Working at Towers Watson in Chicago, IL: 2 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Chicago, IL Area

What do you like about working at Towers Watson?

"Much autonomy as long as my responsibilities were met. Member of senior management team for US Midwest"

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

"Emphasize the recruit's management and business development skills and experiences"

What don't you like about working at Towers Watson?

"Resonsibilities for 9 offices required significant out of town travel causing work/life balance issues"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would address the recent merger with Towers Perrin including common systems and staff roles"

What do you like about working at Towers Watson?

"Smart collaborative people, opportunity to learn, grow, make a difference, market-leading research, client focus and professionalism"

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

"Be committed to challenging work in an intensive environment with very smart people with limited time. Enjoy what you do and be prepared for minimal work/life balance during peak times"

What don't you like about working at Towers Watson?

"Shift in culture and leadership post merger, seeming focus on numbers at expense of talent, lack of clarity about when and how to work collaboratively, increase in internal competition between lines of business; wanted more control of resource choice/allocation to my projects, more involvement/input into decisions"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Ensure leaders are rewarded for and reward collaborative, entrepreneurial behavior; encourage career growth; focus on preparing talent for future business opportunities; better leverage research"