Ogilvy Public Relations Reviews

Pros

teams are self-starters, strong management, generous with praise, constructive with criticism

Cons

unpredictable hours, pay may not be enough

Advice to Senior Management

business challenge transparency even to juniors, not just seniors

Pros

People here are smart and work hard. The office is relaxed and casual (the office building is shared with the ad agency Ogilvy & Mather) and everyone is friendly. In addition to more substantial tasks on major accounts, interns get a fair amount of administrative work, but it's definitely worthwhile if you want to learn about agency work. Good review process and many interns get hired at the end of their internships.

Cons

A lot of administrative work (for interns), long hours (for full-time staff), office politics.

Pros

smart people, great clients and assignments, incredible global network of resources, great branding!

Cons

very long hours, company is moderately committed to work/life balance, but industry is not, politics can be challenging to navigate, can't choose which clients you work on

Advice to Senior Management

add some more interesting practice areas that may not be as profitable, but are good for employee career development and interests, like social enterprise, or green business

Pros

- stimulating environment, really nice people

Cons

- no work life balance, just ok clients, low compensation

Advice to Senior Management

give people an option on what to work on - people will stay longer

Pros

It's a very well known company and they work people very hard

Cons

They work with a lot of freelance

Advice to Senior Management

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Pros

Great Benefit compensation , autonomy within the company

Cons

Overall salary compensation is poor

Pros

Exposure to a variety of industries and projects.

Cons

People who stand out get broken down by irascible management.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop breaking down your best people.

Pros

Entrepreneurial, many opportunities to learn

Cons

Not so good compensation package

Advice to Senior Management

more competitive salaries to retain talent

Pros

Strong company culture, big brand name including clients, great place to start fresh out of college. Incredible exposure. Lots of teamwork and brainstorming. Great perks with sporadic parties, farewells, AGMs. The company thrives on 'togetherness' and team spirit.

Cons

Poor work-personal life balance. Long hours. Uncompetitive wages. Some senior staff come across as incompetent and do not provide clear communication and are not in touch with their accounts. Juggling events can get into the way of producing good work.

Advice to Senior Management

Respect staff from all levels and take the time to get to know them.

Pros

Great place to learn from smart people. I loved my co workers. I worked on great projects that anyone would be impressed with.

Cons

No work life balance at all. Al.though there is room for growth, there isnt much opportunity for raises and you work hard