Alliant Consulting

I first learned about Alliant Consulting when my sister switched careers from the Counseling Psychology to #laborcompliance #prevailingwage in April 2018. I was so jealous, but a year later I would make Alliant history! I was one of five Labor Compliance Administrative Clerks applicants selected to be part of Alliance first “OG” newbies Class 2019. During the first two weeks of our classroom training we got to meet all the staff and hear about their experiences and best practices. The curriculum is easy to follow and there is always someone there to answer all questions and I ask a lot of questions. Alliant is a place where everyone gets a chance to sparkle and be yourself. This month I celebrated my 1-year anniversary with Alliant. It has been a year filled with opportunities for the whole Alliant Consulting family. “Expanding in all ways, Always” --Ryan Servant, Million Dollar Listing New York.

Amazing team of professionals! Well versed in prevailing wage matters and an excellent resource for educations and labor compliance issues. I will always count on them for support on our projects.

Our company is a global pipeline engineering services company and when language regarding prevailing wage and labor compliance requirements began appearing in our contracts and RFP's, Alliant Consulting's expert staff was there to guide us. We met with the owner, Christa Schott, who was clearly very knowledgeable in this industry and had the right connections with the DIR who, we were later to learn was key to determining if our company was subject to such requirements. The various requirements that spanned across all the states we worked in felt overwhelming and we are grateful for the resources, experience and expertise the staff was able to provide us with.

I’ve worked for Alliant for almost 6 years. It’s been by far the best experience re-entering the workforce after taking time off to raise my family. Management has always been supportive and flexible. I truly consider my co-workers as my extended family. We work hard and are rewarded for our efforts. Our staff prides itself on quality work on behalf of our clients. I look forward to continuing to provide our clients with the highest standard of oversite in the industry.

If you're considering working here please read this first. Cons: There were many downsides to working at Alliant. All of which had to do with management of the company. When I first started, Joanne (HR manager) and Christa (owner) promised an open door policy, however as I continued with the company I came to see the trend of there being an open door policy as long as you came to them with issues that didn't contradict them. As long as you were on their good side your position was safe with the company. However, should you come to them with any disagreement on policies or any issues with how they ran the company your standing with Alliant was easily threatened. As you can imagine, this contributed/s to an extremely high turn over at Alliant. -The HR manager did not have adequate knowledge of labor compliance and thus proved to be a poor source of assistance to employees with things such as labor compliance, work load management, job training and coaching. All of which are issues someone in HR management for a labor compliance company should be able to handle. -Labor compliance is a difficult subject to learn. I found that after a 2 week training period the expectations put on employees to perform at near perfection were extremely high! This contributed to functioning under a level of stress that left many employees drained and unhappy. Towards the end of my time at Alliant I regularly felt like just a number; as long as my performance was perfect I was in their good graces, but the minute I needed help or any kind of additional training I was considered a burden and drain on the company's resources. During my time at Alliant many employees were constantly fearful of losing their positions. -I also noticed that management seemed to play favorites. People's positions were protected if the bosses liked you, but if not, then you would find yourself in a precarious position. Suggestions to management: -Find a new business model for the management of employee relations. -Get a new HR manager who knows how to deal with people, knows the trade, and has the ability to be kind. - Don't play favorites with employees and be willing to help those who need more training. It can't always be about numbers.