Hearst reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,450 total reviews)

Steven R. Swartz

72% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Hearst has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,450 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hearst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Jul 21, 2016

Avoid!

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Pros

-extra holidays between christmas and new year -charity sales -good location

Cons

-no social -no company christmas party -bad management -very very high staff turnover -management tries to squeeze every single bit of the people who's willing to work, but just let the ones who doesn't do any work or who cannot do their work well to stick around -no career progression -no bonus -no pay rise -no air con in the office

4.0
Jun 26, 2016

Great place to start

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Pros

I interned with Seventeen magazine after having been a big fan of it for many years. I recommend you plan ahead and get a head start in interning here if you're into the women/teen brands since it's a great start but no longer seen as impressive since they recycle interns each semester, EVERYONE has it on their resume. Don't make seventeen the cherry on top of your resume right before graduation, instead try mixing two internships together, whether it's Good Housekeeping, Cosmo, Dr.Oz , etc. I interned for a few other brands in the building for about a year and a half and I found that you have a lot of freedom to try to make it the best for yourself. it was obvious that a lot of staff members don't trust their interns or are insecure about handing off quality work. Most magazines are shrinking so they can't give away bylines like they're candy. However you have access to a great roster of people to email for coffee or a take a long lunch and go on an informational interview if you can get one. Different types of personalities among staff members, some grumpy and stressed out people and some happy people who are working in an industry they love.

Cons

You won't always get good work to do and it's easy to get burnt out. Take the opportunity to learn new skills during down time. While there are opportunities to move up, getting an interview with HR through their company website is almost impossible. Some brands are really killing it on the social and digital space (because they're household names not necessarily cause the content is good), but who really buys their print anymore when you can get the exact content for free online? I wouldn't even read them if they were free at the dentists office and I actually know some of the people writing it.

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