Is Elsevier a good company to work for?

Elsevier has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,534 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at Elsevier to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Elsevier have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Editor and Manager .

Does Elsevier pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Elsevier employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Elsevier. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Elsevier?

79% of Elsevier employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Elsevier 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Elsevier?

Software Engineer (78) , Senior Software Engineer (63) , Account Manager (61) , Product Manager (55) , Journal Manager (49) , Project Manager (37) , Publisher (30) , Director (29) , Editor (28) , Manager (23) , Sales (22) , Editorial Project Manager (21) , Software Engineer III (19) , Marketing (18) , Data Scientist (16)

What are the pros of working at Elsevier according to real employee reviews?

"Flexibility and good work/life balance" ((in 277 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 163 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 145 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 49 reviews)); "Good work/life balance and good opportunities for career progression." ((in 37 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Elsevier according to real employee reviews?

"We're continued to be asked to develop "world class content" with third world resources and insultingly low salaries." ((in 96 reviews)); "the pay is low but everything else was great" ((in 89 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 78 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 58 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 51 reviews))

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What are the top reviewed Elsevier locations?

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Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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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

3.0

May 11, 2015

Good place to start, but don't stay

Associate marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company benefits, fun/friendly coworkers, easy-going atmosphere

Cons

-They talk about the ability to move throughout the company, but it's not that easy and work politics can prevent you from moving to different teams. -Their pay scale is way below competitors--I made, on average, $10K less than those with similar work experience and in the same position at other companies. -Getting a promotion can be a lengthy process, or non-existent at all. I was only lucky enough to be promoted through a reorg. Later, when I requested another promotion, I was told they wouldn't know if it were possible for a few months. After 8 months there was no progress, so I left the company. -Things were typically behind--for example, we were behind on receiving approved budgets, or behind in getting programs moving.

4.0

Apr 23, 2015

Good develompment experience in vast organization

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Elsevier is a professional, multinational publishing organization, full of smart people, and helping customers achieve amazing things. The organization is professional, with good opportunities to learn and evolve. The company is also becoming more open minded in trying new business models, and tools to support more users in scalable ways.

Cons

While there are opportunities to grow (e.g. with greater management responsibility and in title) it is extremely hard to grow compensation. Salary increases are modest, and they are often counter-balanced by cuts, e.g. in bonuses. After several years this forces many people out.

2.0

Apr 20, 2015

Analist

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good if you are into sales

Cons

outsourced accounting positions customer service is if you are in sales your good to keep your position

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