Weber Shandwick reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,524 total reviews)
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89% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Weber Shandwick has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,524 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Weber Shandwick employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.4 stars).

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4.0
Dec 16, 2014

Account Executive

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Pros

If you want to be in PR- Weber Shandwick is an amazing global company to work for. Creative colleagues, ability to work on innovative projects for Fortune 500 companies as well as start ups. Hard work pays off.

Cons

Expect to put in your hours and more. Work / life balance is somewhat dependent on your supervisor and projects you work on.

3.0
Dec 13, 2014
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Pros

--Incredibly smart people; lots of staff resources --Fun office; people genuinely like each other --Collaborative --Solid roster of clients --Decent side benefits (partial gym and cell phone reimbursement)

Cons

--As others have said, there's most definitely a sense of favoritism and office politics; whether you are recognized or given new opportunities will depend on who you're buddies with at the office --Low salary for the market and not negotiable --IT resources (old equipment, takes forever to get upgraded) --Virtually nonexistent training (formal training is maybe once every 4-6 months but it's not prioritized) --Very top heavy...waaaaay more VPs than AEs or SAEs -- that just doesn't seem sustainable

5.0
Dec 2, 2014
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Pros

For a huge agency, Weber Shandwick offers personalized attention from middle management, insanely fun team bonding events and the opportunity to grow in the direction you want. My boss saw that I had an interest in financial services, and made an effort to move me to those accounts. Despite what comes with a big agency (bureaucracy, etc.), the corporate culture is energizing and fresh. People are smart and cool. In fact, some of my best friends I met at work. The fish in the lobby are adorable and we made up names for them (Big Poppa is the fat one who eats the others' food. If you come, you'll see him). I got the opportunity to manage the interns this summer, which was great experience in a supervisory role. The company also offers tons of training via lunch and learns and "classes" you can take on topics ranging from time management to communication styles.

Cons

Working on the same clients for the entirety of your job can get a little tiresome -- I get bored of clients after about a year and a half. Luckily, my managers were really supportive of my curiosity and desire to try new things. Sometimes it can feel like you're working on the same projects again and again, so it's up to you to volunteer for out-of-the-box assignments. If you do, management is really supportive, but the onus is on you.

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