Why Working at Hearst is Much Better than Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Posted by James Todd on January 26, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Hearst is a $5 billion dollar 130 Year young media company that has successfully transformed itself into a digital powerhouse. They have over 300 jobs open many of which are in the new digital economy. 85% of the employees approve of the CEO and 2/3 would recommend working there to a friend. This compares with only 50% of the $2 billion Houghton Mifflin company employees liking what their CEO is doing and being willing to recommend working there to a friend. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, founded as Houghton Mifflin in 1832, is a US educational and trade publisher. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers and adults. Founded in 1887 in San Francisco, The Hearst Corporation owns 15 daily and 34 weekly newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union; hundreds of magazines around the world, including Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, ELLE and O, The Oprah Magazine; 29 television stations, which reach a combined 18 percent of U.S. viewers; ownership in leading cable networks, including Lifetime, A&E, HISTORY and ESPN; significant holdings in automotive, electronic and medical/pharmaceutical business information companies; a majority stake…