Does Bertelsmann pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bertelsmann employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bertelsmann. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bertelsmann?

72% of Bertelsmann employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bertelsmann 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bertelsmann?

Customer Service Representative (4) , Account Manager (3) , Finance Manager (3) , Intern (3) , Manager (3) , Project Manager (3) , Angestellter (2) , Associate (2) , Business Development (2) , Chief Executive Officer (2) , Consultant (2) , Content Moderator (2) , Customer Care Representative (2) , Customer Service Agent (2) , Executive Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Bertelsmann according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits and perks are great" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good colleague and culture" ((in 6 reviews)); "Nice people there." ((in 5 reviews)); "Good trainings to get on board" ((in 4 reviews)); "Angenehmes Team, gute Mitarbeitervorteile, starkes Produktprotfolio" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bertelsmann according to real employee reviews?

"low salary and stuck in the current job" ((in 9 reviews)); "Low pay and annual pay increases are hit or miss." ((in 7 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Bertelsmann locations?

Gütersloh , Stuttgart , Rheda-Wiedenbrück , Berlin , München , Stralsund , Wesel , Münster , Schwerin , Landsberg , Hamburg , Bielefeld , Köln

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Bertelsmann

Bertelsmann reviews

4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(114 total reviews)

Thomas Rabe

91% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Senior management

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Bertelsmann has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 114 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bertelsmann employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Medien & Kommunikation industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

114 reviews

4.0

Jul 21, 2010

Boutique office in Washington and great working environment

Research fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flat organizational structure, making communication easy, smooth and real time; great leadership, very accessible and encouraging; helpful colleagues who can turn to for questions

Cons

Being a fellow does not provide the best means to get to the heart of their business; still very research oriented and less project-based elements.

1.0

Jun 4, 2010

Interview for Business Consulting role

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Large account Reseller for Microsoft India Sales

Cons

Third party, vendor, not directly on Microsoft pyarolls

5.0

Apr 2, 2026

Good pay and benefits with no notable downsides

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good work, good PTO and parental leave policy.

Cons

Nothing that I can think of.

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Jobs at Bertelsmann

Praktikant:in im Bereich Public Affairs am Standort Berlin (m/w/d)

Berlin

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Praktikant Accounting and Reporting, Hybrid (m/w/d) - im Center of Expertise

Rheda-Wiedenbrück

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Rechtsreferendar:in in der Konzernrechtsabteilung (m/w/d)

Gütersloh

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Noch unentschlossen? Wir helfen dir weiter!

Gütersloh

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Manager Inclusion (m/w/d)

Gütersloh

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