, you're going to struggle. Base salary is lower than industry but bonus potential is higher.

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5.0
17 Mar 2026
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Pros

Good benefits and great culture

Cons

Inconsistent workload but partly due to the nature of the business

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2.0
9 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Many consultants successfully use Exponent as a stepping stone to larger tech companies. The project work can sometimes be very interesting and some consultants appreciate overtime and bonuses for long hours (albeit many feel they would earn more overall compensation at larger tech companies).

Cons

The company has very high expectations of its consultants and doesn't always provide the resources necessary to achieve their expectations. In order to grow after the first few years, consultants are generally expected to generate their own business, but some junior consultants feel they are not fairly given credit for business they help bring in. Many consultants feel the performance rewards are too delayed.

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