Edelman Reviews

Pros

Great people that do great work.

Cons

No cons I can think of. Maybe salary a bit low.

Pros

Great experience Top clients Smart teammates Creative talent Better than most PR agencies its size Shifting away from PR to other services

Cons

No real employee brand or culture You are just a number; resourcing is a nightmare There is no clear path for growth for specialties outside of PR Management changes all the time No clear business plan Management is former account people not business leaders

Pros

Work culture is supportive, encouraging, great place to learn. Great coworkers and dynamic environment. Very healthy work life balance compared to most finance jobs

Cons

The reward aspect is seriously lacking for entry level finance positions. Severely undervalued and paid compared to other agencies. Growth within the company also takes much longer to progress than other companies or agencies. Lots of boomerangs as people leave to other agencies in order to progress their career but come back once they are senior enough to have decent pay.

Pros

Big agency, lots of resources, lots of accounts to work on, flexibility, connections

Cons

Big agency and you're able to seek out work you want to do, but allocations for time are harder to come by

Pros

Love the team I work with and learning the ins and outs of the public relations world at the biggest and best firm

Cons

Working in a location that is not a priority like NY or Chicago we lack some of the perks the other teams receive.

Pros

Strong mentors and great clients

Cons

Experience varies based on your team office and boss pretty heavily.

Pros

Wonderful co-workers; everyone is collaborative

Cons

Old school way of getting things done (because people have been there forever and old habits die hard)

Pros

Edelman has some of the smartest and most creative communications professionals in the game. You'll have the opportunity to work with many of them and learn from the best. They also allow you to work of different accounts across the agency, so you get to dabble in whatever you're most passionate in.

Cons

Teams are stretched thin and if your expertise is in high demand, you'll be pulled into tons of projects that you may not have the bandwidth to support.

Pros

Incredible training in the industry You deal with the most interesting clients, good budgets Great experts

Cons

They need to pay better

Pros

Good place to get some great "training" and skills on a wide variety of clients

Cons

Very large agency, can feel difficult to find resources