Do Your Due Diligence When Interviewing! - Recensione dipendente - Senior Sales Manager presso Semrush

1,0
17 mag 2017
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

They were first movers in content marketing and SEO research tool space, so the brand is very well know and if you are smart and innovative you may be able to blaze your own trail.

Svantaggi

Management is in Russia and doesn't understand US/Western Europe value of transparency and honesty with customers and employees. The company says they're a "start-up" but that is cynical. They offer salary & benefits consistent with an old-school industry and under-funded company. However, the company is very profitable, it's been around for a long time, it does not seek high growth from external funding. It doesn't offer the perks other found in other cool start-ups. Best freebie is coffee. Expect to share a hotel room with another employee if you're sent out of town. This may have changed! It was standard practice when I was there. The top leadership in US office have no related direct experience from other company(s) and is very, very young. They challenge others with resumes of success 10+ years regarding office management and key decisions. Employee turn-over is a big problem. The company is losing ground to innovative competitors: ask any knowledgeable SEO.

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Risposta di Semrush
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Hello! We want to thank you for the time you invested in letting us know your thoughts and suggestions. It means a lot to us and we are working hard to make our company the best it can be! As you know our company has evolved very quickly over the past 9 years. Typically a start up runs about 7-10 years and with that sort of evolution, we have gone through a ton of growing pains. Some warranted, some not. As we are all human, we understand some of your concerns, and we have been working on them ever since. Our management teams have grown in all offices (including the US office) with team leads and managers that we are diligently working with on a constant bases. We try to be transparent as much as possible but sometimes we need our employee's help in shedding light on some issues that may be present. Sometimes it is hard to communicate with our fellow offices due to multiple reasons: 1.) Time Zone 2.) Language 3.) Culture 4.) Lack of face-to-face time 5.) Etc. There are many ways that we can start to understand or empathize with our fellow offices (including our own co-workers within our own office). This is something that we are taking seriously. We want our employees to feel comfortable in vocalizing their thoughts or ideas so having good leaders in our offices is important to us. This includes the US office. As the years have passed, we have been able to help improve our employees comfort levels. It is extremely important that we make our employees feel comfortable as much as possible. When our employees travel, they are able to enjoy the privacy of their own room. We moved into a much larger space where we have all departments in one area now :). Our perks have increased and are continuing to do so! Work from home availability, monthly celebrations along with month company corporate events, office enhancements, and new benefit options as well! Unfortunately along the years as you mentioned, we lost some people but we have gained some as well. Sadly, sometimes things just do not work out as planned for both sides. For those that we have hired, we are extremely hopeful and excited to see their growth within our company! If there are other things that may help us better improve our work environment, we encourage you to contact us directly. So thank you again for addressing your experience with us. We need to see/hear these things!

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5,0
22 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Very thorough onboarding and enablement process. Great culture and people. Excellent company & team communication.

Svantaggi

There's a lot to learn, which isn't a con - but something good to know.

5,0
22 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

The product is an industry leader, making it exciting to work on. The teams are filled with incredibly smart, creative, and collaborative people. Benefits and remote flexibility are solid, and there are good opportunities to learn SEO and digital marketing deeply.

Svantaggi

The work culture can occasionally lean toward working harder than playing hard especially as the company scales.

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