bad policy - Graduate Engineer Trainee J P Research Employee Review

I have been working with JPR for several years as an independent consultant. In my capacity I’ve been able to observe both top management as well as JPR’s employees. The firm, a consulting company, serves a very high-end and demanding clientele—Legal firms and major corporations—and as such, JPR has very high performance expectations from both management and employees alike. PROS • In the past 4 years JPR management has made a concerted effort to improve its internal personnel systems, hiring an outside HR consultant to provide ongoing counsel and employee consultation and also an outside Administrative/Benefits company to improve its employee benefits program. • The technical work can be very challenging because of uncompromising demands of JPR’s litigation clientele and complexities of litigation matters. • The demands on employees are high (responsiveness/consistency/high quality) but the rewards are also high for those who work hard and are willing to “go the extra mile.” • Compensation is truly driven by performance and there is a high upside for high performers. • The company has started up two new offices in the Midwest and East coast offering more challenging growth opportunities to all staff. • Successful employee at JPR — and there are several key staff who have been here over 10 years — are very responsible, independently motivated as well as, competent in their execution of technical and/or administrative positions.

• This is NOT a company for everyone…Anyone with questionable work habits, those not skilled at critical thinking, or persons who have personal expectations that exceed their performance… will not succeed here. • The nature of JPR’s business requires its management to have high expectations and job demands. Another requirement is the ability to deal with frequent changes driven by the firms demanding clients; you must be thick-skinned and flexible. • If you do not embrace the mindset of working smart and hard, then this is not the company for you. • There are times when top management will be under pressure due to litigation demands; and this pressure is often transferred to staff in form of high demands [tension] for consistency, precision, and long hours when needed. Not all staff holds up well under this situational high pressure.

· It’s interesting work that has constant variety. Everyday is different. Every project is different. Every task in a project is different and creative. Work here is definitely not boring and stays exciting. · The CEO is a brilliant at what she does and you can learn a lot by observing how she works with clients. · The CEO will show incredible loyalty and reward to those who earn it. She generously, financially rewards people who perform. · The CEO hires the best. So if you’re working there you should be flattered. And it’s nice to be surrounded by other high-performers and to be a part of such an elite and successful team.

CEO is passionate about what she does and has high standards for herself. She expects the same high standards from her team, which can feel tough to live up to at times. She expects people to put in whatever hours are necessary to get the job done right, as she does.