PreScouter reviews

4.1

71% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)
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Dino Gane

53% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

PreScouter has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there.

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49 reviews
3.0
Jul 10, 2015

Tumultuous But Lots Of Promise

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible environment Open door policy Beer or wine Friday's Group lunches

Cons

Average age is 25.... Unpredictable management MUST be able to adapt QUICKLY to change Ever changing policies/sales tactics High turnover

1.0
Dec 30, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

1. Worked with 1-2 good managers who left too early, obviously because they found better opportunities elsewhere.

Cons

1. Management only rewards the sales team for the targets they can achieve 2. Working environment and demands have become way too harsh but demands on time have increased with very low ROI. 3. You will be earning peanuts, unless if you are the 1% who work with very good managers. 4. Unreasonable working hours if your manager is constantly pandering to and encouraging unreasonable client demands (which is quite typical for 90% of managers).

PreScouter Response
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Thank you for your feedback and we are sorry and quite surprised to hear about this experience. As to the points raised here: 1. Management only rewards the sales team for the targets they can achieve: We certainly incentivize our sales reps, as most organizations do, but we also offer incentives to other members of our organization too. Project managers as well as research teams are awarded extra compensation for exceptional work. 2. Working environment and demands have become way too harsh but demands on time have increased with very low ROI: Most of our employees work remotely and many enjoy the flexibility of working around their own schedules. Meeting deadlines is a must for any company, not just PreScouter. Again, as a scholar, you are free to accept or decline any project offer. How you exercise this option is totally up to you. 3. You will be earning peanuts, unless if you are the 1% who work with very good managers: PreScouter has grown its employee count by over 30% in 2021, with nearly all new hires being scholars getting promoted to full-time positions as a result of their stellar performance. Scholars join our network for real, hands-on industry experience - experience that opens the door to industry-based jobs outside of academia. So, we like to think they earn a lot more than just peanuts! 4. Unreasonable working hours if your manager is constantly pandering to and encouraging unreasonable client demands (which is quite typical for 90% of managers): Deadlines are specified before committing to any project. Again, a scholar is always free to pass if it's too tight. If we've missed anything, we kindly invite you to discuss this with us in more details to resolve any issues we may not be fully aware of.
4.0
Feb 9, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Generally speaking, the work with PreScouter is interesting, pays decently well, and provides good client-facing/consulting experience. Work is entirely remote on the Service Delivery side- which means it is flexible but also can be at unpredictable times. You can essentially get out what you put in- if you want to push creativity, process improvement, etc, you'll get out a lot of benefits. On the flip side, if you don't put in enthusiasm and hard work, the experience will be less beneficial. Very horizontal organization- there isn't a ton of hierarchy to deal with.

Cons

Overall, it seems that there are a lot of directions PreScouter tries to go in, and as a result, the company struggles to find and maintain a good identity/niche. Smaller companies like PS can be a challenge without full support staffs in areas like HR, tech/IT, formatting, etc. It adds a layer of difficulty to have to farm out work or feel like you're not getting the benefit of a full department's support. Though some decisions are made with input from relevant groups, the management team tends to take an idea and run with it without really obtaining buy-in from those that are affected or seeking advice for successful implementation from the same.

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