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3.1

54% would recommend to a friend

(512 total reviews)
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Richard Bolte, Jr.

63% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

BDP International has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 512 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BDP International employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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512 reviews
1.0
Jan 28, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Here is the only positive about this place. If you are a recent grad or someone who wants to work in International Logistics, then this place is decent for entry level work. If you are a hard worker and smart, you will learn quickly. Since all levels of mgmt provide little support, you will be challenged to figure things out on your own (sink or swim). This is actually good, because after a few years, you will have a good skill set that makes you attractive to competitors or clients. Only stay for a max of two years, then move on to a competitor or clients staff

Cons

- No room for advancement. First thing you notice is all managers are either family or friends of the owners or have worked there for 20+ years. the 20+ years are friends of the original owner and just slack around doing meaningless jobs. - There is absolutely NO training. No instructions, no manuals, no guidance. Just sit with someone else for two weeks, then you are on your own. - There is no Employee Development. They take advantage of your skill sets and talent you come to the company with, but have no desire to improve their workers. You basically stay in the position you were hired for. - Pay grades are much lower than industry standards. Probably 30% below. - Raises are minimal. Usually they stick with 2% a year. - Benefits are expensive, and they change companies every year. 401k match is only 1% with eight years to fully vest. - HR department is only there to protect Management. If you have an issue with a manager, HR will suggest you leave the company After a few months working there you will notice all upper and middle levels of management are either relatives or friends. Everyone else usually has less than 3 years experience. If you are career oriented, this is not a good place to look.

1.0
Jul 23, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good for getting experience in imports, exports and logistics If you're related to someone already employed by BDP you are gold, and can be as rude as yuou like to non related folks

Cons

Everyone's related and some that are related to owners are slackers, which means you have to pick up the slack If you're not related to anyone you can expect to go nowhere unless you suckup You can never get day to day feedback, then one day they give you your review and they have all these negatives but no positives

1.0
Jun 3, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This is a good company to start out in if you company from a working class background and grew up in the Philadelphia area. If you did not go to college, then this may be a great option for you. You get extensive training in logistics, import, exports, contracts, etc. It will provide you with a skill that you can take to a better company. Once you get into the company keep a list of its competitors as future employers. In addition, look at some the clients the company has. The clients have their own logistics functions and pay much better.

Cons

Conversely, if you are a college graduate from a white collar backgroun and/or you did not grow up in the Philadelphia area. You really need to look else where. The recruiter is going to make the job sound like it is a white collar job, but only a small percentage of employees are college graduates. Logistics is fancy word, but the work is essentially assembly-line type of work. The main difference is that instead of building a car for instance; you are building a series of import or export documents that go into a packet. The work is mind-numbingly boring and repetative.

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