GlobalData reviews

3.2

44% would recommend to a friend

(2,228 total reviews)
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Mike Danson

57% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

GlobalData has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,228 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GlobalData employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Dec 7, 2017

A real review!

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Pros

Pros - Best sales team in London bar none - check out the share price developments since 2007 - the numbers dont lie! This growth has been facilitated by an excellent business development training programme - where seniors spend a huge amount of time training and developing staff and actually teaching them how to influence people MONEY - If like most people you want to make money - there are simply very few organisations in the country which will allow a twenty something year old to actually earn more money than a brain surgeon. This is achievable by a great commission plan, with realistic targets, and incentives to overachieve. A true meritocratic structure. This review has been written by an existing member of staff who works in a sales based role - I happened to look at our reviews on Glassdoor out of interest and I was shocked to see reviews that are complete lies. A word of advice for any young grads looking to apply - if you really want to know what it is like working at GlobalData - check out LinkedIn and approach people who have actually worked here for more than a year - who will be happy to give you the full ins and outs - then you will see a realistic picture building up. Do not rely on posts by people who failed at the job, because they were not driven or hard working enough - and therefore not up to the high standards which are expected here.

Cons

This job is not for everyone - ***** You must want to do sales***** This does not mean using this type of job as a pit stop, or something to do temporarily. This is usually a recipe for disaster. It is not something anyone can succeed at by doing it half heartedly. What then ends up happening is that there is no passion or drive behind having a 'hunting' mentality - and nothing works - with most people having delusional reasons as to why they failed.

2.0
Dec 4, 2017
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Pros

- fun people work there. - majority are nice people - young culture

Cons

- aggressive management - focus on making money - made to work like a hamster in a wheel - cocain users will like it here as people regularly snort cocain before leaving work on a Friday night - non graduates and graduates recruited for the same "graduate level" job - finally, did you really really go to university to cold call all day and not use your brain?

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GlobalData Response
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Thank you for your review. Our people are what makes our business unique and I’m pleased to hear you were supported by friendly colleagues in your team during your time here. The innovative, fast paced nature of our business means we’re proud to attract ambitious colleagues early in their careers looking to develop with us, which creates the young culture and sociable office environment you refer to. We work hard to create a safe and professional working environment for all our employees, and I’d like to reassure you that we take substance misuse very seriously. GlobaData has a zero tolerance policy on non-prescribed medical and illegal drugs. In the event we are made aware of a specific allegation of this nature, we would of course investigate fully and if proven take appropriate disciplinary action.
3.0
Nov 29, 2017

Good place for freshers

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Pros

Working Environment is good. It is just like going to another college.

Cons

There is No career growth

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