San Jose Mercury News Reviews
Updated Jun 19, 2019
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Mac Tully
7 Ratings
"Internship"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsI worked at San Jose Mercury News for less than a year
Pros
Super friendly people willing to go out of their way to help you learn
Cons
I heard repeatedly that the paper isn't what it used to be due to cutbacks. But as an intern, still a great experience.
San Jose Mercury News2017-03-04"Great stepping stone at Mercury"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at San Jose Mercury News part-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Fantastic and invaluable professional experience with inspiring people
Cons
Career upward mobility/Company's future prospects are dismal
San Jose Mercury News2019-06-19"Sinking ship in a digital world?"
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Pros
Nice and friendly people who care about journalism.
Cons
Layoffs, low morale and high turnover. Management seemed disorganized and pay raises were rare.
Advice to Management
Redesign website and app. Experiment with other ways to tell stories. Focus on local content and less aggregation.
San Jose Mercury News2018-07-17"Acct Executive"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at San Jose Mercury News full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
busy place but I made a lot of money.
Cons
Management seemed disorganized and put a lot of pressure on sales
Advice to Management
Allow us to sell at a pace that is productive, working smarter not harder.
San Jose Mercury News2017-10-29"Production was closed in San Jose"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at San Jose Mercury News full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great Company to work for.
Cons
They closed their production in San Jose
Advice to Management
none
San Jose Mercury News2017-01-25"Back in the day"
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I worked at San Jose Mercury News full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Was there through the 80s (good times) and 90s-00s (less so). Was in Marketing, belonged to Newspaper Guild. Better benefits than most; great coworkers; company you could brag about. Sigh.
Cons
The Merc and the entire industry are no longer what they were, so this is essentially an old guy rant.
San Jose Mercury News2016-05-18"Good Newspaper to Work For"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at San Jose Mercury News part-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Tough but fair supervisor; guidance to help you improve your skills; editors and reporters are generally friendly and willing to show you the ropes.
Cons
Struggling financially -- just announced layoffs.
San Jose Mercury News2016-05-10- Helpful (1)
"Unfortunate that papers are going out of business"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at San Jose Mercury News full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Lots of room for growth, pretty good management,
Cons
Women paid less than men for same job.
Advice to Management
Change your business model from print to online only and make it the only VERIFIED source of information on the web.
San Jose Mercury News2016-03-26 "Old School trying to adjust"
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Doesn't RecommendApproves of CEOI have been working at San Jose Mercury News full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Great sales training for those seeking to work with retail clients. Flexible for outside sales reps. Good place to start learning about online advertising
Cons
It used to be a place where you could earn a great commission plus salary. The spiffs were great. Year end prizes like 60" LCD's etc. Now, they try to keep the sales reps happy with a $10 Starbucks card. Maybe that motivates a young millennial, but not a seriously skilled professional.
Advice to Management
Do better?
San Jose Mercury News2015-12-01"Intern at San Jose Mercury"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at San Jose Mercury News for more than 3 years
Pros
Made amazing new friends, learned a lot about my writing style and how to improve it
Cons
Commute was hard as a high school student from South Bay to drive all the way to Oakland during rush hour
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