Global Sources Reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(98 total reviews)

Hu Wei

81% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Global Sources has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 98 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Global Sources employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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98 reviews
2.0
26 Feb 2016
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

-Good platform for fresh grad/starters with 0 exp or those looking for change in career. -Good work/life balance

Cons

-Management is made up of elderly in their 40s and above who lacks foresight & refuses to innovate despite constant preaching about having innovation and new ideas- All talk but no action. -Company in SG faces dip in revenue and there have been multiple retrenchment across 2015. -Almost everyone in the company is fresh grads/new and this is their usual hiring practice hence average wages are extremely uncompetitive and low. Employees have weak ad tech knowledge (since most are fresh) and not a great place for LEARNING if that's what you are here out for. -Promotion is standard and only carried out after 1.5 years later for new entrants, regardless of how well you perform. -Extremely anal about punctuality and lunch hours, very old school and traditional culture, no flexibility even for time-off. If you need to go off slightly earlier (eg 10 mins), got to pay back this 10 mins the following day.

2.0
26 Dec 2017

Old fashion management style

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good colleague Good culture Work/Life Balance

Cons

Old fashion management A lot of red tapes A company with no direction No bonus Work pace too slow No Benefits

2.0
23 Jun 2017

Exec

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good company culture and strong friendships formed with colleagues. Little politics.

Cons

Salary is not competitive. Direction of the company not clear. Changes rushed out without a proper plan for each product.

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