Read the reviews carefully - Research Hanover Research Employee Review

2.0
May 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

As many others have mentioned, there are two: 1) the people (your coworkers) are great and fun and awesome to commiserate with about working at Hanover, and 2) the free snacks and coffee. That's it.

Cons

Others have said them: the pay is extremely low. Yes, promotions occur quickly due to the six month review cycle, but you won't get a significant pay bump when you get promoted. You get ratings on every project you turn in like you're in high school again struggling to stay on the honor roll. Despite HR insisting it's not true, turnover is VERY high. I can name off the top of my head at least five other researchers who left this year. Professional development is lacking and even if there is some professional development thing you're interested in attending, you won't have time, because you're on a very tight deadline. Yes, you'll cry at your desk, as someone else mentioned. I've seen it. Projects are repetitive and you'll start to feel like a one-man research factory, again, someone's mentioned this. The point is: read the reviews carefully. They are accurate.

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Hanover Research Response
9y
Thank you for taking time to share your feedback about your time at Hanover. I am sorry that you didn't find any value in your time at Hanover. We are upfront about our salaries during the interview process. If a candidate is looking for a role that pays more than our starting salaries currently offer, our recruiting team would let them know during the initial phone screen so that they can self select out of the process. Promotions can occur within the first year of employment and salary adjustments occur at those times. Pay bumps can range from 3% upwards depending on the salary band for that role. We maintain that attrition at Hanover is low, despite perception to the contrary - 5 departures out of 200 content employees is less than 3% which is low for any industry. Our projects can get repetitive and at those times we encourage researchers to speak with their managers about switching project types or getting exposure to other team's projects. As a public forum for sharing feedback anonymously, Glassdoor allows employees to share their experiences with others. It seems only fair that employers have the right to provide their perspective or comment on the views shared but we do so without the protection of anonymity.

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Pros

Company's culture is great. Lots of nice and brilliant people to work with.

Cons

Not a lot of opportunities for advancement.

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Hanover Research Response
3w
Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed working at Hanover! Please feel free to reach out to peoplesupport@hanoverresearch.com with any more information or if you have questions about our annual performance review process and career pathways. -The People Team
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Pros

The people and the clients

Cons

Leadership is too far from the work to understand how things actually function

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