Idearc Media Employee Job Reviews in the United States

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The company just went through chapter 11 so if they have any financial trouble they will take heads."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"They laid off the entire marketing/sales staff right before Christmas after they had just completed a huge piece of work."

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"The ability to convert a customer who doesn't believe in the product and to actually watch their business grow."

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"I liked most working with clients one-on-one, showing them how to grow their business."

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"I love the suite of products available and the support materials, the work ethic of my colleagues, and the constant development of better solutions for the client."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Until a few months ago it was a very good working environment, but over the past 6 months, there have been numerous cutbacks in workforce, and outsourced functions have created a great deal of new challenges."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay closer attention to client needs because alienating clients in this economy can have disastrous results."

"Company outsources work to India, my job went to India"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"The people working for the company were great."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay away!!!!"

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Outsourcing of work to an overseas country. India does not do very good work!!!!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the work in the United States!!!!!!"

"Felt company was in danger, fears were proven correct"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"The creative part - creating websites."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't let it be your first choice."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"The company tried to integrate sales as part of the designers job, and it took its toll on everyone."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Separate design from sales."

"Solid company to work for. Relatively new in the Chicagoland market"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Senior Management is passionate about the company and its potential"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Talk specifics about your accomplishments and how these are valuable assets to your new employer."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Relatively new small market share currently"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to be agressive about growing market share"

"Typical yellow page industry company."

"good company"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Made me a better sales person"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be Confident"

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Customer Service"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Kepp up the good work"

"Bad company in general, unfair territory practice or account assignment, bad managers"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Helping my clients get results - I loved my clients."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"any one can get in to this company - they have hired garbage walking on two legs (sales reps on illegal drugs during work hours, sales reps who gamble during work hours on company terminals, sales reps who use company phones to manager their side businesses unrelated to the company sales reps who play stupid, horrible practical jokes and managers do not reprimand. Holding on to the position is precarious at this company, sales reps who cheat and steal accounts/leads are tolerated. Reduction in Force can be 1 minute notice and company will disable your email, computer before you return to your desks."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"constant change in policy, pricing, training, inconsistent managers, changes in managers - 70% turnover rate on employees. Harrassment by certain managers"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be fair, know your stuff to help the employees, stop joking or talking sports all the time"

"Company policies are not conducent to selling"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"B2B relationships"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be prepared to work 18 hours per day"

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"tactics, selling strategies, overwhelming mandatory on-the-job hours"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"let sales people sell"

"Company is in poor financial shape"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Find another job"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get a new job"

"Contract Position"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Coworkers"

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Organization"

"Unfortunately Idearc Media focused too much in selling Yellow Pages, an industry that is becoming obsolete"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"I learned many sales skills to retain customers and bring new customers to the industy. My Managers were experts and great teachers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"To try the company, as a whole it's a good learning experience, and perhaps if the economy turns, the industry will become more profitable."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"The industry itself is not progressing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I loved the management team."

"Company has some financial problem."