CBS News Reviews

Current Employee – been working at CBS News as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Get to see the inside of the news business.

Cons – No clear guidance. Structured networking opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay more

Current Employee – been working at CBS News full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Cool perks, fun co-workers, exciting environment

Cons – Impossible to grow, too much red tape

Advice to Senior Management – Recognize young talent

Former Employee – worked at CBS News as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Loved being a Web Intern at CBS. Fast-paced great place to start out in the news business.

Cons – News doesn't happen on your schedule. Not for those who can't handle odd hours during a big story.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at CBS News part-time for less than a year

Pros – CBS does a great job of recruiting reporters, anchors, directors and producers from a multitude of different markets, all very talented, which gives our station a unique and energetic work environment

Cons – The senior members of all the departments are only in their position because of seniority, not because they are the most skilled, most talented or what have you. That being said, there are a few core deficiencies in the chain of command which is VERY evident behind the scenes of most every newscast. There are a select few people that work tirelessly to compensate for others lack of talent and interest in their job which makes our final product, the newscast, one of the best in the market.

Advice to Senior Management – Just because you've been at your job for ages does not mean that you can just stop caring & pawn your work off on others. Delegation is one thing, but leaving a mess for others to clean up is another. Take pride in your work. Every Day. The news never takes a day off.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at CBS News full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Get to do a lot of things and work with bright people

Cons – Very political, "who you know", doesn't seem as minority friendly or female friendly as other news divisions, although that may depend on the current management which changes.

Former Employee – worked at CBS News

Pros – Interesting place to work. There is always something new which makes the job exciting. Many opportunities to travel and to meet wonderful people.

Cons – Working in TV news can be hectic and very fast past. Promotions are generally based on favorites rather hard work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at CBS News

Pros – I interned here for college credit at CBS News. I have to say - I was mostly used for clerical/administrative/production assistant/gopher duties. I did make a lot of great contacts and get to meet a few celebrities here and there, but all my networking and connecting hasn't landed me much in the way of job offers yet. But in general fellow employees are great, pretty upbeat atmosphere to work in, and if I was given more responsibility and hands-on projects it would've made for a better overall experience.

Cons – update your technology; don't use outdated equipment

Advice to Senior Management – don't throw away good talent just because they're at entry level positions

Former Employee – worked at CBS News

Pros – DC is such a small bureau you get to know everyone - faces start to look familiar. Everyone is really nice and willing to help! Great resume builder!

Cons – on most days did have much to do, logging and live logging tapes was my general responsibility after asking for more work.

Advice to Senior Management – get your stuff together! interns are real people too! NY and DC need to learn to get along - it's stressful when the entire office is in uproar over a story that NY doesn't agree with. Pay your interns! ABC News does!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at CBS News

Pros – Nice area of town
Looks good on resume
Interesting things can happen at times

Cons – pretty boring, not too much goes on in DC other than politics
a lot of office politics are the bureau
producers can seem pretty miserable at times

Advice to Senior Management – less stress, more fun, just because the bureau is in DC doesn't mean there can't be entertainment news or something

Current Employee – been working at CBS News

Pros – One of the "elite" centers of broadcast journalism, and one of the few places left where a full time job as a technician is still around.

Cons – There is no loyalty to those who have worked hard to put CBS News on the air over the decades. They hire per diems rather than reward loyal staff.

Advice to Senior Management – Show some loyalty and faith in the people who got you where you are, who keep your product on the air. With regards to Les Moonves, how can you take the gigantic compensation you do, when you ask your employees to take pay freezes and cuts?

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend