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      Elsevier reviews

      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (2,189 total reviews)

      Kumsal Bayazit

      90% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Work/Life balance

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      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
      4.0
      Apr 10, 2014

      Good company, narrow-minded employees

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Big brand to the end users, international vision

      Cons

      the employees are not necessarily thinking the same as the management

      4.0
      Apr 10, 2014

      Education Solutions Consultant

      Education solutions consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great content, leader in the category so instructors really look to you for help. Caring leadership and excellent new hire roll out. Working to industry ahead of industry trends by adding adaptive learning, etc. Gave me the tools and resources I needed to succeed. It takes a whirl to learn it all, but it is with it.

      Cons

      Need to adjust goals due to The Amazon Effect where students do not buy from bookstore.

      3.0
      Apr 9, 2014

      Excellent company, but be careful where your entry point is

      Editorial project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Global, market leading-company with an excellent reputation and products to be proud of. Forward-looking at the senior management level and in the more forward-looking areas of the company. In the right role, this has the potential to be a great company to be in at this time as the business evolves online.

      Cons

      No career progression - at all - in the more 'traditional' publishing business areas and consequently a stagnant culture and low-calibre middle management with predominantly 'admin' backgrounds. Senior colleagues in traditional editorial roles are entrenched in their positions and generally hostile to change. More interesting, forward-looking roles (particularly those that balance business/technology development), and more senior executive or skilled roles generally - tend to be recruited from outside as the company does not develop these skills from within. This could be an opportunity if you already have a strong background in those areas, but equally you could find yourself frustrated. It would be worth asking some probing questions about the specific department if interviewing for a position within the company.

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