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  • www.scottdawson.co.uk
  • Burnley, United Kingdom
  • 1 to 50 Employees
  • Company - Public
  • $1 to $5 million (USD)

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Scott Dawson Advertising Reviews

3.2
57%
Recommend to a Friend
5.0
Former Employee, more than 1 year

"Rocket fuel for my career"

16 Sep 2021 - Senior CopyWriter in Manchester, England
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Positive Outlook

Pros

I worked here for a year and a half and I can honestly say it was like rocket fuel for my career. I learnt more about marketing and business management here than in all my years at uni and post grad.

Cons

You need a thick skin to work here, but don't take it personally, it's purely about your work.

This is a company that demands hard work, all the time. There's no slacking off, ever.

Advice to Management

Keep up the good work, you deserve a medal for your efforts regenerating the area. Thank you for giving me a good job and keeping me on during covid.

Richard Baldwin
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Diversity & Inclusion at Scott Dawson Advertising

3.5
(5 reviews)

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Scott Dawson Advertising Interviews

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  1. Public Relations Executive Interview

    Anonymous Employee in Burnley, England
    Declined Offer
    Negative Experience
    Easy Interview
    Application

    I applied online. I interviewed at Scott Dawson Advertising (Burnley, England) in Jun 2019

    Interview

    Avoid this company at all costs.

    I applied for a vacancy and soon after I had a few missed calls and an abrupt message with little introduction asking me to call back, however I decided to call the following day. Before I called I received a text simply saying 'Please can you ring me' which I found quite rude, so not the great first impression.

    I called back and I wanted to ask if there was wiggle room on the salary for the right candidate as I did not want to waste anyone's time going for an interview if the salary range wasn't quite what I was looking for. I got the blunt response of 'we will discuss this at interview'. I then asked when they would like to see me - another blunt response of 'today'. I explained that I was at work in another town and wasn't able to attend, so she suggested Friday. I said that this was very short notice (this was in 2 days time) but I would ask my boss and would get back to her.

    She messaged me availability and I decided not to pursue this job further so replied with the following message: 'Hi [name], I have decided to decline the offer of an interview. I personally feel that the interview request could have been handled better; the way I have been spoken to regarding the job role and interview was quite abrupt. Companies I have worked for and I, as an employee, pride myself on my level of professionalism and work ethic; the way your company has liased with me has highlighted a manner of working that I am not comfortable with. Please take this in the most constructive way possible and I wish you all the best with filling the position. Kind regards'

    She then replied with: 'Firstly it's unprofessional to discuss salary increases on the phone before we have even met a potential candidate and secondly it's no problem as we have quite a few candidates lined up who were very accommodating at juggling their diaries around to attend the slotted times they've been allocated - we wish you well in your career and no further correspondence is necessary.'

    The response I received above was pretty appalling and this is the most unprofessional company I have ever dealt with. I would advise to seek employment elsewhere if that's how the company likes their HR staff to treat potential candidates!
    Interview

    The company did not ask me any questions as I declined the interview.

    5 Answers

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Does Scott Dawson Advertising offer unlimited holiday?

...Must be able to juggle more than one client at a time, long hours with an earlier start and later finish than normal office hours, must be able to prioritise your own workloads...

23 February 2021

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