Korn Ferry

kornferry.com · Los Angeles, United States of America

Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm that provides executive search, talent acquisition, leadership development, and organizational strategy services to enterprises across industries. The company helps clients design organizational structures, define roles and responsibilities, assess and develop leaders, and implement talent and reward programs, generating revenue through consulting engagements, retained search fees, and subscription-based talent and assessment solutions.

  • IT Consulting & Implementation
  • Managed IT & Cloud Services
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Revenue
$2.9B
Employees
11,000
Founded
1969
Headquarters
Los Angeles, United States of America

What 44 Arbolus experts think of Korn Ferry

NPS scores are strongly positive among influencers and users, with a cluster of 9s and 10s dominating the feedback. Renewal intent is high, especially among high spenders and strategic users, with only a minority expressing uncertainty or intent not to renew; those unsure typically cite user experience or AI analytics needs. The majority of users are in advanced implementation stages (>1 year), indicating strong tool stickiness. Key feedback themes emphasize credibility, data-driven frameworks, and deep benchmarking as core strengths, with requests for easier UI and more AI-driven insights as areas for improvement.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Korn Ferry

Total customers 44 43 current · 1 former
Reviews growth +37 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 77% (34)
  • Director 16% (7)
  • Manager 7% (3)
People Executive C-Suite NPS 8
People Leader C-Suite NPS 9 Will renew
Executive C-Suite NPS 6 Not renewing

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Sentiment

51 Net Promoter Score, from 43 scored reviews
  • Promoters 28
  • Passives 9
  • Detractors 6

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 6 months
  • May 8
  • Jun 8
  • Jul 8
  • Aug 8
  • Sep 8
  • Oct 8

Net Promoter Score across 5 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 30 across 5 companies.

Praised

  • Integration with HR Systems
  • User Interface Improvements
  • AI-Enabled Insights
  • Valuable for Complex Roles and Restructuring

Criticised

  • Analysis Can Be Time-Consuming
  • Lack of AI-Driven Recommendations
  • User Experience Needs Improvement
  • Data Freshness & Granularity

What customers say

Valuable for Complex Roles and Restructuring
“It's especially useful for complex role benchmarking, compensation reviews, and supporting organizational restructuring projects.”
Credible Market Data and Methodologies
“I value the structured, data-driven support Korn Ferry provides for compensation benchmarking, job evaluation, and organizational design.”
Decision Confidence for Leadership
“The frameworks give me confidence to make HR and compensation recommendations that can impact both the business and employees.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 67%
  • Will renew 14
  • Undecided 5
  • Not renewing 2

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 63% 16 answers
  • Director 75% 4 answers
  • Manager 100% 1 answer
  • 9.3/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 7/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 6/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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