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Hanover Research Development Associate reviews

3.3

20% would recommend to a friend

(3 total reviews)
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Wes Givens

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100% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.4

Senior management

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3 reviews
3.0
Sep 3, 2015

Good job for someone right out of college

Development associate
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Pros

Ambitious company culture, growing very quickly, compensation can be great if you hit benchmarks. You manage your own time (pro if you know what you're doing). Great benefits package. Community focused. Friendly people.

Cons

Just started a standardized on-boarding process and it shows. A lot of self teaching which is fine if you pick the right mentor, but since everyone is out for their own gain, you get a lot of "this is how i do it, but that's just me" and "they tell you to do this, but it takes so much time I wouldn't bother", so you come across a lot of work that needs to be redone before you can get to your own job. I wasn't taught how to generate contact lists (an essential job function) until I had been calling for a week and a half. Also, because they're expanding so quickly, directors and associates found themselves bumping into each other's potential clients. I didn't have a director for almost the first 3 weeks I was in the position, and found myself with very little to do, and zero guidance, and when I finally had a director assigned to me, it was a guy who worked in another office. As a new employee, I don't think that was very fair for either of us.

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Hanover Research Response
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Thank you for your feedback. I am glad you enjoyed your co-workers and some of the additional benefits of working at Hanover. Adding so many new revenue staff this year presented new challenges specifically in regards to onboarding and training everyone. Your feedback related to core skills you needed to do the job as well as recommendations have been passed along to the Sales Learning and Development team and we do hope to improve on the overall onboarding process moving forward.
5.0
Feb 8, 2014

Young company with a bright future

Development associate
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Pros

-First, and most importantly, Hanover's services are excellent. Working in development, I never once felt like we were trying to take advantage of a client. Contract renewal rates are very high, and clients get tons of value from Hanover's services. The research staff is full of PhDs, MBAs, and other advanced degrees (I saw a review on here questioning that, the qualifications of the staff are readily available: http://www.hanoverresearch.com/grant-consulting-bios/). Clients are very confident in our work. Hanover's business model is phenomenal and stands alone against competitors. -Coworkers: All of the employees at Hanover are very bright, driven, and hard-working. Hanover attracts talent from top, elite universities, and the entire staff was a pleasure to work with. -Culture: Bureaucracy is minimal, and if you do good work, you WILL be noticed and acknowledged. The entire development staff works hard to succeed together as a team, not in spite of each other. -Office: Great location on K Street, just a few blocks from the White House. One block from the red line, tons of restaurants and food trucks nearby, and nice office space with gym. -Perks: From Redskin tickets to impromptu (and frequent) comped lunches to free snacks, the little perks DO make a difference. -Benefits: Fully covered healthcare, 401K with employer match, gym access.

Cons

-Bonus pay can be uncertain, and can sometimes feel like it depends more on luck than effort. This is a issue with practically any development/sales job, but I believe that somewhat higher base salaries would help retain top talent who are capable of collecting bigger paychecks elsewhere. -Management can, at times, be unrealistic with goals and expectations. We need to rely on our own research capabilities more. -As a development associate, the work can feel monotonous. If you just come in, do your job description, and go home, it will get old fast. You need to be proactive. Study trends in your industry, work closely with your director, perform your own analysis projects. Management is always happy to hear input from the entry level employees, take advantage of this. Since Hanover hires high caliber staff, most associates don't fall into a monotonous routine, but it would be nice to have some more career training to facilitate and encourage interesting projects.

1.0
May 15, 2012

False Promises, Poor Management, Monotonous, Unprofessional...

Development associate
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Pros

-good bonus potential -fun coworkers, everyone under 30 -happy hours/company get-togethers -very laid back work environment

Cons

-senior management is unprofessional, doesn't really care about employees -employee retention rate is very poor -no intellectual stimulation/challenge -not a "real" job -twists the truth during interviews about day to day responsibilities

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