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Updated Mar 22, 2023

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Found 1,540 of over 2K reviews
3.6
64% Recommend to a Friend
64% Approve of CEO

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3.6
64%
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64%
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72 Ratings

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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great Company

    Feb 14, 2023 - Ops Analyst 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good culture & re-numeration, benefits excellent

    Cons

    Sometimes a disconnect between departments

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  2. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Great People

    Mar 8, 2023 - Benefits Manager 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Flexibility, management team very good.

    Cons

    Mergers, depending on position, several manual responsabilities

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  4. 3.0
    Current Employee

    good exposure to marketing world

    Mar 6, 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    lots of opportunity to learn

    Cons

    large corp means lots of red tape

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  5. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Good

    Jan 17, 2023 - Marketing Coordinator in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Location job benefits good opportunity

    Cons

    Location pay job food stamps

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  6. 2.0
    Former Employee

    Big company but hard to get things done

    Feb 17, 2023 - Product Manager in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    People are smart and great clients

    Cons

    Show to implement innovate products

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  7. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    gfk

    Feb 14, 2023 - HR Specialist 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    good salary, good system, nice people

    Cons

    bad management, no development plans

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  8. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    No Clear Way Up the Ladder

    Nov 3, 2022 - Senior Project Manager in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    good teams, alright work-life balance, flexible when it comes to working remote

    Cons

    compensation on the low side, no real way to get meaningfully promoted even after years of working there

    2 people found this review helpful
  9. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 10 years

    Overall good

    Nov 2, 2022 - Manager in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great people to work with Opportunities

    Cons

    Difficult to work globally Cultural influences from headquarters

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  10. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 10 years

    solid company great experience for global career dev

    Aug 11, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    variety of work; nice colleagues; global reach

    Cons

    Difficult to get promoted in support services; work-life balance

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  11. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    sales

    Aug 9, 2022 - Manager in Charlotte, NC
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great company to work with benefits

    Cons

    Need more products to develop

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GfK has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,711 reviews left anonymously by employees. 64% of employees would recommend working at GfK to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GfK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GfK. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.

64% of GfK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated GfK 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at GfK to be benefits, culture, coworkers and the cons to be senior leadership, career development, management.

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