Hershey Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Hershey full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Career development and advancement, continuous learning environment, encouraged to take risks and learn from them, team orientation and incentives, wonderful training

Cons – sometimes frustrating when an employee feels ready for promotion and does not win the opportunity, feedback for corrective action is inconsistent

Advice to Senior Management – Value and retain that talent......you've got a gold mine there! Ensure your sales leaders are given the skills (coaching, empathetic listening, consulting) to engage and encourage the multi-generational sales force

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Hershey full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Excellent culture, great work life balance, great people. Good benefits, nice fitness center on-site. Opportunities for cross training and development. Overall a great place to work.

Cons – Very slow advancement opportunities due to lack of turnover and slow business growth. Bonuses very poor for non-managment.

Advice to Senior Management – Explore better reward system for non-management. Limited career advancement has led to the departure of a lot of good people.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Hershey full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good pay,
Unlimited candy,
Great vacation time

Cons – Got fat from the candy
Somewhat feckless role

Advice to Senior Management – Promote degree holders from within and top talent will stay!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Hershey full-time

Pros – GREAT salary and benefits that start day one of employment.

Cons – There needs to be a better training program so that leadership can be equipped with the knowledge to lead their team better. The company still uses the Good Ole boy system so be prepared for politics

Advice to Senior Management – n/a

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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

Pros – The people are very collaborative and not cut-throat competitive as I have heard of other CPGs. The opportunity for rotation and promotion is abundant.

Cons – If you are single you may struggle to find a life outside of work as the city and company environment caters to families.

Advice to Senior Management – N/A

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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

Pros – Freedom of the sales team to operate as the "CEO" of your own territory
Excellent training and coaching
Trust and solid team members/coworkers
Excellent benefits and starting salary
Company car and card

Cons – Promotions limited to those who can travel and relocate

Advice to Senior Management – Try to get out in the field more often.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Hershey full-time

Pros – Their willingness to help you better yourself and advance your career, top-down communication is incredible, and the company environment is fun and exciting.

Cons – Early mornings (start by 7:30am), candy orders are very large at times so forward selling can be difficult at times.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Hershey full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – The company culture and the people are the best reasons to work for Hershey. It is not just a company it is the total culture within the town itself, made you proud to work for a company with a heritage like Hershey and the take care of their retirees even better.

Cons – Just hate to see some of the changes being made to the town and the history but change is necessary to keep growth alive

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Hershey as an intern for more than a year

Pros – Big company with a small company feel. Good pay. Good team atmosphere. The Sales rep job is flexible and you work on your own a lot.

Cons – A lot of time is spent in Walmart and other big retailers. You have to deal with difficult people on a daily basis. In order to move into other fields in the company, you have to basically start in sales, but the promotion process is quick.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Hershey full-time

Pros – Great group of people. Love the company and products. Exciting careers with room to grow and advance

Cons – Promotions are competitive and lots of motivated employees hungry to move up with company

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend