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Good company with adequate supervision
Assessor and administrator (Former Employee) – Burnaby, BC – 17 April 2018
work as a test administrator was a bit repetitive and un-stimulating, but that does not reflect the company as a whole. The physical work environment was fine.
Ok company
Technical Support (Current Employee) – North York, ON – 5 April 2018
This company is decent if you are going in to get experience and your foot in the door as a helpdesk role for example, however, there isn't much room to advance further unless higher-ups leave their positions. The work and life balance is also a challenge
Pros
the people
Cons
fluctuating hours
Continually challenging
Sales and Editorial Representative (Former Employee) – Halifax, NS – 3 January 2018
An non traditional sales job where you work with the top minds in their field. Working in a challenging industry that shrinks every year, but is on the cusp of a seismic shift in practice. Great work life balance.
Great learning experience and top notch managent
Material Handler (Former Employee) – Newmarket, ON – 27 September 2017
Order picking ,loading new stock and quality control were just some of many warehouse attributes was carried out to make me quite an asset to Team and also the company .But also forklift certified and did receiving for Supply Chain Manage for a long time.
Productive and fun
Maintenance Electrician / Facilities Team Leader (Former Employee) – Leader, SK – 26 September 2017
this was a great place to work friendly staff great parties management looked out for you like family! The only downside is it is a dying industry so not much room for advancement.
Productive and fun workplace with table tennis table
Sr. Application Engineer / Lead Engineer (Former Employee) – Burlington, ON – 16 July 2017
Great people at all levels of the company - everyone is supportive of each other and has a great time together in accomplishing the task.
The Management team are highly Motivated which brings much positive energy in the whole team. This is the definition of what a team should be.
I have never come across such company who has all the great qualities of Culture, Management, Career Advancement.
The Management team are highly Motivated which brings much positive energy in the whole team. This is the definition of what a team should be.
I have never come across such company who has all the great qualities of Culture, Management, Career Advancement.
easy money
Summer Student (Former Employee) – Newmarket, ON – 27 March 2017
good workplace. very good place to work. it provides good hours and the staff is good. easy to do work. not any dangerous conditions. good length of breaks and lunches
Pros
good hours
Cons
working conditions
Peason
Material Handler (Summer Student) (Former Employee) – Newmarket, ON – 27 March 2017
Pearson Canada is no longer around. people have little use for books when you can ready everything online. It's kind of sad when you think about it..
Pros
was a good place to work
Cons
Can no longer work there
Good workplace with emphasis on work-life balance
Media Developer (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 8 September 2016
Pearson is my first foray outside of Adult Education which was emphasizing corporate programs. The organization as a whole is trying to move toward digital content as a delivery system for their mostly print-based assets. I've gained a lot of exposure into how Digital can work with Print in terms of production and gained valuable insight into that type of workflow. The transition is slow, but more personnel are embracing Digital mediums.
Pros
Summer hours
WOrk and Fun
Technical Support Agent (Former Employee) – Phillipines – 11 July 2016
We assist students and professors on their technical issues on their courses and subjects. We provide troubleshooting support to their issues, assist them to login to their accounts, and assist them on their course codes when they lost it.
Pros
N/a
Cons
N/a
Diverse and Flexible
SALESFORCE AUTOMATION ANALYST (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 23 June 2016
Pearson provides flexible place to work where you work with a diverse group of people and an understanding management team.
Each day would begin by doing the routine maintenance functions with regard to order issues from the CRM systems. From there you move on to individual requests from the CRM system users.
We had a great team in SFA Support and worked well together on resolving issues, routine maintenance, upgrade testing and territory re-alignments.
The hardest part of the job always seemed to be getting answers from the technical team in the U.S. There always seemed to be staff turnover and it was difficult to find the right person to ask.
The most enjoyable part of the job was being able to provide the right answers to the systems' users. Either resolving problems or providing training.
Each day would begin by doing the routine maintenance functions with regard to order issues from the CRM systems. From there you move on to individual requests from the CRM system users.
We had a great team in SFA Support and worked well together on resolving issues, routine maintenance, upgrade testing and territory re-alignments.
The hardest part of the job always seemed to be getting answers from the technical team in the U.S. There always seemed to be staff turnover and it was difficult to find the right person to ask.
The most enjoyable part of the job was being able to provide the right answers to the systems' users. Either resolving problems or providing training.
Pros
flexible work hours
Cons
occasional need to postpone vacation
Pearson Education
Customer Service Representative (Current Employee) – Newmarket, ON – 3 December 2015
Laid back environment with great management. Enjoy working with co workers. The only downside is that business can be quite slow in off peak seasons. There was not much work. I enjoy the perks and the incentives of working at Pearson. Unfortunately there is not much room for advancement.
Pros
Free food
Cons
lack of advancement oppurtunities
Sufficient Entry Level Position
Admissions Advisor (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 15 October 2015
Pearson Online Learning Services is a sufficient entry level position.
I enjoy helping students change their lives through academia
I've learned that passion triumphs over politics .
I enjoy helping students change their lives through academia
I've learned that passion triumphs over politics .
Pros
colleagues
Cons
salary
Great Hours, Alright Environment
Factory Line Worker (Former Employee) – Newmarket, ON – 8 July 2015
In my 7 week expereince at Pearson education, I largely enjoyed the people. Job security gets 3 stars as the factory will likely shut down within the next ten years (half of it shut down during my 7 week endeavour last year). Job culture gets 2 stars as most people who work there don't really seem to enjoy their line of work very much. It seemed like the culture promoted the "work for the weekend" mentality, which is not something I personally believe in.
Pros
Consistent hours
Cons
Repetitive work.