146 Writer Reviews
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"I enjoyed the company of my coworkers, but the job wasn't worth it."
What do you like about working at TravelNet Solutions?
"I liked that we got free lunch on Mondays. Not much else."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Ask a lot of questions. If they give you a vague answer, don't take the job. They need to improve a lot before they're worth working for."
What don't you like about working at TravelNet Solutions?
"Highly nepotistic - the upper management was primarily composed of relations of the owners or people who had been there a long time.Little to no career prospects.Underpaid by quite a bit - most of the non-sales employees cannot live on what they make.No ability to express concerns to management.Extremely low employee retention rate.Productivity enforced with fear and bullying."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Value your employees and make sure the jobs you hire them for are of value for them."
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"In general, MetaMetrics was a great place, but low salary made me leave."
What do you like about working at MetaMetrics?
"Writing! I spent most of my days writing content about various subjects science, technology, history, fiction, etc for all levels of education. My bosses appreciated my work and often praised me. In general, a wonderful place to work."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Negotiate the salary you want from the beginning because raises are not common."
What don't you like about working at MetaMetrics?
"No upward mobility, not enough money and nowhere to go."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Raise salaries and try to keep the talented people you have happy."
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"a lot of freedom, but feels like a small gig"
What do you like about working at Poppyck?
"I like the freedom to write about what i'm passionate about."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"be yourself - otherwise you won't fit in, because everyone is authentic here."
What don't you like about working at Poppyck?
"there is not enough compensation or exposure. we need to get the blog out there more."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Someone needs to come up with a better marketing plan."
What do you like about working at Synactive?
"Nothing. It's like being in the military. Nothing is done logically and you can't do anything to change it."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Ask very hard questions about company culture, management, company finances. Then read between the lines."
What don't you like about working at Synactive?
"This is not the place to find your bliss. It might be a good training ground if you're right out of school, but professionals with experience are hamstrung by upper management's whims and indecisiveness."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Management would have a clear direction and every department would be kept informed. Upgrade all employee computers and get a faster network."
What do you like about working at Virginia Tech?
"It will sound good on my resume and I get a paycheck."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"The pace of life is very slow. If you like to be constantly on the go, this is not for you. Also be prepared for massive egos. Also know there is limited upward mobility and that many administrative jobs require a master's degree or higher. I have the skills to have a managerial job, but not the master's degree. So the only communications jobs I can get here are part-time ones because you don't get full-time unless you are in some managerial role."
What don't you like about working at Virginia Tech?
"No full-time opportunities without a master's degree, all style over substance, not enough of a workload for me to stay busy. I hate the slow pace of things. I work too fast for this."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would make this place more about substance than about style."
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"I was hired to write a how to knit book because knitting is my hobby."
What do you like about working at Open Air Publishing?
"Writing a book that will be an iPad, iPhone app has been exciting. The manuscript is finished, as is the video shoot. Having been a magazine editor in the '90s, I love being back in publishing."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Have creative talent and be willing to work tight deadlines."
What don't you like about working at Open Air Publishing?
"I wish I could work there full time but they are not currently hiring."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"None. I am working with the content manager who is extremely smart."
What do you like about working at Wolters Kluwer?
"They allow flexible work schedules as a general rule. They also give a good amount of PTO and you don't have to wait too long after starting to get PTO."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"look up whatever MBA and technology concepts were in vogue 3-5 years ago and talk about those. They have gone through them all (Six Sigma, Contextual Design, Who Stole My Cheese), but my favorite was that they promoted NASA's faster, better, cheaper after it was abandoned by NASA. They are currently discovering what mobile and cloud mean and love talking about agile development. They never actually implement any of these things properly, but they become popular buzzwords that are thrown around all the time."
What don't you like about working at Wolters Kluwer?
"Having any content knowledge about tax or accounting (the topics for which customers buy their products) is not respected, paid the lowest, and there is no career path for you. However, if you don't have any advanced degrees and you dabble in sales or marketing you can go pretty far. For example, the manager of a graphics design department was able to become the head of tax and accounting's editorial division without any record of success."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Generally, they all fail to show any leadership. The corporate executives are mainly former sales, so they love buzzwords and have little idea of the content or technology which our customers actually pay for or desire. As a result, they constantly fiddle with corporate structure and sales and marketing goals but they fail to give any attention to the nuts and bolts of the business (content, technology, data issues, etc.). Absent a dramatic shakeup in leadership, the company is likely to keep sliding downhill which will further limit opportunities for those who work here."
What do you like about working at American Greetings?
"The people are great, creative, and talented. And we make stuff that makes people smile."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Negotiate well at the beginning! Harder and harder to do later on."
What don't you like about working at American Greetings?
"There's not a lot of opportunity for growth for creative employees."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Encourage more open collaboration all around the company to best use resources."
What do you like about working at Industry Web Host?
"Responsibilities as a writer, pay, flexibility of assignments, collaboration with others in the company"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Let your portfolio shine, and don't be afraid to show off a talent that you think might be appreciated"
What don't you like about working at Industry Web Host?
"Dishonesty of management in handling my contract, lack of commitment to the product's completion before redesigning"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Eat more garlic, and make sure that the vacuum lines in the carpet are equivalent"
What do you like about working at The American Commoner's Guide?
"Work gives freedom of time as writing can be done at home."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be prepared to be creative as it is necessary to attract the attention of readers on the internet."
What don't you like about working at The American Commoner's Guide?
"This is a tenative position, and does not offer long term advancement or financial stability."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I do not have any suggestions, because this writing position was known to me as being a freelance, and temporary position. Therefore it is what I anticipated it to be."
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"It felt like an eternal internship."
What do you like about working at Vessels for Charity?
"I had the freedom to go almost wherever I liked with my article ideas."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Feel free to try writing with them just to gain some experience, but they will expect you to know what you're doing and do not want to pay."
What don't you like about working at Vessels for Charity?
"The company offered zero benefits or compensation and I'm not into writing for free."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Management should hire a full-time writer or administrative type to handle copywriting."
What do you like about working at Tiger Woods Foundation?
"My supervisors were open-minded. They allowed me to come up with my own ideas and run with it. I work best when I am given the freedom to think for myself."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"I would strongly urge them to be ambitious and to not be afraid to ask for more relevant work related to their field. There's no point in working at a big company if you don't learn anything. Oftentimes, managers are too busy to think about what assignments they should give you, so you have to do it yourself. All you have to do is ask and show that you're interested in learning and getting the most out of your internship. Normally, managers will be happy to listen."
What don't you like about working at Tiger Woods Foundation?
"Unfortunately, there was little opportunity to grow and move up at TWF. They never had any intention to add to their permanent staff. It was not good news for me, especially since I worked so hard and contributed so much to the company."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would suggest providing interns with more opportunities to learn and grow. I was one of the lucky ones who didn't spend all my time just answering phone calls and opening up the front door. But that's only because I took the initiative to ask for more relevant work. Some of the other interns were not so fortunate. I believe an internship should be about personal and professional growth. A person can only learn so much making copies, getting coffee and transferring phone calls."
What do you like about working at CBS Broadcasting?
"What I liked about working at the company was the variety of projects I worked on."
What don't you like about working at CBS Broadcasting?
"What I didn't like about working at the company was the lack of support."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"The suggestion I have for management is try to retain the good talent they have."
What do you like about working at EverBeautiful.com?
"It's exciting and different and I always learn something new every day."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"You have to be creative and think outside the box. You have to love fashion and beauty and be able to speak with people about their areas of expertise."
What don't you like about working at EverBeautiful.com?
"The company is not growing in the direction the CEO wants it to be going."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I'd do more outreach and more networking. I'd also do more public appearances."
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