Lots of opportunity, not always great talent - Anonymous employee Edelman Employee Review

3.0
Nov 5, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Edelman is a loyal company with many directions to grow in and learn. There is some amazing talent within the company, and the CEO leads by example.

Cons

There are a lot of politics to deal with and lengthy processes. You need to want to play the political game, and know that for every amazing talent you work with, there's an equal amount of poor talent.

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Cons

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