Joining HubSpot was the best decision I ever made - Director of Sales HubSpot Employee Review

5.0
Apr 24, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

I started at HubSpot with limited sales experience, but a love for the Inbound mission and a relentless desire to contribute however I could. I did my day job well, took on new challenges, and no one ever told me no or to slow down. Instead, my colleagues taught me more, and pushed me to continue to improve. Nearly 5 years later I am in a key leadership role in sales and have elevated my career beyond my wildest dreams. I love HubSpot. There is an ever thriving startup culture even as the company scales, and I get an opportunity to learn from and be challenged by incredible people every single day.

Cons

HubSpot is not a place that you can come in, "do your time", and climb the corporate ladder. You need to do remarkable work to get noticed at HubSpot, but if that excites you, you will flourish at HubSpot.

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HubSpot Response
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This review represents all that we aim to do as a company--thanks for growing your career at HubSpot, for being willing to learn and grow while you're here, and for pushing us to get better and to lead with transparency--I hope we continue to make you proud. Thank you for doing the hard work to flourish--I promise we'll work tirelessly to continue to create an environment in which stars like you thrive. -Katie

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