Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,189 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Elsevier employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Apr 9, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big workload expectation on sales reps and need more admin assistance to relieve sales from admin tasks so they can improve sales performance

Cons

Great opportunity to contribute to the organization, vAlues sales input and regularly engages sales on understanding product needs to respond to market

3.0
Jan 8, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

10 Holidays, 10 sick days, 3 personal days, 15 vacation days (after 3 years). Flexible Summer Schedule

Cons

Low pay, low incentive, merit raises maximum of 2% regardless of performance.

4.0
Jul 8, 2015

Overall a good place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Sales position outside of St. Louis home office: Good benefits; living wage salary; good bonus potential; educated, professional client base; variety in daily activities; flexibility for work/life balance

Cons

emphasis shifting to data collection and pipeline metrics - less on face to face customer interaction; must be self motivated; overlapping sales channels for the same clients/markets confusing for customers.

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