Edelman reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(3,516 total reviews)
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Richard W. Edelman

60% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Edelman has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,516 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edelman employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.5 stars).

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5.0
Sep 3, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Although you work hard, great culture. Team oriented, open door environment with ability to have a high level of autonomy and responsibility, as long as you communicate and continue to fulfill what's expected of you. - colleagues largely supportive of one another. Feels more like a family than an office. - people are smart and driven; can learn a lot from people at all levels - if you're patient, you can mold your career as you like (switch groups, experience a range of clients, develop an expertise, etc.) - junior staff has exposure to great projects, etc. If you're patient, demonstrate maturity and curiosity, you'll go far

Cons

The firm is busy, so people work long hours and are still running from one project to the next without a lot of time to breathe or take a step back.

4.0
Jun 22, 2012

Edelman

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very smart people, great reputation and compelling thought leadership

Cons

Can be slightly bureacratic do not compensate well and lose talent to other firms as a result

4.0
Jun 4, 2012

Large focus on PR, staff and clients, but...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Management and staff absolutely focus on clients and their goals.Walking the floors, each practice is always abuzz with some new idea or project in motion. Management does foster teamwork, leadership, and meeting goals.

Cons

High turnover lately in IT staff, and high unexplained turnover in IT management, which in turn has created more staff turnover. Projects have slowed or stalled as a result. Luckily, this has not yet affected clients.

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