Mixed feelings about Edelman - Senior Account Executive Edelman Employee Review

3.0
Jan 13, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The firm has a great reputation (looks great on a resume), and great, industry-leading clients You'll get tons of great PR experience, and hit the ground running with work. Entrepreneurial atmosphere-think of great ideas for clients, and you'll be rewarded.

Cons

Hours are insane, and expectations for the amount of work one person can do in one day are pretty crazy. Firm's commitment to employee work-life balance is mostly in theory, with little practical application Edelman tends to favor its "superstars" with bigger bonuses and higher profile clients. The rest don't really get the same opportunities and it can be hard to break into that circle.

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

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.

Cons

Very limited opportunities for growth. During my time they reduced promotions to only once a year, and made many excuses for promoting as few people as possible (despite becoming the first "$1B" agency at that time). Morale was extremely low. People were forced to come into an office with nobody they actually worked with. Common to be passed from manager to manager. At one point I had 6+ managers within a 10-month span.

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