Novum was founded in 1955 in Dublin, Ireland and since 1972 we have specialised in supplying quality refrigeration equipment to the retail sector. Everything we design and manufacture is done with the end user in mind. We have been the first in the industry for many different innovations: We were the first to use glass lids and curved glass lids making visual displays easier to see for the customer which significantly improves sales for retailers. Our dual refrigeration, where we use two smaller compressors instead of one was also a first on the market. This improves the efficiency of the cabinet. Most recently, we launched the Frost Free technology. This technology when incorporated into our cabinets, will not build up any ice inside the cabinet. This improves the temperature control, and ease of use of the cabinet as there is little to no maintenance required. We have two separate factories in Ireland directly employing over 120 people from which all of our cabinets are produced to the highest standards.
Over 25,000 cabinets are produced in our factories every year where we use only the highest quality materials and components, to ensure that our valued customers are happy for the full lifetime of the cabinet. We have options for a full spectrum of users, from our Line Range which set the standard for stylish and efficient curved glass cabinets (With its large display area and small footprints, the Line range is ideal for the display of frozen foods and ice cream where space is at a premium) to our premium Aran range which offers unparalleled display of product to increase impulse purchases and dual refrigeration for a truly uniqueThere is something for everyone. At Novum, we strive to continuously grow, improve and develop our products in line with current & future technologies. Our promise is to build only the highest quality, energy efficient products for the retail market.
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Share Your Experiences Very Dissatisfied Dissatisfied Neutral ("OK") Satisfied Very Satisfied Add a Salary Add Benefits Add an Interview Add a Salary Add Benefits Add an InterviewYelp Reviews Filter Filter 994 Employee Reviews Popular Rating Date fully stocked kitchen/snack bar (in 63 reviews) Work Life Balance is great with no work outside of the regular 830-530 (in 44 reviews) You will be calling small business owners all day asking them to spend money they don't think they have on advertising (in 84 reviews) Work/life balance is essentially non-existent unless employee is very good at saying no (in 26 reviews) 6 Dec 2016 I worked at Yelp (Less than a year) Pros - Great Team Environment- Coaching- Continuous learning- Opportunity to grow in Salary- Clear and Transparent Commission Scheme- Benefits and free food- Great Ambient- Incentivised Integrity and collaboration- Competitiveness and Challenging opportunities Cons Cons of all similar sales companies. If you are not hungry do not join.
Advice to Management Keep on like this, be more realistic about career opportunities. 25 Jan 2017 Pros Good culture with nice office Cons Cult environment, tried to make you feel lucky that you were there 6 Dec 2016 Pros Great people, great environment, positive energy. Clear career development path. Everybody is there willing to help. Cons Too much turnover. For many people Yelp is just a sales career start to jump in any other bigger company then. The community relies on everyone sharing – Add Anonymous Review 9 Dec 2016 Helpful (1) I worked at Yelp full-time (More than a year) Pros It's a fun environment with great people. They do try hard to motivate you to do your job well. Management was also great. Cons Not solutions oriented and the volume of cold calling can be tough. They don't pay as well as very similar roles in very similar companies. 3 Sep 2016 Pros Exceptional team spirit. They are always willing to help and support the whole team and each person individually. Well organized onboarding process and development program, super equipped office, fully covered health insurance from day 1!
Cons Inflexible working hours. The whole office starts at the same time, which is great for the team spirit, but can be a little annoying when you plan your day to day work and are trying to match your schedule to your customers needs and convenience. Advice to Management Keep up the effort regarding the team spirit: Playing well with others and the transparency.Maybe put a little more trust in each individual employee. You train everybody so well, that there is absolutely no reason to micromanage! Relax, you are doing a great job as leaders already!! 15 Jul 2016 I have been working at Yelp (More than a year) Pros Experienced managers who teach their team a lot. if you are moving into tech then Yelp is a great place to start Cons Very internal focused and dismissive of external company. High turnover of staff. Advice to Management Look inside the office and yourselves and find the reason why people leave. 29 Mar 2016 I worked at Yelp full-time (Less than a year) Pros Great benefits, young fun environment, music blaring, casual dress, open kitchen, great people to work with, work was ok too Cons Got the feeling you were just treated like a number there, they suck you in with their colourful fast paced fun environment where its all smiles but deep down management don't care much about you.
Found my manager had his favourites and good luck to you if you weren't one of them. Advice to Management Treat everyone equal, don't have favourites. Don't brainwash people when starting out with benefits. Give people the right expectations. 10 Mar 2016 I have been working at Yelp full-time (More than a year) Pros Requires hard work, you get a lot of training and development, very hands on management team. Room for growth if you keep your head down & work hard. Has allowed me to really develop my skills whilst working for a company I love. Cons It's a tough job to get the hang off. Only extremely resilient and adaptable people will succeed. 3 Mar 2016 Helpful (5) Pros The othe account execs are pretty friendly and easy going. They are always available to help with any issues or questions.The benefits are really good.(gym contribution,health care, stock options, free hoodies and other nick nacks)Free food on site and fully stocked fridges full of soft drinks and juices. Good selection of health snacks.
Beer or prosseco on fridays.Table tennis, foosball and pool tableTeam leaders are really sound! Especially the american tl from san fran Cons The job itself in yelp is mind numbing! The management are fake smiling back stabbing hounds. I was advised by 2 staff members that if one of the american senior sales managers is giving feedback, just nod, smile and at the end say thank you as it helps him feel good about himself. The management are the real reason this place is not where it should be. The environment is clouded with fake american values and one little thing could annoy one of the american sales managers and thats it, your gone. They let staff go so quickly and they keep going on about how they want to grow so big in europe?If you work your back side off to get through the interview process, dont be surprised to be bitterly dissapointed with the "2 month training programme". Its 4 days in a class room and the rest on the phones calling businesses about something you havent a clue about.
Expect to hear "fail fast" and other american BS. And if you do fail fast you will be truly walked out the door.This is a hard job and the uncertanty of keeping your job is why many look so stressed out in Yelp.It is down to the person. If you have never done a days work or sales in your life, and they think they can mould you to whatever they want and you will just smile and think they are gods gift, they will love you.If you have sales experience and common sense and actually have a sales approach about you that is not their own... good luck.My advice: Great Company, terrible management, Extremely stressful, great experience for moving to a better company!Cannot stress the last point enough. Get your 6 months exp and leave and go to google, airbnb, linkedin , whereever! Advice to Management Give staff actual feedback that they can work off of.Remember your dealing with people who have left jobs to join yelp and have financial responsibility so when you just fire them after 3 months your really screwing them over!
Invest more heavily in your training. You tend to rush staff onto the phones so quickly they hardly know what they are actually selling.Another yelp morale from management:"Under promise - Over deliver", petty you cannot do the same. 1 Feb 2016 Helpful (3) Pros Cool, I mean really cool people. You will get great full sales cycle training. Good resources (Salesforce, swanky offices, offsites + happy hours, snacks etc...). Cons This is typically the cycle of an AE in this company. You'll LOVE it after 3 months, you'll be indifferent after 6. You will want to leave after 9 and the vast majority sadly don't make it past a year.The role is extremely one dimensional: If at some point down the line you feel like doing something other than 80 calls per day than that's too bad. It sounds stupid to complain about that seeing as its in the job description but were only human and it's ultimately the reason behind the low retention.There is little or no career progression. The market is simply not growing fast enough for their to be a demand for additional managers or mid market teams.
Retention of staff is extremely low. It's hard to stay motivated when your work pals are all leaving and telling you how much better it is working at Google and Airbnb.It sounds like a lot of cons, Yelp is definitely experiencing some growing pains in Europe but they're on the right track and as far as a first job out of college, I struck gold. Don't apply just because you love Yelp, don't apply because you want to work in the technology space. Only apply if you are serious about starting a career in sales and be prepared for a lot of ups and a lot of downs. Advice to Management Allocate side projects outside the AE's core responsibilities, give them exposure to other sectors of the company like marketing, community management, otherwise retention will stay low.Go easy on the American pep talks, it doesn't resonate well with Europeans.Promote more from within, give reps something to aspire to and let them know that this job can lead to something thats not cold calling.And for the love of god, stop hiring people who love Yelp and start hiring people who love sales.