Dont Work Here Unless You Have to - Director of Sales GDS Group Employee Review

1.0
Jul 20, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

fun people to work with, travel a bit, nice office

Cons

Horrible business model, no management, they hire/fire in large groups. Please keep in mind there are two sides to GDS Sponsorship Sales which Cold Calls Relentlessly in hopes of scamming someone out of 50k by selling off a fake list and selling unrealistic EPP's than there are delegates where the fun begins. your job will consist of lead sourcing leads that your peers are all ready calling and then call the same people over and over and get them to join a 3-day event in a cool location but they will then spend 6-11 hours in vendor meetings which they will hate

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GDS Group Response
8y
Many thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're glad you've highlighted the culture and people you work with, you can see in the photo section that we take time out for fun, recognising success and socialising, and we love our office locations too! A dynamic company should always be a part of a dynamic location! We’re sorry to hear your full experience is not meeting your expectations though. The sales environment at GDS is very dynamic and we use a variety of sales techniques; great prospecting means that we do not only use social media channels and face-to-face methods but we also use phone based techniques as a means of connecting with our customers on a personal level. We realise that for some individuals that this is not their preferred means of prospecting and therefore these individuals I regret would not be a good fit for our organisation. We would love to discuss your concerns further with you to improve your GDS experience, please get in touch with the HR representative in your office to give some greater insight into your experience.

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GDS Group Response
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Pros

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Cons

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