Pearson Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"educational interaction with industrial world"

What do you like about working at Pearson?

"exposure"

What don't you like about working at Pearson?

"as an intern, and outsourcing, I was not able to do much of the technical work"

"Good place to hang"

What do you like about working at Pearson?

"The total absence of micromanagement."

What don't you like about working at Pearson?

"The total absence of job security."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It's not my place to give management suggestions."

"Promises great things at the beginning and sometimes fall short of fulfilling those promises"

What do you like about working at Pearson?

"There is always a friendly atmosphere when you come to work."

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

"Be yourself is the key. Interview for this company as you would any other."

What don't you like about working at Pearson?

"Many people feel overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't overload your lower level employees."

"Generally, a good place to work."

"Management (and other staff) claim to be open minded, until you disagree..."

What do you like about working at Pearson?

"The benefits were excellent and basically when work was done, you were done. So your evenings, weekends, and holidays were your own. That did rock."

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

"Either agree with everything they say, or stay silent about your beliefs. Of course if you are a far far far left believer/enviro-terrorist/anti-corporation type, you will fit right in. (Which is kind of funny when you think about them being part of a global organization that prints books...)."

What don't you like about working at Pearson?

"The Berekely office was just way too hippy. Group hugs and feeling discussions over yogurt type stuff. As feeling oriented and in touch as they were, they were incredibly mean spirited. If you don't share their feelings (especially politically), you are ostracised. Don't get me wrong, I love the hippy attitude, but politics and religion are the two things that you shouldn't make part of your work environment.Secondly, there was no where to go. You wouldn't even be notified that there was a position, just suddenly someone new was there. No one internal was considered for management/executive positions, they always looked outside.I was there for years and never saw it happen.Also the stability of the publishing business has been up and down over the last decade, so job security is a big question mark."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"That particular office, is probably hopeless, but lighten up on the political stuff and look internally. There are (or were when I was there) a lot of talented people...make use of them."

"Was a better company before sellout to competition."

What do you like about working at Pearson?

"They gave me the freedom to create. My ultimate responsibility was to the client."

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

"Ask hard questions about what your own creativity can bring to the table."

What don't you like about working at Pearson?

"They were sold to the competition, who maginalized our products and services. That was one of the best aspects of competing against them all of those years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Smell the roses and wake up to what you have become, just another vendor who sells boxes. There is nothing special or value added about that."

"Professional"

What do you like about working at Pearson?

"The people were good to work for."

What don't you like about working at Pearson?

"Nothing"

What do you like about working at Pearson?

"The professional atmosphere and the care for the employees."

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

"Money should not be first priority."

What don't you like about working at Pearson?

"Compensation was a little on the low side."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Move to a 360 degree peer review."

"Good for pro-active, self-motivated people"

What do you like about working at Pearson?

"The freedom. They really trust you to get the job done at your own pace (in a reasonable time frame)"

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

"Get into this company under any job title. There are amazing career advancement opportunities once you're in."

What don't you like about working at Pearson?

"Hardly anyone available to help you. There was no formal training for this position. My co-workers were great. They helped me get oriented and learn the ropes."

"Great company."

"Amazing Company to Work For"

What do you like about working at Pearson?

"I miss the co-workers and the environment. It is a very good place to work if you have children. The managers and staff are very understanding."

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

"You couldn't work for a better company. Go for it. Learn as much as you can and strive to Excel."

What don't you like about working at Pearson?

"They outsourced their IT department and I wasn't able to stay with them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't Out Source"

What do you like about working at Pearson?

"I like the diversity and multiculturism in the workforce."

What don't you like about working at Pearson?

"The fact that seniority does not matter. A new employee can advance in a job position quicker than an employee with seniority."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Value their long time employees more."

"laid back and interesting"

What do you like about working at Pearson?

"the people"

"a good company to be mentioned"

What do you like about working at Pearson?

"peaceful environment"

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

"nothing special"

What don't you like about working at Pearson?

"slow paced change"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"removing geographical barrier"

What don't you like about working at Pearson?

"unstable; watching 40 people get laid off and lose their jobs is very uncomfortable"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"more conservative decisions would prevent unnecessary lay offs."