United States Information Agency Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Overall great company- innovative and one of the best in the NYC area. Family owned for almost 100 years. Beautiful office and great staff. Downside is the pay- hardly any raises but the benefits are pretty good."

"Where buisness values conflict with national security."

What do you like about working at United States Information Agency?

"Flexible work hours and the fact I was helping to secure my country."

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

"Be neat and organized. Where clothing that is understated or conservative. Have a small patriotic pin or wrist ban on. Be physically fit and show you have participated in running events for worthy causes. Show initiative to follow rules without question."

What don't you like about working at United States Information Agency?

"In all companies there are contracts that need to be fulfilled. In some industries just following the letter of the contract is enough. The above and beyond does not affect peoples lives or our nations security. At USIS in the position I held it did. The companies work ethic of processing just the minimum of what was needed conflicted with my work ethic of exceeding the need. When it comes to our nations security, you don't need to know why is NOT acceptable.Another area was the unstated acceptance of working hours but not reporting them to keep your statistics up. Almost everyone does so. The company preaches against it but fosters the behavior by the performance measures it uses."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remember that you ACT as a representative of the agency you are working for. Also, you ARE the first line of defense safeguard not only for our Government but ultimately the People of the United States. Is just doing the minimum as fast as possible how you want your family protected"

"Sincere look back at the pros and cons of USIS employment"

What do you like about working at United States Information Agency?

"Dear CyberCoders,It would be unjust for me to reply either way without an explanation. I served USIS for nearly 5 years and climbed the ranks rather expeditiously. When directly working with good peers and subordinate to a good boss, life was good at USIS. When connected to less desirable peers and subjected to a bad boss, my experiences were of a nature that I would not like to repeat. Like all security services entities, there is good and bad to be had. More times than not, the perception was tremendously impacted by who one reported to and the individual character of that person.The bag is mixed, and I believe this to be true of every corporation to varying degrees. I will say this, most of my experiences with USIS were favorable, and for that I was and remain grateful."

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

"Avoid getting roped into remaining in a stagnant position. Let two years be your max. Then, move up or move out. No one will promote you. You have to fight for the opportunities or watch others prevail."

What don't you like about working at United States Information Agency?

"For a security centric company, the portion of the budget dedicated to security was totally inadequate. Also, the security staff chain of command was blurred and didn't support accountability."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Return to the bona-fide service oriented philosophies upon which USIS (also US Investigations Services) was built. Making the corporate infrastructure anorexic and placing all focus on growth rather than service was a very, very bad move. You lost good people, you alienated long term customers, and you hampered business development. Get back to your core competencies and weed out the profit at any cost fools that have been hanging around like worn out bathroom fixtures for way too long!"

"Worst experience of my professional career."

What do you like about working at United States Information Agency?

"The flexibility that goes along with working alone on your own schedule and managing your own cases."

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

"Have a backup ready. Some people have been hired in good areas and truly love this job. Most Investigators I have met were overwhelmed with relief the day they resigned from this job and accepted other investigative/national security related positions elsewhere."

What don't you like about working at United States Information Agency?

"The company's unyielding placement of profit (pleasing private equity firms) before all else in an industry where doing thorough professional investigations is critical. Aside from that, the experience seemed to vary from district to district based on district management."