Pros
I've been at Hanover for over three years, staring as an associate and working my way up to the Director level. While sales has its ups and downs, I appreciate the consistent and genuine support I have received and cannot complain about the compensation either! I've worked with 5+ managers during my time at Hanover and they have all encouraged me to think outside of the box and try new ideas, listened to my frustrations and helped me figure out my long term place in the company. I was not initially interested in a career in sales, but was encouraged to try out the position and have now been a Director for a year and a half. I love hearing the positive feedback our clients share about our research and seeing past clients return to Hanover. It is definitely a testament to the quality of the business and keeps me motivated. I've also been given the opportunity to travel to some great cities and the responsibility to take ownership over my territory and strategy.
Cons
I think negative energy can be contagious and people sometimes forget that working at Hanover is still a job and very few jobs are fun and glamorous all the time. There are parts of my job that I love (travel, meeting with clients, learning about the industry), but there are also the more mundane tasks that I don't always love but have still had a huge impact on my success. Hanover has a lot of new college grads and I think it is easy to get hung up on the less fun parts of the job and forget the first part of the "work hard, play hard" mentality. It's important to remember that to be successful, but more importantly truly feel accomplished, you will have to push through challenges along the way. Additionally, there are times that I wish management was a bit more transparent into the business, but that is something that I've seen start to change across the past few months and I've appreciated the chance to better understand the ins and outs behind the scenes.
