Pros
Mostly graduate hires means that you have some excellent up-to-date academic battery and raw material knowledge with an eagerness to learn and develop Opportunities to travel to meet customers and attend conferences is encouraged Flexibility in working patterns and location
Cons
Weak and self serving leadership, poor internal feedback mechanisms combined with a rapid expansion means company culture has steadily worsened Benchmark lacks a clear cohesive strategy across product, technology and sales which results in a lot of wasted effort and resources and increasing disengagement Benchmark is mostly filled with fresh graduates due to lack of industry talent, but their inexperience results in a lack of trust, most will not feel empowered to ask for feedback or guidance for fear of reprisal
