Great stepping stone, but hard to stick around for too long. - Account Executive Edelman Employee Review

3.0
Feb 11, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Impressive global network, high profile clients, opportunity to travel and work on big projects.

Cons

Low salaries, cliquey leadership, long hours/weekends, no push back on outrageous client asks and work is normally put on junior staff.

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Edelman Response
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Thank you for your review. I'm glad that you feel you got good experience while here, but the cons you list concern me and I want you to know that I've taken note of them. We do train our managers to delegate appropriately and manage client expectations, but it seems that wasn't working well in your situation. Please reach out to me at maria.okeeffe@edelman.com if you're willing to share more details. Maria O'Keeffe, Executive Director US HR

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