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    Weber Shandwick Reviews

    Updated September 13, 2018
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    Pros

    • "Work-life balance and people are great" (in 29 reviews)

    • "Great people doing interesting work" (in 38 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      "Not your traditional PR firm..."

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - VP+ in New York, NY
      Current Employee - VP+ in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Weber Shandwick full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Smart colleagues and truly collaborative culture (not just on paper). Merit based environment -- you do great work, you get more opportunity. Best ideas win -- no matter where they come from.

      Cons

      Not as diverse as it could be -- though it's better than many firms and a ton of efforts are being made in this area

      Advice to Management

      Keep finding ways to show up and comers their value to the firm

    2. "People > Clients > Work > Fresh Thinking > Internal Politics"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Weber Shandwick full-time

      Pros

      Good people. Good clients. Good work.

      Cons

      Stunted thinking. Lots of internal politics.

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Account Director"

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      Former Employee - Account Director
      Former Employee - Account Director
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Weber Shandwick full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great learning experience in terms of working in a fast-paced/high-pressure environment, learning how to manage both up and down, navigating office politics, and getting as involved as you want to be in every aspect of client relationship management/new business.

      Cons

      Opaque promotion process that changes often and lack of willingness to have frank discussions about salary. Not all senior staff are meant to be managers or team leaders, but there is unfortunately little to no incentive to change bad behavior--which translates to high turn-over at the junior and middle-management level.

      Advice to Management

      Figure out a promotion process and stick to it. Be transparent about salary bands and open to conversations. Invest in training those people who are expected to manage staff and reward those who do it well. Stop requiring junior staff to be admins to senior staff.

    4. "Competitive Lame Internship"

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      Former Employee - Intern in Washington, DC
      Former Employee - Intern in Washington, DC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Weber Shandwick (Less than a year)

      Pros

      A lot of hours to learn on the job, experience in multiple work streams at a PR agency.

      Cons

      This internship is skewed towards unfriendly office politics and is not an equitable environment for anyone who is focused on doing work or seriously growing professionally. It is more geared towards the moldable individual who has a high threshold for busy work and little interest in public relations work. There are unclear expectations for hiring but ultimately were centered around politics and "networking." Client portfolio is constantly fluctuating, much like any of their talented junior staff.

      Advice to Management

      Less petty, more worky.

    5. "Senior Associate"

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      Current Employee - Senior Associate in Dallas, TX
      Current Employee - Senior Associate in Dallas, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Weber Shandwick (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Lots of opportunities to work on a variety of business units, clients and across different marketing platforms.

      Cons

      Lack of support from senior management.

      Advice to Management

      Competitive pay

    6. Helpful (1)

      "a good place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Weber Shandwick full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      the people. hands down the best part of the job.
      perks - bagel fridays, work happy hours, etc.
      the work is interesting
      committees to enhance morale - work culture, workplace diversity, fitness, etc.

      Cons

      lack of diversity at the top. it's wonderful that there's a lot of women, but we need more diversity i.e. poc/lgbtq. no company can grow w/o that.

      pay! you'll be required to work a lot and it's a rather thankless job -- least that could be done is commensurate pay w/ the amount of work done and to be level w/ other agencies.

      Advice to Management

      take care of ALL employees - not just the ones that work on client business. almost all trainings are geared toward those on the account side. it's important to remember what also keeps the company running.

    7. "Great Exposure, Some Hoops"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Weber Shandwick full-time

      Pros

      Working for a top global PR company has its perks - access to exciting clients, big budget projects, top talent, creativity galore and some internal perks.

      Cons

      Because the company is so large, there is a very intense striver driver mentality. If you are not the one to stay late, you aren't seen as a top performer. There is also the game of politics which gets a bit exhausting.

    8. "Senior Account Executive"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Good brand name that attracts big name clients

      Cons

      Depends on offices, but in Asia offices ery bad hours and some management team seem to have emotional control problems; hierarchical, very tenure based promotion

    9. "Digital Designer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Weber Shandwick full-time

      Pros

      I met other great designers

      Cons

      No growth opportunities. No creative work. No competitive salary

      Advice to Management

      Value creative and design work more

    10. "Incredible learning opportunity, sub-park workplace values (and salary)"

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      Current Employee - Junior Associate
      Current Employee - Junior Associate
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Weber Shandwick full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The people here are fascinating and so, so smart. You will learn so much working here, and will get the opportunity to do fascinating work!

      Cons

      Work can be incredibly stressful, and pay is horrible. Incredible lack of internal transparency, and very little real commitment (in my office, at least) to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

      Advice to Management

      Pay junior staff more; invest in having hard conversations about D&I; be more transparent and invest more in your hardest working employees; recognize that different people lead and achieve success in different ways.

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