YellowBook Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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What do you like about working at YellowBook?

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

"Don't do it."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Not a lot of potential here unless you and your manager are socially, equally yoked. In my experience, several reps who were not the partying,-type were intentionally mislead, set up for failure and eventually driven out."

"Good experience."

"Good company but alot of stress for the salesman"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"I liked the freedom of working outdoors and the chance to use my expertise in selling and closing a sale to the merchant. You also have a good potentional of earning alot of money . They also give you a car allowance which helps alot with the high cost of gas nowdays."

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

"Negotiate on a higher starting salary. Make sure your in a more relaxed environment to work in. Don't expect to be there long. They let you go now with the new program within six months to a year unless your exceptional which is almost impossible in today's economy. Keep looking for another job while your there. This is good advice. This way when they let you go there's no down time for you."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"I didn't like the micro management they recently started. Also many, many required meetings. With all the meetings you never really have enough time to sell. Your always looking at your watch for the afternoon meeting or always starting your day with a meeting that gets you started late. You make a basic salary which is needed because they waste your time going after collections for which you make nothing on. The opportunity of making real money is now gone since the internet. Most merchants don't feel the taking an ad in the book is worth it anymore since everyone uses the internet."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would tell them to only have one meeting a month. Give the salesman a chance to sell the product. The starting salary should be raised. Its too low for todays economy. Look into new ways of selling advertizing instead of the old yellowbook which is now outdated."

"Off The Cuff"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"The money is good if you are willing to work. There is a lot of freedom because of the fact of no time clock and open terrritory to cover. Like owning your own business. I make my own success!"

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

"Not much at this moment. Other than you'll hear Good Luck many times in your career and... luck has very little to do with anything. Hard work, honesty and customer commitment will carry the day!"

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"The fact that I have no say in keeping accounts that I worked hard to initially get into our directories and worked hard to maintain as clients. Yellow Book has a policy now of X amount of $$$'s that we MUST get as increase (each year) to keep ABC company or XYZ company, etc. If one does not get that increase Yellow Book can give this account to another rep. They do not always do so...but recently they've done it more often. And just this next Ithaca campaign I lost an account that I took from $244 monthly (6 years ago) to now over $1500 monthly because my manager felt another rep could get more $$$ out of this account. Thus my application on line NOW! Plus all the hoops we now have to jump through. And about making my own success from above answer... It is now that I have to spend more time to do so. I think it's time for a change and a new challange. John Lennon said: Life is what happens while we are busy making other plans!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remember what made you famous and brought you prosperity...take very good care of your current and past customers!"

"Another dying industry, which is too bad because the people are very talented here."

"Challenging sales environment in tough economy."

"The benefits were great and everyone was very team oriented."

"Good money long long hours"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"The money was good in management not so much in sales"

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Too much favoritism"

"Great job but not great money"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"I like the people and the flexability my manager gives me"

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

"Great place to work in sales"

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"The money"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look at what a sales assistant does and review salary"

"Yellow Book USA was a good employer with descent opportunities."

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"Managing own accounts."

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

"Be a great listener and try to be creative. Listen to your customers for better ad ideas and most importantly their buying intentions. Listening more and asking the right probing questions will generate you more successful and loyal accounts in the long run."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Some of the sales staff are untrustworthy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing at the moment."

"Yellow Book offers a quality product and service line with the potential to make great money."

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"Freedom to work own schedule without micromanagement and a great line of products working against a competitor which is disliked by everyone."

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

"Yellow Book is all about sales. If you are willing to work hard and hit a lot of doors, learn your product to the nth degree and become an expert in internet and print... Yellow Book may be for you."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Uncertainty caused by the current economy limits career growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hurry the transition to digital media and continue to develop more efficient print products."

"was a decent fit but got a much better opportunity at Fanfare Media Works"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"going out and selling and meeting clients."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"being micromanaged"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"loosen up on employees when they are meeting or exceeding quota."

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"executing on all phases of the sales cycle such as lead generation, prospecting, research, proposal generation, campaign implementation, account management/optimization, and follow up"

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

"to maintain a high level of new business sales activity in a fast-paced environment"

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"I was up for a promotion for over a year that was never granted due to company downsizing across country"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"be more flexible on paperwork submission policies"

"They work you to death and don't pay your commissions on time."

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"The Google online products."

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

"You better like being treated like badly every day."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Too much micro-management (call in numbers 3 times a day and emails in numbers at 7 pm)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to give your people your goals and then leave the alone to meet them"

"YB.. good place to work... not a job but a career"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"I love working in the environment where there is always something new... new products ... new services for my customers and opportunity to earn more."

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

"Be sharp, learn about ROI and make sure you are ready to put in the time knocking doors to be successful."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Lots of driving to zones"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Open up more promotion opportunities"