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Great place to work if you can figure things out on your own
Account Manager (Current Employee) – Herndon, VA – February 1, 2017
More of a technical sales role - need to know ALOT about the standards before selling. Training is decent, BUT they expect you to retain everything from training camp.
Challenge
Manager (Current Employee) – London – December 19, 2018
BSI Group is a challenging organization to work for. Very siloed, non communicative between divisions. They are trying to fix it - but until certain personalities change that will not happen. Need to move out of the way the people that blockade the policy.
The office was a close commute creating a nice life balance
General Manager (Former Employee) – Township of Jackson, NJ – April 26, 2018
A typical day involved managing the efforts of a staff of 10+ people and interfacing with clients. I learned about office culture and the kind of effort it takes to balance employee satisfaction and need with keeping a positive, productive organization moving. Hardest part of this job was dealing with the numerous business "opportunities" while keeping the organization moving properly. The more enjoyable part of this job was seeing the staff grow in skills and watching them grow professionally.
Pros
Close commute, nice office environment
Cons
Healthcare options were few.
Review summary
Help Desk Analyst - Tier I (Current Employee) – Norcross, GA – October 1, 2017
Great place to work
Great work/life balance
Would love to have better benefits overall
Very flexible
Family oriented
Management is great
The people are friendly
The pay pretty much matches the work
Great work/life balance
Would love to have better benefits overall
Very flexible
Family oriented
Management is great
The people are friendly
The pay pretty much matches the work
Pros
Great work/life balance
Cons
no tuition assistance or discounts
Great place to have worked
RME/Operations Manager (Former Employee) – San Diego, CA – September 19, 2018
Good place to have worked - over way too soon. Very busy work environment with water damage, mold and construction. Very interesting projects and challenging environments.
Pros
Good work environment
very good benefits, terrible and old fashioned management
IT Specialist (Former Employee) – London – January 7, 2017
I joined the Group IT in this company with great expectations but in few months I could tell that this is not the right place for me. If you are a driven, open minded and improvement seeker IT specialist don't go there. however, If you know how to play the political game then you will definitely success in BSI.
The management general attitude is to reject any new technology, ideas or modern methodologies. The follow the oldest out dated management fashion and the employee is always constraint by inflexible work procedures. This has put many employees down; during 8 months 9 employees left Group IT only. HR team are absolutely useless, they always stand by management and never support the employee claims especially new starters.
The company offers great package of benefits, discounts and free activities to participate in. Co-workers were also very friendly.
The management general attitude is to reject any new technology, ideas or modern methodologies. The follow the oldest out dated management fashion and the employee is always constraint by inflexible work procedures. This has put many employees down; during 8 months 9 employees left Group IT only. HR team are absolutely useless, they always stand by management and never support the employee claims especially new starters.
The company offers great package of benefits, discounts and free activities to participate in. Co-workers were also very friendly.
BSI Americas
Operations Planner BSI (Current Employee) – Herndon, VA – June 5, 2017
Poor management. Lack of communication between higher ups and worker bees. Number are more important than people. The amount of work that is expected doesn't match their salaries. The higher ups only see numbers and treat their employees unfairly.
Pros
Pto
Cons
Support, salary, work load, management
out of business
Bookkeeper (Former Employee) – Overland Park, KS – July 20, 2017
Hard work is appreciated. Leadership is accessible and listens to ideas. Company is no longer in business, owner passed away a few years ago. Very good man
Pros
flex hours
Cons
no benefits
Gives you the experience
anonomous (Former Employee) – Herndon, VA – February 8, 2016
The benefits are amazing! However, this is not a company to go to if you are looking for a good salary, a good work environment, job stability, or growth in your career. Typical day usually involves being thrown under the bus on a regular basis.
New Acquisition
Qualified Person for Site Safety (Current Employee) – New York, NY 10010 – March 16, 2018
BSI bought out the EHS company that I am working for. They seem like a good company. The integration has been pretty seamless. I stil report to the same supervisor .
Fun place to work but low pay and not the best managment
Outside Sales Account Executive (Current Employee) – California – November 9, 2017
It's a niche Industry where success can happen. Start up atmosphere can be good for entrepreneurial spirit.Typical high pressure sales job of building the pipeline and having to hit your monthly sales goal.
Pros
Supportive peers, flexible schedule. Decent commission if you can sell. Large client base
Cons
Micromanagement, low pay and too many mixed messages funneled from the executive team down .
Productive
Planning Associate (Former Employee) – Reston, VA – January 23, 2014
• Plan, schedule, monitor and control management assessment audits for approximately 600 clients located in both North and South America
• Provide administrative support to Auditors in the field with daily logistical changes utilizing SAP data system
• Create Standard Maintenance Orders and schedule maintenance plans/audits accurately supporting client and government requirements
• Provide quality control for client maintenance orders to ensure audits are conducted accurately and on time
• Troubleshoot scheduling conflicts by working closely with clients and Auditors driving high customer service levels
• Responsible for the delivery of time sensitive information to field personnel
• Provide administrative support to Auditors in the field with daily logistical changes utilizing SAP data system
• Create Standard Maintenance Orders and schedule maintenance plans/audits accurately supporting client and government requirements
• Provide quality control for client maintenance orders to ensure audits are conducted accurately and on time
• Troubleshoot scheduling conflicts by working closely with clients and Auditors driving high customer service levels
• Responsible for the delivery of time sensitive information to field personnel
Pros
N/a
Cons
No commucation
Not very organized when it comes to training.
Auditor (Current Employee) – Herndon, VA – February 18, 2017
Management are not in touch with the heart beat of the organization or employees. Seem to only think about profit and not their customers.
Pros
The opportunity to meet people from all professional backgrounds.
Cons
No incentives, low pay, too many politics, not trustworthy, lots of turnover, money oriented versus customer service
Lame Management team with no concern for the employees
Senior Account Manager (Former Employee) – Reston, VA – March 17, 2012
Management runs a very dated business. The business is plan is ripped right out of the 1978 Xerox sales plan even though it 30 years later, and they dont' sell technology.
Established veterans are allowed to abuse and rip off other employees without penalty.
Working from home and vaction were lone bright spots.
Established veterans are allowed to abuse and rip off other employees without penalty.
Working from home and vaction were lone bright spots.
Pros
working from home, vacation time galore
Cons
everything else, senior execs are lame
Excellent Company
Senior Sales Engineer (Former Employee) – Remote – May 19, 2017
Great products and the need is there for all companies world wide. Great brand reputation for Standards. Very minimal communication to remote employees from Headquarters.
Pros
Great people. Great PTO package.
Cons
Career Advancement
Before PC's and Wireless
Information Systems Manager (Former Employee) – Baltimore, MD – July 24, 2017
Built the entire technology department for what became the premier temporary help service company in the Baltimore-Washington area. Took the company from their first IBM PC to a Wide area network as the company grow to 7 states up and down the eastern seaboard and training and supported the entire users base.
Great Place to work
BUSINESS MARKETING AND PROJECT OPERATIONS LEADER (Current Employee) – Belgrade, MT – April 17, 2017
This is a great culture developed over 40 years of being in business to do things right for the customer and be fair to the company. Employees are treated with respect.
Good Company
Strategic Account Executive (Current Employee) – San Francisco, CA – February 13, 2014
Great opportunities to positively influence and contribute to company strategy, lots of opportunities to use skills, energy and expertise. Large enough company to have the resources and small enough to feel you make a difference
Managing the uncertainties of management and overall company direction is challenging
Account Manager (Current Employee) – US – October 9, 2013
I may be wrong, but I personally don’t think the salesforce should have been tied to arbitrary sales numbers that were associated to a geographic territory of states with little understanding and research conducted by management on the sales potential in each Account Manager's respective territory. As it’s not every day that companies need to a Notified Body unless they are ready to enter into the EU.
Most medical device companies are established and have obtained CE Marking services and are just seeking to add on new products to their existing CE certificate…same with ISO certification...QMS software...systems are already in place. Startups that require any of the above stated services are typically new business targets with very limited capital and decision-making is primarily based on budget and preparedness to the EU market.
Net new sales should be a smaller percentage of goals for Account Managers working in the Notified Body industry. Instead, management should welcome, encourage and allow Account Managers to utilize their strengths and competencies in account management, client services, and offer consultative aid to their existing clients. Management wants to position the Account Manager position as a "hunter" role but the reality is the company needs strong, stable "farmers" who can build upon existing clients.
The joy of executing one's capabilities well and being competent in having enough ongoing training on core Notified Body services is where Account Managers need the most development. The more a Notified Body organization re-invests in its salesforce more... through training and adopting some of their ideas/recommendations is how long-term growth will occur for new and existing relationships. less
Most medical device companies are established and have obtained CE Marking services and are just seeking to add on new products to their existing CE certificate…same with ISO certification...QMS software...systems are already in place. Startups that require any of the above stated services are typically new business targets with very limited capital and decision-making is primarily based on budget and preparedness to the EU market.
Net new sales should be a smaller percentage of goals for Account Managers working in the Notified Body industry. Instead, management should welcome, encourage and allow Account Managers to utilize their strengths and competencies in account management, client services, and offer consultative aid to their existing clients. Management wants to position the Account Manager position as a "hunter" role but the reality is the company needs strong, stable "farmers" who can build upon existing clients.
The joy of executing one's capabilities well and being competent in having enough ongoing training on core Notified Body services is where Account Managers need the most development. The more a Notified Body organization re-invests in its salesforce more... through training and adopting some of their ideas/recommendations is how long-term growth will occur for new and existing relationships. less
Pros
4 weeks of paid vacation and working remotely a small percentage of time
Cons
base pay and commission structure not competitive, selling services with little to no training