Hearst reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,452 total reviews)

Steven R. Swartz

72% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Hearst has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,452 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hearst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Mar 10, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large privately owned company Good healthcare program free parking

Cons

call center mentality toward outside sales reps management team philosophy built on previous phonebook and directory experience attitude is more "churn and burn" than servicing clients extremely high sales team turnover

5.0
Mar 9, 2016

Intern

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

net work, big, know more people, great experience, learn a lot

Cons

tired, stress, not too many cons,

3.0
Mar 9, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Creative environment You can wear whatever you want.

Cons

there is no finance structure, There aren't any conversations about career trajectory or development outside of your initial interview. All magazines are silo'd so there isn't any collaboration.

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