Big emphasis on Protiviti people and how great they are. From my experience, they were alright/nothing special. Every single person I knew at Protiviti was unhappy and considering leaving. The New York office had particularly high turnover. The on boarding for new hires is inefficient and a waste of time/resources. Protiviti has new hires attend a 10 day training program in Chicago prior to starting full time. This training program was almost identical to the 10 day training program in Orlando prior to starting the internship. After all this "training," I was very disappointing to then be staffed on the bench for the first 2 months of starting. And add in maybe another 2 months in between other engagements. You can expect to be on the bench at least 3-6 MONTHS your first year at the firm. It was painfully boring. I could not wrap my head around a firm that would invest so much time and money into their employees, and yet have no work for them to do. It was mind-boggling to me. It became very apparent to me that Protiviti's real focus is on marketing its promises. Not delivering them.
Staffing is stupid. You will be thrown on whatever project they need you on, regardless of your background, skill set, future goals, travel preferences, etc. It might work out well for you, but it oftentimes doesn't. Your chargeability is a far second to how well you suck up to your superiors and how many worthless internal initiatives you're part of...be ready to attend a happy hour event once a week for the rest of your life as long as you're there - Caution to those considering coming here from the Big Four: your hours might be better but the caliber of everything is significantly lower...I WISH I WENT BIG 4
