Does Hanover Research pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hanover Research employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hanover Research. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hanover Research?

66% of Hanover Research employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hanover Research 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hanover Research?

Business Development Associate (22) , Research Associate (20) , Content Analyst (15) , Business Development Associate (BDA) (12) , Senior Research Associate (11) , Content Director (10) , Senior Content Analyst (9) , Researcher (8) , Director (6) , Analyst (5) , Research Analyst (5) , Sales Director (5) , Associate (4) , Business Development (4) , Grants Consultant (4)

What are the pros of working at Hanover Research according to real employee reviews?

"People are great!" ((in 40 reviews)); "My coworkers are great and I get to work autonomously on projects now." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good benefits and work" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "Professional development and training opportunities are plentiful" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hanover Research according to real employee reviews?

"I left because the low pay wasn’t worth the high amount of stress that I experienced while there." ((in 19 reviews)); "making sometimes seems a bit haphazard in upper management, with priorities shifting or lack of follow" ((in 14 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 14 reviews)); "averse leadership, the company isn't doing well and isn't investing in the future." ((in 12 reviews)); "While Hanover consciously builds a structure of support for its employees through assigning research coaches, personal managers, and keeping lines of communication open between HR and other employees, individuals must take the initiative to ask for help when they need it." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Hanover Research layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Hanover Research layoffs and their outlook for job security at Hanover Research in 2026.

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Hanover Research reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(320 total reviews)

Wes Givens

54% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

320 reviews

5.0

Nov 9, 2015

Incredible Talent

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People - Everyone is friendly, energetic, and incredibly talented Culture - There are frequent happy hours and events outside of the office Career Opportunities - You can start in an entry level sales position and move into any department within a one to two years Company Growth - The company is continuing to grow rapidly, which means expanded career opportunities and more support systems Vacation & Benefits - The vacation and benefits are very favorable, especially for entry level employees

Cons

Salary increases are minimal as you move up in the company

4.0

Nov 3, 2015

Wonderful Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hanover works with the best of the best and provides a valuable service. Problem-solving with intelligent, affable coworkers is a joy, and most of the company's policies are forward-thinking and supportive of employees.

Cons

Every job seems to require more than 40 hours per week - 50 to 60 seems standard. Some areas offer little room for promotion. There is a small cohort of employees who seem consistently dissatisfied and this breeds discontent.

2.0

Oct 25, 2015

As With Any Decision, Be Informed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As mentioned in a lot of other posts, your coworkers are often the biggest plus of working at Hanover. For entry-level folks, you can gain some basic work experience and at least some degree of insight about the types of questions that businesses are interested in trying to answer from market research perspective. For those interested in one day being a company decision maker (at Hanover or elsewhere), you can learn a lot about what *not* to do as an influencer, which can be extremely valuable since real-world problem solving often eludes simple, direct answers and can be heavily determined by communication ability (e.g. by actually having conversations with people).

Cons

Unfortunately, the camaraderie that develops between you and your coworkers often comes from complaining about the work and the company itself. For the work, I would describe it as generally unfulfilling. You can expect in any job that there will be tasks that you enjoy doing and tasks that you do not enjoy doing, but in my experience the work at Hanover is tilted towards the latter category and especially so for entry-level employees. For the company, there is a surprising lack in transparency and excess of bureaucracy for a company of Hanover's size. The former makes it very difficult for most employees to have meaningful conversations about their future at Hanover (as well as the future of the company itself) and the latter makes it very difficult to affect any type of positive change. These two issues are confounding by the fact that quite a few upper echelon people at Hanover have little to no experience outside of Hanover and often little aptitude for managing employees.

Hanover Research Response

10y

Thank you for your feedback. I am surprised to read that you did not find the work fulfilling at all. Most employees, even if they have moved on from Hanover, comment on the variety of topics and breadth of research exposure and training they receive during their time at Hanover. Hanover management has made numerous avenues available for engaging directly with our C-suite (in person and virtually) so I am unsure how much more transparent we can be with employees. Our CEO's recent communication to employees discussed our plans for smart growth moving forward instead of just year-over-year growth of revenue so we are hearing what our employees are saying and making those changes.

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