Hibu reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,905 total reviews)

Kevin Jasper

83% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Hibu has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,905 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hibu employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.4 stars).

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1.0
Sep 17, 2014
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Pros

Their training was awesome. They put you up in a nice hotel room for 2 weeks, they'll even fly you home for the weekend if you want. The training was put together well and the trainers were great. You learn a lot quick.

Cons

First off they don't explain to you up front that what ever area you work in, that there are so many accounts that are protected because Hibu is Yellow book and they still do print directories and have print reps (I went to work on the digital side) If there is an account that does a $14 bold print ad which any business that spends money on their business usually will at the least do that, you can't call on them. When I was all go get'em in training I made a list of the top 50 prospects that I wanted to go see when I got in the field. On the second to last day the trainers showed us how to check accounts to see if they were protected and out of that top 50 that I had already researched who needed digital services, I could only call on 6. The next thing is; have you ever went and bought a car? you know it takes 3 to 4 hours and you feel like you been beat up, well that is what its like to make a website sell with Hibu. Seriously it is treacherous. On to the next thing. The micromanaging of this company borders on the line of madness. Typically people like myself in this kind of position understand that you have to sale to keep your job but they have 15 different reports you have to fill out, meeting calls every morning, training calls that take hours every week, and so much more. If somebody sneezes you have to have an hour long meeting about it. I'm not done. When I got out of training and on my team, within the first week we lost 2 people and after my first 4 weeks we lost everyone on the team except for one person. The min objectives that they give you right out of training are ridiculous as well. They set you up to fail and I don't get it because they spend so much money on training. If you are thinking about taking a job with Hibu, I want you to go look in the mirror and slap the ---- out of yourself!!!!!!

4.0
Sep 16, 2014

Company change is moving in the right direction!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The PEOPLE are one of the many reasons why I love working at hibu! - Committed & Passionate. Everyone works hard, but we still have FUN. The sky is the limit at hibu....What you put in, is what you get out of your career. The people who work hard right from the beginning will see success.

Cons

There has been alot of change in the company with rightsizing our Sales Rep divisions and product suite offerings. While these changes can be viewed as negative, they were necessary to move the company in the right direction.

4.0
Sep 16, 2014

Happy Employee

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I've worked at hibu/yellowbook almost 10 years. I've seen lots of changes during this time. Love that hibu works to have a good relevant portfolio of products that helps small business grow. My team is fantastic. I am fortunate to have a wonderful boss who truly "loves her people."

Cons

Most of us work virtual. I love the work/life balance this gives me; however, it would be nice to connect face to face with people more often. At least my team has weekly virtual meetings.

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