NCS Pearson Reviews

Former Employee – worked at NCS Pearson as an intern for less than a year

Pros – It paid well, the hours were flexible.

Cons – Bloat: I had 4 managers who each probably had 4 managers who had 4 managers who had 4 managers.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at NCS Pearson full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great company to work for. Easy to move up in company

Cons – Sometimes have extremely long hours. lack of training in some areas

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at NCS Pearson

Pros – Everything from good to bad

Cons – None, wish I had something to complain about

Advice to Senior Management – Fun perks, like free food and team building getaways.

Current Employee – been working at NCS Pearson

Pros – Pay is actually up to par- Slightly above average pay
Vacation and Benefits are pretty decent
Was pretty good with Holidays and closing when the weather was really bad

Cons – Back Stabbing type of environment
Too many different task
You are not appreciated
Not allowed to give any suggestions...Even if you are trying to help they consider as complaining
Almost zero opportunity for advancement Older workers stuck in their ways..Stale type of environment

Advice to Senior Management – None really they dont like advice here..

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at NCS Pearson

Pros – Great people to work with

Cons – Miinimum work week consists of 45-50 hrs.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at NCS Pearson

Pros – Benefits are good, business is growing in spite of the economy, Marjorie Scardino is a globally focused leader with a clear vision of the future.

Cons – Weak or poorly chosen business unit management, limited vision on how to be a global company, unable to communicate their vision or get employees excited about how they can support the business. Too much is hidden from employees for "fear" that competitors will try to copy their strategy.

Advice to Senior Management – I suggest that there be regular, informative communication, cascading goals (if you can actually articulate them) down to employees so that they can contribute to the success of the business. Don't let the marketing department control the strategy - your competitive advantage is in your people! That can't be duplicated by your competitors.

Current Employee – been working at NCS Pearson

Pros – Commitments to work, quality & security

Cons – No vertical growth in teams

Advice to Senior Management – Lower Level teams needs motivation & growth

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at NCS Pearson

Pros – not to push, no over time

Cons – slow, lack passion, and opportunities

Former Employee – worked at NCS Pearson

Pros – The pay was great and is based upon your performance. You get several breaks throughout the day which is nice.

Cons – you have to score really quickly to make top pay. But scoring too quickly can cause you to miss too many validity responses, which can send you out the door even if you are a great scorer.

Advice to Senior Management – take time to pick out some good validity responses so your best scorers dont get removed from scoring that particular prompt.

Former Employee – worked at NCS Pearson

Pros – High work ethics within the project management team and excellent leadership. The company has a high dedication to respect personal lives but in return is asking for full dedication to the job. HR is very supportive and benefits are good. Overall it sometimes has the feel of a big family besides the size.
Pearson always strives for improvement and the application of latest methodologies and technical developments.

Cons – Opportunities to grow are limited. There are very capable senior managers that have to make up for other seniority that take advantage of the company size and pose a bad example.
Because of the growing speed of the company departments start viewing themselves as gate keepers, introducing their own rules and forgetting to view the company as a whole. Communication and working with each other are lacking in some places. Between some groups is a disconnect with makes it challenging to fulfill promises made to the customer and deliver to contract.

Advice to Senior Management – Great wealth of excellent people and motivation to provide the best product out there in many groups. But the disconnect between departments and the identification with the product, especially of groups that are removed from the customer, leaves room for improvement to enhance products and make Pearson even more successful.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend