Vlerick Reviews

4.0

86% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)

Marion DeBruyne, Patrick DeGreve

94% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Vlerick has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vlerick employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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53 reviews
2.0
21 July 2012
Recommend
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Pros

It's an academic environment but with a business edge; for people so inclined, it presents a nice balance. Among the researchers and more junior people, there is a good culture, and some of the senior people and professors are very open to mentorship.

Cons

As a business school, one would expect Vlerick to apply what it teaches, particularly in regards to people management. Nonetheless, the evaluation, promotion and compensation systems are very weak and intransparent. Futhermore, the most senior management completely ignores the juniors, barely even saying hello when they pass in the corridors.

2.0
28 Mar 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- Independent nature of work - Lots of learning opportunities - great colleagues

Cons

Mostly related to the policy on research: - focus on research being profitable (rather than a cost) - drain of these past years without replacement has left Vlerick without experienced researchers - PhDs are not kept around, contributing to the loss of experience - no slack given for writing proposals, yet it is expected to be funded for 150% of your time - no slack given, or guidance giving for writing high-end publications, yet A* publications are expected - professors are so overloaded with teaching that research is dropped Other points: - heavy favouritism (business over research, some people over others) - research is an investment, a cost. not a profit post - work-life balance

3.0
12 June 2012

Great name, but there are lots of opportunities for improvement

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- good work-life balance - diverse work - overall great atosphere amongst colleagues - World famous in Belgium (but not beyond)

Cons

- low and stagnant pay - PhD opportunities pretty much non-existent for researchers, because of lack of funding and time. - reserachers are seen a cheap and replacable resource - great academic claims by manangement, yet little academic output. - average ranking

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