Edelman reviews

Political environment particularly at a senior level. Little to no talent management or development above VP level. No professional standard career pathing for their senior team and senior level promotions are based more on relationships than merit. There are senior people with a bad HR track record who have been promoted due to top management connections.

Administrative Assistants are not given the opportunity to advance, as current Administrative management prefers to hire Executive Assistants from outside the agency, bypassing quality admins already at the agency. Since the Administrative management change within the past year, cronyism has been set into place. Unless you're a part of the cronyism machine, you will not be advanced. With micromanaging and other factors in place, Administrative management has created a stressful and negative environment for the admin team. Morale is currently at an all time low for the Administrative Assistants at Edelman Chicago.