YellowBook Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I was only with the company for six months."

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"I liked the creativity of designing an ad for a customer and then going over it with the customer and watching it grow."

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

"For someone who is just entering sales, this could be a good starting point."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"I did not like the fact that after building a relationship with a customer, the following year, it would be reassigned to another rep."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"That the company may find it more beneficial if customers have a point of contact they trust each year. I believe the upsale would be musch better than starting each year from scratch again with a new rep."

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"The opportunity for career advancement as well as income potental. I enjoyed the challenge of earning the trust of new clients and helping them to built there customer base with my products."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Some of the management needed to attend leadership classes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to realize that outside sales representatives get beat up some days, and when they come back to the office they need to have a positve, upbeat atmosphere."

"Do not take a job with Yellowbook."

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"I liked my business associates and long term relationships with certain customers."

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

"Stay away --don't interview with Yellowbook. Their ads are dishonest."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"The focus or direction was constantly changing on a weekly basis. They tried to manage by intimidation and the pressure was unbearable. Favorites received the best assignments. You were ranked by numbers that were inaccurate, and managers could care less because it didn't affect their compensation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have a CONSISTENT plan and stop gossiping about the reps to other reps. Answer questions honestly."

"Great experience overall-glad to have worked for the company!"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"When I worked there, it was a very high energy great place to work, The office was full of good competitive competition, great salesreps that became friends of mine. You will gain alot of Outside Sales experience and high confidence from working there."

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

"Be prepared to work hard!!!! It will pay off, join the mentoring program."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"The base was too low! It was hard to convince Advertisers that print still exist over the internet."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should probably consider more ride days. I think they get so tide down in meetings, that they forget how tuff it is out there. Knocking on doors the majority of your day is challenging, but enjoyable for those that like it."

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"You had to be a quick thinker also they had the best training."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Personal reasons. Limiting your growth for who you were."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire the best performers they will deliver."

"Yellowpage advertising"

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

"get a gas card"

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"traveling across Texas"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"keep teams local"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"I enjoy helping businesses grow thanks to my products"

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

"Come with a knowledge of local search engine marketing because that is where they are going."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Company is losing share in the marketplace. Books are shrinking to the point where the product they're producing is losing usage thus creating advertiser erosion. Impact on me is that every sale comes hard and there is alot of internal chaos that makes the work rnvironment unpleasant."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do whatever you can to stop the slide"

"Quick Glimpse"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"Obtaining new business and renewing contracts."

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

"Be confident, be ready to prove your numbers and as always, dress for success!"

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"The revolving door when it came to employee retention."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your employees more."

"no fun at all"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"It was fun, but then it all went bad."

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

"look elsewhere"

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Horrible pay structure"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"let the book die, it's a dinosaur"

"accurate"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"Flex schedule"

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Too high turnover w/no structure"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be clear in your direction and be open to questions from those at really want to make alot of money."

"Interesting"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"This is a nice place to work. The people are friendly and the work is interesting."

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

"Just to be themselves."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"There isn't any room for advancement."

"AS true as it can be."

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"Working with the customers and the other representatives."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Charge backs, the way the industry is changing the time requirement to succeed(Iworked usuallly 60 or more hours a week)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Help reps get a better balance of life and work."

"Great company to work for"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"Was able to work As early or late as needed and the harder you work the more money you make. Great sales meeting and a good environment."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"Some previous employees not honest with customers hurt Company name."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Cut back prices on advertisements."

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"I enjoyed meeting with my accounts on a daily basis and formulating a plan of action for the upcoming year. Allowing for me to grow more as a person and become the managerial candidate I am today."

What don't you like about working at YellowBook?

"The restrictions on our ability to mass market to the public."

"Good training"

What do you like about working at YellowBook?

"experience gained"