Supportive Team, Great Learning — But Limited Room to Grow - Mid Market Account Executive Handshake Employee Review

3.0
Apr 13, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Truly talented and collaborative team — I felt supported and challenged every day - Great exposure to industry tools and workflows - Fast-paced environment that helped me build core skills quickly - SKO and other opportunities to travel - Catered Food and Snacks

Cons

- Growth opportunities often required moving to another team or leaving the company - Lack of formal investment in employee development or career pathing. - High-performing individuals weren’t always recognized or retained. - Process disruption from leadership without context - changes to systems and workflows were frequently introduced by leaders without context and/or experience.

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Pros

Challenging, interesting position in the short term.

Cons

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