Growing Company with plenty of Potential - Manager, Program Development Consero Group Employee Review

4.0
4 May 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fantastic company culture, employees are all close to each other and a feeling of family has emerged. This is really the cornerstone of Consero, there are fantastic after hour events and a solid sense of team. Upper management is great, all three founders take time to develop relationships with employees and will invest in their success. Paul Mandell, the CEO and founder, is in an incredibly accessible boss, and will often take personal interest in those who prove they're invested. Commissions can be fantastic if you're doing well, earning potential is huge in their strategic partnership department. A lot of fun events after hours and happy-hours. Lastly, there's a nice travel component to US hot spots and Ireland.

Cons

As the Company is fairly young there are some retention issues that are hampering the company's growth. The learning curve is steep, and they take a big hit when they lose new employees who don't make it. In terms of working for Consero, many positions involve a heavy sales component that requires a large amount of cold calling, especially in the beginning. While management can be very flexible and rewards success, if you aren't doing well they can be quite harsh. Advancements will most likely solely be based off of metrics. Base pay is low, commissions offset this but are irregular and not great of every position. Benefits are also poor (to be expected for a start-up). PTO/ sick leave is poorly structured, and is bad even for an American company.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
13 Jan 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Consero is a great place to work if you are a self-motivated individual who appreciates macro-management vs. micro-management, and are interested in developing skills within and outside of your immediate job function. Because it is a start-up, you are expected to work hard during work hours. If you are someone that wants to float by, don't bother applying, that's not what a start-up is all about! My advice? Go work for the government. Managers are very transparent about the job duties, and like any other company, you have to work hard, put in a lot of effort and demonstrate a good attitude to move up the ranks and gain more responsibility. Whether you move up or stay in your position, you develop tremendous customer service, project management, sales, communication, and marketing skills. Not to mention that you singlehandedly have the opportunity to run an event for some of the most powerful and successful executives in the country and abroad. The connections you make and opportunities you are given are very unique. My resume is 50x stronger now then it was before I started working for this company. It's unfortunate to see such negative reviews but it tells me that you weren't willing to put in the work. Note to those people -- don't apply for a job at a start-up!

Cons

Cold calling and sales is not for everyone. And, that's ok. Pay attention to the answers given to you during your interviews and prepare questions so you can determine whether the position is a good fit for you before committing. Most positions are salaried plus commission-based hence, you have to work hard to make money. Not unheard of for sales-based positions.

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