A Bad Place to be. ESPECIALLY Talent Acquisitions - Senior Talent Advisor Expedia Group Employee Review

1.0
Apr 18, 2014
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Pros

Benefits are decent. Location is nice. Good food nearby. Place is usually clean. Nice views.

Cons

Lack of career growth. As a Talent Advisor we purposely are told to bring people in way under market. Management is not trained well. No on-boarding at all. Manipulation between teams. Bad Sr Leadership. Over worked. Expected to work 55+ hour weeks. After 90 days I realized that this was not the right place for me and am now leaving. It is a very bad company all around. Look at Hotwire for example...there career sight is from 2007 pictures. Oh, and no RSU's are usually given at all for sign up. Last...6 people have left Talent Acquisitions in the past 2 months...this says a lot about a company.

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Expedia Group Response
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Thanks for your comments and feedback. As the leader of the Talent Acquisition organization, I view it as a personal responsibility to ensure our organization is a great place to work and that we are bringing in strong talent for the entirety of Expedia, Inc. Specific to my team, some of the turnover mentioned in the post was planned and in-line with individual career growth and goals. Nonetheless, I take the feedback seriously and will work closely with my leadership team to ensure Talent Acquisition is great place to work. The one comment I do want to address specifically is regarding our approach to compensation for our recruits. Though packages will vary by individuals and roles, we aim to compensate competitively within our company guidelines and ranges. While always under review, we are confident our compensation and benefits packages are aligned with the broader market. Thanks again for the comment. Our approach as a team is that we can improve everyday – and this feedback serves as a reminder. Kelly McGill VP, Global Talent Acquisition

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