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3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

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3.0
Aug 6, 2013

Everything is just "OK"

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Pros

Indeed is a great place to work if you love being in a sales capacity. You can make a lot of money fairly quickly. The other roles seem to be compensated fairly as well.

Cons

Most of the people here are very young, FRESH out of college. This leads to the culture being very frat-ish. Also, managers are always stressed and tend to take it out on the people they lead. If something comes down the pipe from senior management be prepared to take some heat. You will also be expected to perform at the same level as more senior people on your team which can be very frustrating.

1.0
Jul 13, 2013

Do not go into sales

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Company culture is good, free food, and happy hours .

Cons

Please take notice that all the positive reviews for indeed is for departments other then sales. Also please go on indeed.com and check out the reviews on indeed. The sales department is literally running out of people to sell to. I have been with this company for awhile and management refuses to address it as a issue. The sales department is on track to double by the end of the year. This sounds great but over the past year the percentage of sales reps who do not hit their quotas is growing at a alarming right. For this past quarter, 46% of sales reps did not hit 90% of their quota = no bonus. Current sales reps who see this....do the math yourself. There is no lead generation team for Indeed. Zero, zip...nada. Sales reps do it 100% of the time. This has lead to most of the work force calling fake numbers all day to hit this required 60 call minimum. Management doesn't bring it up because they know that you can't generate enough prospects to call 60 individual companies per day. They won't admit it though. Be aware of the recruiters. I have spoken with other sales reps and it is confirmed that they say false statements to get you on board. It's because they have to. I even over heard one recruiter laughing and making jokes on if they didn't bend the truth, then they wouldn't be able to do their job. Summary: Indeed is experiencing a over saturation of their sales territories. But they don't mind because the decision makers on top are still making money. Why would they change? Do not go into to the sales department and find a company that has stronger foundation for its sales reps.

1.0
Jun 14, 2013

Oddball in the Silicon Valley

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Pros

Met some great friends ... learned some crucial account management skills. Free coffee and bagel Friday was good

Cons

Underpaid in the silicon valley (we are talking 20-30K for same positions elsewhere). Be weary if you're 3-5 years out of college, keep looking around. In fact you're better at a start-up where maybe things are risky but they are more exciting and you will have bigger pay checks. Not a typical internet company. Same exact day everyday, no change. Very stale for such a young company in the SV. *Important note: This company is HQ'd in CT, NOT California. So if you are looking for that typical Silicon Valley experience, this isn't the place to get it. This company is VERY "Butt in Chair 8-5" not flexible with doctors appts, etc. Some managers have you "make it up." In addition; if you want to be paid hourly in your late twenties, work here! Many of the team members had their salary switched to hourly b/c of their job description. Be weary and ask if you're interviewing. I have to admit I was there probably in their worst year for California. Too much negative change or non-change at once. I have a good feeling they will turn it around in 2014. There were poor management issues but I have heard they have fixed 90% of them. Mostly too many people far to "green" in their careers to have a team of their own. No real inspirational leaders here. In addition: there is NO fluidity working with other teams. Customer feedback almost always goes unheard b/c non engineers are not encouraged to pass on comments to product/engineering team. LinkedIn is always a threat and while Indeed may have quantity in audience, LinkedIn has quality. The product at Indeed is good but long term there is no social, how will it last when Gen Y gets job hungry? Bottom line; if you're hungry, if you're ambitious, and if you want an exciting career - think twice before accepting your underpaid offer here. Did you graduate this past year? Work here a year and then leave. It will be fine - but make sure your manager is 8-10 years older so you have a strong mentor and leader and someone who will change your life ! Always interview your manager! Huge advice and something I regret not doing with Indeed.

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