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Communications Manager, Dulles, VA (October 23, 2008)



  • Employee Workplace: The corporate culture here is amazing and very hard to find at other companies in the area. The cu...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: The hiring process varies depending on the position and hiring manager. I went through only one ro...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: $65,000/year plus a 10% annual bonus based upon the company's performance. They no longer give out ...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: There is lots of uncertainty at the moment. Time Warner is actively seeking buyers for AOL. Based...   READ MORE

  • Senior Executive, USA (May 8, 2008)



  • Employee Workplace: Work was fast-paced in a constantly changing business, at times in crisis mode. The division I work...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I went through 4 rounds of interviews, the first with my immediate superior, which had been our fir...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: Annual base salary - $385,000. Annual car allowance - $14,000. Annual bonus - $90,000. No signing bo...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: This company is now going through a difficult phase where each division is being assessed in light ...   READ MORE

  • SALES, TUCSON, AZ (February 8, 2008)



  • Employee Workplace: THE DRESSINGS WERE THAT WE WERE TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN A PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE BUT THE ETHICS WERE DI...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: THEY HAD A VERY PLUSH INTERVIEW WITH FAIRLY SKILLFUL INTERVIEWERS. THIS PART OF THEIR PROCESS WAS ...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: 24000 WAS THE BASE BUT THE INCENTIVES PACKAGES WERE DESIGNED TO SURPASS THAT EASILY AND LIKELY ONE W...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: THEY ARE SELLING A LUXURY THAT ISN'T MUCH OF AN IMPROVEMENT ON A BASIC PROVIDER AND DEPENDING ON GL...   READ MORE

  • Employee, Dulles, VA (February 7, 2008)



  • Employee Workplace: Working for AOL in my department was very high pressure. Everyone was expected to produce, and we a...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: Hiring process involved interviewing with the director one on one and then a panel with all of the m...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: $50,000 with shift differential. Most non-director employees qualify for a 3% bonus annually. May...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: Poor. Great place to be if you're looking to hop in a few months and want to pick up a severance pa...   READ MORE

  • Senior Marketing Manager, Mountain View, CA (March 10, 2007)



  • Employee Workplace: Developed integrated marketing communications programs for the Netscape brand, as well as, programs...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: Interviewed with 5 people in the marketing group. 1 round of interviews... titles ranged from senio...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: $107,000 - base salary + stock options, no bonus.   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: The company was purchased by AOL. The Netscape browser is pretty much non-existent -- pushed out by...   READ MORE

  • Producer, Mountain View, CA (January 9, 2007)



  • Employee Workplace: There's a reason AOL has gone down the tubes in the last seven years. Put simply, it's unprofession...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: Phone interview and then in-person interview with direct manager, a couple of colleagues and the VP ...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: About $70K salary and a few thousand options that are further underwater than the Titanic.   READ MORE





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