CDW reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(4,633 total reviews)
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Christine Leahy

61% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

CDW has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,633 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CDW employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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5K reviews
4.0
Oct 12, 2011

If you put in the time, you will reap the rewards.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you are willing to put in the time and effort, you will succeed at CDW. Management is always looking to hire from within.

Cons

CDW as a company tends to follow the basic rule, "It's not about what you know, it's about WHO you know.

2.0
Oct 3, 2011

A great place to work for peanuts.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good people and relaxed culture are the best things about working here. It's a great place to start for people looking for a foot in the door at a fairly well known IT company.

Cons

Continually loses talent due to the lack of incentive to stay. This creates low morale and very little pride in the work being done.

4.0
Sep 30, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

CDW is not all sales. A large part of the company is focused on backend support - sales operations, shipping/receiving, marketing, product, hr, etc. I can't speak to Sales roles. But on the corporate side, there is much to enjoy about working for CDW. Work/Life Balance - Never had an issue if it was needed that I leave early due to emergency. I generally work about 40-45 hours per week. I come in between 7:30 and 9 and then leave 9 hours later (with an hour-ish lunch). Salary - Salary is competitive with industry. I will say that it seems outside hires will generally be compensated greater for a role than an internal transfer/promotion would receive. Benefits - Benefits won't blow you away, but nothing where you feel the need to purchase supplemental insurance or anything like that. Perks - Perks are all right. Company outing once a year, team outings a couple times a year, vendor lunches, etc. These are nice, but they're as I've described - perks. You don't select a job over a perk.

Cons

The biggest drawback for me is the lack of training/career growth assistance. I believe in making my own way, but at the same time it would be nice to have some direction with regard to trainings/classes/etc. I'll never understand why a company would not be interested in improving it's own employees' skill sets.

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