CDW Employer Reviews

i learned cold calling , customer management and cold calling skill there

Overall I loved working for CDW, and stayed there for quite a long time. The work day was lively, and the environment was very upbeat with fun young people to be around.
I felt i had little room for advancement in my career without starting over in a different field, so decided to pursue other opportunities.

During the training process you will be fed a bunch of ****. Every current Salesperson you will speak to will constantly talk to you as if you were joining a pyramid scheme.

If you are lucky you will get a good manager. Since the company has no marketing, there are a good amount of cold calling that isn't productive. All companies that you are trying – more... to get business from our taken from salespeople on your team.

Again, if you get lucky a lot then this job could be profitable.

Base salary is the same as it was 15 years ago. COL has risen since then.... – less

CDW is a great starting place to get your foot in the door and learn the IT Sales Industry. They have an extensive 6 month training program as well as resources and support to enable the Account Managers throughout their tenure with CDW.

Like most, you will start an account manager. What division you go into and in what territory is a roll of the dice. Make the most of your opportunity and maybe you will become a vendor partner.

CDW is a great place to work. I love the energy coming into such a company Mon- Fri. As a single mother there is great life/work balance.

My customers are great! T

IT culture is poor. One person ruined it for all years ago by not owning up to a change that costed 2 days of downtime for main operating system. IT now is red tape and micro managed.
Not all experienced technical folks make good leaders either, making day to day painful. Thought this would be a great place (latest technology avail) to work (IT), but – more... sadly was wrong. – less

CDW provides products and expertise to drive solutions solving business problems.

-Once was a great place to work
-Grew too fast and they forgot people buy form people they like
-I.T consulting is not a Commodity that can be 6SIgma'd and expected to continue to grow.

This is a typical sales environment; monthly, quarterly and yearly revenue and profit goals to attain. A normal work day starts with checking email, sales router, and following up on previous days task. Remainder of the day consist of conference calls, cold calling, creating quotes, and speaking with vendors. A majority of coworkers are recent college – more... graduates; their first real job. The hardest part of the job - internal meetings. The most enjoyable part of the job is winning sizable, profitable deal. – less

I have been with CDW for about 7 years, and I will be the first to aknowledge that there were more perks back in the day. That being said I originally started in 'low level' sales, worked hard, and have been making over 100k for the past three years. The first few years did leave a bit to be deisred, but they were not horrible. I have never been a 'favorite' – more... of any of my managers, but as long as you put in some effort, and try to learn everything should be good. There is of course office politics, but thats everywhere. I have some good months and poor months, so it can be stressful, but thats sales. – less

I worked for CDW for over 2 years as a Corporate Account Manager. Basically I found that most of your teammates are great people but management likes to ruin these relationships by stirring the pot and creating problems and trying to turn everyone against each other.

Your pay is garbage for your first year and unless you suck up a lot and get your – more... manager to feel sympathetic for you, you will not be handed any worthy accounts. They are constantly changing the pay structure and don't tell you about it until AFTER it's already been implemented. This is probably the biggest reason for their HUGE turnover. From my hiring class of 13, only 5 remain just to give you an idea.

Management constantly expresses the "team" mentality. Basically if you hit your goal but the team did not, you get put down because it wasn't enough. You go to pointless team meetings every week and awful training's that take you away from your computer and phone. We liked to call this "Sales PREVENTION".

CDW has gone down hill BIG TIME since I started and no longer care about their employees as much as they once did. You're only a number here and even if you outshine your colleagues, you're replaceable. CDW reminds me a lot of Office Space. – less

Only apply for this position if you have little desire to move up in the company. Advancements seem to be based on favorites of management, and hard work does not matter. Tons of office politics. If you are hired, don't go above & beyond as it will not get you anywhere fast. Good position as long as you don't mind staying in it and not advancing.

CDW is a great company for people who are straight out of college, but if you are looking for advancement and greater visibility throughout the company, it may not be for you.

Good job, Great place to meet industry contacts. CDW is a company that offers great training and financial success if you are willing to put in hard work and dedication.

CDW makes it a priority to make their coworkers feel appreciated and valuable.

In the early days, this was very family-oriented and people loved it. These days it's turned into a corporation. If you've got a good manager you've fine, otherwise it's every man for himself.

Loved working for the teams I assisted as a contractor. geared to stable employment of those with family, i find single living not supported. it is logical family people are more stable andless likely to job hop, but with cailber work place this is single people could have long term employment if giving equal chance.

CDW requires cold calling to new clients along with account management through online and phone sales

great potential. Sink or Swim place, but thrived under pressure