A good place to get started - Anonymous employee DKS Associates Employee Review

3.0
3 Jun 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. Challenging technical work. 2. Good place to learn the fundamentals of transportation consulting. 3. Solid reputation in the industry. 4. Excellent junior and mid level staff.

Cons

1. Each office operates as a franchise. Limits ability to deliver on larger proposals and projects. 2. Health benefits are robust but employee portion is very high. 3. Senior management tends to focus on achieving next week's financial objectives at the expense of next month's or next year's. Hampers long term company growth.

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DKS Associates Response
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I appreciate the feedback. At DKS we are very proud of the exceptionally skilled professionals who make up our staff. We attract exceptional talent because we offer them opportunities to work on interesting and challenging projects that make a difference for the communities we live in. With the adoption of a company-wide strategic plan in 2013, DKS has begun to address the concerns regarding independent office operations and improve collaboration among our locations. We are excited to have many of our professional staff participating in critical strategic initiatives including creating a uniform approach to marketing, consistent rewards for company performance, better communication of our Employee Stock Ownership Program, and redefinition of our career path. We have also revamped our medical insurance plan to introduce a high deductible option with a fully paid premium for employees and a Health Savings Account.

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4.0
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Pros

They treat their employees well with competitive pay and benefits. There are many opportunities to learn new things.

Cons

Due to a lack of work, I often worked far fewer than 40 hours a week. Since employees were paid hourly, this was unfortunate, as they had made it seem like I would consistently receive 40 hours. Even after I communicated that I was getting fewer than 40 hours, very little changed.

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