Working at Crowe Horwath in Chicago, IL: 4 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Chicago, IL Area

"This is an excellent public accounting firm to kickstart your career out of school. We compete with the Big 4 but we're at a size that feels like a large family where partners and other high level experts are very accessible allowing lower levels to have the resources to learn and grow quickly. Our clients vary from large, publicly traded companies to mid-sized companies and organizations across all industries."

"Doesn't measure up to Big 4.Stressful place that is not rewarding at all."

What do you like about working at Crowe Horwath?

"Compensation & benefits are competitive with other CPA firms. Working from home is acceptable most of the time. Good opportunity for people starting off in their career."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good opportunity for entry level up to senior. Look elsewhere before reaching manager level. Very little growth from within the firm."

What don't you like about working at Crowe Horwath?

"No work-life balance despite their giving lip service to it. Very stressful and cut-throat environment. Unreasonable budgets and sales goals for managers and above. Everyone is expected to meet these goals. Sales ability is valued at the expense of technical ability and client service. Only those people who live and breathe the Crowe mantra and live their values are rewarded, even if they are weak technically. Cultural diversity is almost nonexistent despite giving lip service to that. Very conservative Midwestern firm where you can find ethnic support groups that have no power in a largely White Ango environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep an eye on how your senior management treat their employees. Partners and senior management play favorites with certain employees while mistreating others based on personal bias. Exceptions to well-documented Crowe policies are made for certain people but not others, Also, if a person feels uncomfortable selling, he/she should not be forced to. This is not what the person was trained for."

"Property Tax Group struggling to succeed"

What do you like about working at Crowe Horwath?

"Intelligent hard working group"

What don't you like about working at Crowe Horwath?

"Property Tax business model needs refinement"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Review business model"

"Excellent"

What do you like about working at Crowe Horwath?

"Crowe is one of the worse firms when it comes to treating its people right."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just run fast"