Pearson reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,746 total reviews)
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56% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Pearson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,746 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pearson 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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8K reviews
4.0
Nov 1, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stable, international, diverse, supportive and driven management, great benefits, decent salary, respectible company, summers are sort of slower paced

Cons

Heavy work load, tough education economy and landscape, higher salary needed for stress level and long hours required,

3.0
Oct 30, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty lax on vacation Great products, especially compared to competition If you seek out good mentors, you can find them Industry leader

Cons

Too big...decisions take a very long time Slow to move from analog to digital, although trying No office "perks" Low Pay, or perhaps pay division (my direct reports made pennies and I felt horrible about it) I was promoted relatively fast, but many in my division went 3-4 years with no promotion

3.0
Oct 29, 2012

This review is based on my personal experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The vast resources and unleashed potential are there. They just need to be harnessed by the right management philosophy.

Cons

They really need to strive for excellence in work product.

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