Pearson Education Reviews

Pros

Career growth, talented work force, committment to employee professional development, great benefits package, extensive training programs, fun location, committed leadership, meaningful work

Cons

Salary is lower than comparable roles

Pros

Very employer focused from top management down. Nice perks like company car and summers of (well you work about 20 hours a week in summer). Everyone is professional and focused on the goal of selling texts and technology.

Cons

Rough job to do every day, but that is the industry standard.

Advice to Senior Management

Think of creative ways to sell that don't require reps to feel like door to door salesmen.

Pros

Good pay, very sharp people, good products.

Cons

Politics and complexity of this large organization. The management still retains a command and control approach which stifles innovation. Lots of territorial behavior at most levels.

Advice to Senior Management

Find a way to unleash the talents of your employees.

Pros

-- Friendly, competent colleagues
-- Plenty of parking

Cons

-- Senior management is much more interested in acquiring other companies and catering to stockholders than investing in more employees for skeletally staffed teams.
-- There is a "silo" mentality among business units; the lack of communication/sharing of knowledge is pervasive.
-- Some managers need to exert control over even the most inconsequential aspects of a project, and they create a toxic atmosphere by threatening job loss if (often unrealistic) deadlines are not met. Some of these managers have been in the Pearson system for years and have earned a reputation as dead-weight employees.
-- In staffing cuts, many highly competent, hardworking people are let go while the dead weight remains.

Advice to Senior Management

-- Think locally as well as globally. Employee morale is dismal.

Pros

Relaxed atmosphere, flexible and good coffee

Cons

poor communication. little direction given with problems

Advice to Senior Management

pay attention

Pros

It's an at home, employee position. Good for college students, those who work at home freelancing. You are paid via direct deposit.

Cons

It's a very short seasonal job. Many of the assignments end earlier than management claims. Pay varies depending on the assignment.

Advice to Senior Management

Perhaps letting your employees know about positions within Pearson that may not be directly associated with at home scoring. Some of us may be interested in jobs at a location! Also, consider other positions for telecommuting.

Pros

The benefits are good, the work life balance is pretty good. The hours are reasonable. Summer hours are a nice perk as well.

Cons

A complete mish-mash of various acquisitions. Numerous old, incompatible systems. No management structure in the company. Also a lot of middle and upper management people who have been there forever, make a ton of money, and do nothing

Pros

Great people, great office location (no NYC commute), and nice perks (Cafeteria you'd actually want to eat in, Dry cleaners on site, etc)

Cons

They do not hire people permanently to avoid paying benefit costs. Limited growth opportunities. Really low salary.

Pros

learn alot, great community enviornment, great exposure to upper management

Cons

it was an overall positive internship experience

Pros

Business is profitable, people are generally nice. Everyone is generally very busy and there is opportunity to do productive work.

Cons

There is a lot of finger pointing from upper management, company is quick to dismiss people without realizing the knowledge they are losing.