Good place to build your career - Anonymous employee Edelman Employee Review

4.0
Oct 4, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Very experienced senior colleagues across the business who you can learn from daily - Interesting and challenging client base - Sophisticated offering of central services (Edelman Intelligence, Digital, Creative..etc.) - Paid a bonus this year

Cons

- Fairly long hours (but you are in change of your own work/life balance) - Pressure to take holiday when it suits the business rather than you - The values of the company are a bit of a joke considering some of the questionable clients we still work for

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Edelman Response
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Thanks for your review. I'm glad you're impressed with your colleagues, the firm's centralized specialty offerings, your client exposure, and who doesn't love getting a bonus! Your comment about our values and clients bothers me. I hope you know that while I firmly believe we take all our firm values seriously, that if you've been asked to work on a client that is against your personal values, you can absolutely decline. Please discuss this with your local HR leader or reach out to me if you'd like. Maria O'Keeffe, Executive Director, US HR

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