Running on a (Informative) Treadmill - Anonymous employee Edelman Employee Review

3.0
Jul 1, 2008
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The chance to do high level PR in the context of a consulting practice.

Cons

Too often the culture is focused around spinning the material that is given to us by clients and not offering feedback/recommendations on how companies can alter their business practices to be more effective/press worthy.

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I worked with some of the brightest and best people in the business. Most of them are no longer with the company. Some good clients, and nice office space.

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