nice place to work - Senior Business Development Manager GLG Employee Review

4.0
Oct 25, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

They employ smart (possibly overqualified) people The job isn't very complicated, you either sell phone calls or schedule them There is an opportunity to gain a small amount of management experience Great office space Opportunity to travel

Cons

Aggressive revenue targets from PE backers means you risk over promising and under delivering on some projects / relationships. You can also experience quite high work loads There isn't a lot of job role differentiation from associate to senior manager, so if you join at the bottom then it'll be a real slog The number of competitors is growing and they offer the opportunity to connect with the same experts for a lot cheaper. That said the market for expert networks is growing....

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5.0
Mar 31, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing people - lots of reviews say that because it's true. You'll work with smart, genuine, hard working humans. Good benefits and perks. Interesting events and opportunities to learn. Overall, a good place to start your career!

Cons

Very fast-paced environment which definitely isn't for everyone. Lots of necessary change.

1.0
Jun 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good colleagues, arguably a good job post college (for like a year MAX)

Cons

I cannot stress enough how terrible this company is. Spent 5 years there, and watched it go further downhill every year. You leave with only soft skills (if that), and 0 actual industry knowledge. Seriously, you leave only knowing a bunch of Hocus Pocus. I am really surprised this company hasn't been bought yet. Or merged. On my team alone, we lost 7 out of our 9 managers since January... either due to layoffs or them quitting. Pay is low. There are no bonuses and it's very difficult to get a raise. 90k in NYC is poverty. There are bright people that come in with Masters, and PhDs, and MBAs -- handing them 90k is insulting.

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