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N/A at Ruder Finn
Posted Apr 21, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 (took 3 months)
They put you through the ringer. You'll meet with the senior managers, then the account supervisor, then the account manager and everyone in between. The people who interview you seem ill prepared for the interview as if you were just sprung on them by the senior managers. You'll feel like a dime-a-dozen interviewee as if they have people in and out all the time. Then you'll wait weeks and weeks to hear back.
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Opportunity to negotiate limited.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Account Executive at Ruder Finn
Posted Oct 27, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2007 in Los Angeles, CA (took 6+ weeks)
Considering what an unsatisfying - personally, professionally and financially - place Ruder Finn turned out to be, their interview process was a little over the top. I had in-person interviews with 5 people across the two Ruder Finn West offices (SF and LA), ranging from the head of RF West to an assistant account executive, and additional 2-3 phone interviews with mid-level management (mostly AS / SAS level employees).
Everyone was great during the interviews - even if some of those very people left within a couple of weeks after I joined - and management made sure to ask questions about what I envisioned my ideal position to be or what I wanted to learn/gain from it. Needless to say, I was thrilled during the process and thought I found a perfect place to further develop my career. Unfortunately, there was no follow-up to any of the goals I expressed at any point in the employment.
From the initial communication re: my resume to the offer, the process took 47 days, which is in part explained by the lack of follow-up by any hiring partners to the HR person's first email. Once started, the interview process went relatively smoothly and lasted around 10-14 days.
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There are a lot of skilled negotiators at RF, whose main goal is to ensure your salary is a minimal expenditure to the company. Right after I expressed my range (which was in line with AE salaries in both SF and LA at that time), I was told by the head of RF West that it was way above the average and I wasn't going to get that. When I received the offer, I did receive the low end of that range and I was able to get a couple k more during the negotiation phase, so I was very pleased at the time. However, you have to make sure to do that as Ruder Finn salaries are typically below average and their raises (when factoring in promotions) turn out to be only around 10-12%, so you'll end up below the industry average anyway. The longer you stay there, the more pronounced that gap will be.
Also, do not expect them to honor any special perks you might have negotiated during your interview. I heard of a couple of instances where employees' contracts clearly specified potential for promotion/raise after 6 months of employment, but the employees had to fight to receive promotions and were told that the company policy maintains that raises are only available once a year. Clearly, a "policy" that was not at all mentioned during the interview or negotiation process.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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