Hanover Research reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(320 total reviews)
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Wes Givens

54% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Hanover Research has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 320 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hanover Research employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.6 stars).

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320 reviews
5.0
Feb 16, 2018
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Pros

Hanover is a real meritocracy. If you excel, you will get raises and promotions quickly. Most managers actively help you plan your career. If you want to go to grad school they'll hell you strategies on applications; if you want to stay long term, they'll give you opportunities to build skills and get promoted. Which leads to another point. On the research side, you will gain hard skills that are easily transferred to grad school or other companies. Hanover makes a point of training researchers well, and excels in this area. As a researcher, you learn a ton. The random and interesting topics you become an expert in are legitimately valuable, professionally and even socially. The work requires you to focus and learn, and it's really intellectually rewarding. Finally, Hanover does a fantastic job of building strong processes to train, deliver feedback, and streamline production. This helps keep things running smoothly, helps you to know where you stand, and overall makes the hiring, orientation, and day-to-day pleasant and efficient.

Cons

On the research side, it's really fast-paced. You need to be OK with ambiguity, best guesses, and trusting your gut. If you want to get the perfect answer or spend weeks on a topic, this is not a good place to work. They provide daily free snacks, and frequent free breakfasts and lunches and happy hours. It's easy to gain weight, because the work is sedentary. The 401k match is mediocre.

5.0
Feb 9, 2018

It's not easy

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Pros

In my time at Hanover, I've definitely learned a ton. I've developed vital professional skills that will definitely transfer to whatever role I take in the future (here or there). There's definitely a gradual learning curve, but if you are willing to work hard you will see the return (bonus and development). The Associates are great and very supportive of each others' successes.

Cons

You need to hit your numbers and that can certainly result in stressful situations that may require extra hours. (sort of a con, but might be a good thing) Everyone's sales numbers are visible, so it is very apparent if you have a bad week.

4.0
Feb 4, 2018
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Pros

Working at Hanover has been highly educational over the last few years. Growing my sales acumen, client service capabilities, and experience managing were all goals when joining the team in 2015. How those goals have manifested themselves in my day to day have varied with new peers, new leadership, and a state of almost constant organizational change. The training and coaching function has recently been built out to support more of a formal skill education, which is fantastic. And the years of informal education in the role have proven invaluable. The ability to continue to learn, grow, and change as Hanover matures has been a valuable lesson that will to allow me to flourish at Hanover now and wherever my career path takes me years down the road. I am extremely thankful for my experience to date and look forward to how Hanover and I will continue to grow together from here. Solid company with the leadership in place to take us to the next stage of growth and maturity. Amazing time to join the team.

Cons

The challenges we have faced at Hanover over the last few years have been in changing as the technology and competitive landscape change. My sense is this frustration is a thing of the past and we are headed in the right direction with a new function built out and Cam, our former Chief Content Officer, shifted into Head of Innovation, specifically leading the way, dedicated to new resources and products. Launching new products, improving processes for some of our research methodologies, and investing in training for sales, account management, and content are making our process more efficient, improving the client experience and ultimately retention.

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