Miserable experience - Anonymous employee Capstrat Employee Review

1.0
Sep 11, 2017
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Pros

"Some" sincerely good people. Flexible work place where you could work from home if needed. Nice office space. Awesome creative director who has his hands tied and has an uphill battle, but if they would just listen to him things would get better. He is their only saving grace.

Cons

Fake people, Terrible integration of departments. Bad communication. Once Ken Eudy left the whole place fell apart and the creative took a nose dive. It's a glorified kinkos one crappy assignment after another churn it out. Ketchum is very difficult to work with, being a PR firm and trying to tell advertising people how to do their job, it was like oil and water. Literally had account people at Ketchum directing the creative. The new CEO for Ketchum south is very nice and smart but it just wasn't working. Worst job I ever had.

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4.0
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Pros

Everyone here has a laser focus on the needs of the clients and is willing to put in the work to make sure expectations are exceeded. You get to meet and interact with people who are at the top of their game and they're always willing to speak with you and teach you things. From an intern perspective I was treated like a regular full-time employee which was refreshing; we didn't have to do demeaning tasks like get coffee/lunch or make copies, we were given work that our team members and clients valued. We had the opportunity to sit down with the president for a lunch and then the CEO for a dinner, that was extremely valuable; they really value the opinions of their interns. We also had meetings with the head of each department so we could get an understanding of how all the departments interact and work together. Finally at the end of the semester, the interns gave a presentation to the entire company, that was really cool and I liked how the company itself valued us as interns and treated us like a full-time member of the team.

Cons

Very fluid. I got the job and by the end of the semester I had seen about a dozen or so team members come and go. It may not be a con for some, but for me it made me uneasy. I think there is lack of opportunities to move up the ranks. It was the general consensus from all the interns that it can get very overwhelming at some times and the learning curve is steep, but everyone is very willing to help.

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