American Cancer Society Career Overview

American Cancer Society Overview

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Websitewww.cancer.org

HeadquartersAtlanta, GA

Size5001 to 10000 employees

Founded 1913

Type Nonprofit Organization

Industry Non-Profit

Revenue Unknown / Non-Applicable

Competitors St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, American Heart Association, United Way

The American Cancer Society's vision is to free the world from the pain and suffering of cancer. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the Society has regional and local offices throughout the country that support 11 geographical Divisions and ensure we have a ... Read more

Mission: The American Cancer Society’s mission is to save lives, celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer.

American Cancer Society Reviews

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Gary Reedy

221 Ratings

Sep 17, 2017
Helpful (1)
"Lack of recognition"
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Senior Management
Former Employee - Community Manager in San Francisco, CA
Former Employee - Community Manager in San Francisco, CA
Doesn't Recommend
Negative Outlook
No opinion of CEO
I worked at American Cancer Society full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
The mission. Those battling cancer or those that were lost know that they have a team of hard working people going through this with them.
Cons
As a non-profit, you are expected to pick up the slack on events without being recognized for your hard work and accomplishments. Very sad to work so hard and not be formally thanked by management.
Advice to Management
This job isn't just about "making your goal" it's about those who work so many long hours, time away from their families, not being about to have a personal life all because you can't seem to figure out why so many good people leave this organization or figure out how to keep them. Just a few words of praise, a gift of thanks, a solid recognition for their time and stop looking at it as "using donor dollars" that it wouldn't be proper....it is proper because without these hard working souls, you would not be making the money you do or the teams coming back, or the sponsors giving money, or the event to happen.
American Cancer Society 2017-09-17 12:33 PDT

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American Cancer Society Interviews

Experience 251 Ratings

Experience

Positive

62%

Neutral

21%

Negative

16%

Getting an Interview 272 Interview Reviews

Getting an Interview

Applied Online

75%

Employee Referral

10%

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Difficulty 251 Ratings

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Aug 28, 2017

Community Manager - Development Interview
Anonymous Interview Candidate
No Offer
Positive Experience
Easy Interview
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at American Cancer Society in August 2017.
Interview
Applied online with Indeed. Received an email two days later requesting a phone interview. The interview was brief, 30 minutes, but seemed to go well. We discussed some challenges of the job - long hours, evenings and weekends, plus a good bit of driving/traveling in the community. Overall it was a good interview, she skipped the cliche questions and asked about my experience and how it relates to this job.
Interview Questions
I was asked to give an example of when I worked in a metric driven environment. 1 Answer
American Cancer Society 2017-08-28 18:40 PDT

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