Q&A With Zayo Group Employees

Yes and yes. If you've worked for a contract company, they usually use that background check.

Background check, yes. Drug test, no. They will take whoever they can get.

12 weeks but a bit disorganized compared to other internship programs i've been a part of.

It is what it is. You will want to find a new job once you have that experience in the tool belt.

Not that I am aware of for the positions I accepted (internship, jr level associate)

No they do not drug test. They are hemorrhaging their employee turnover rate constantly so they will take what they can get.

For the people, the industry, not for money

Standard health care but nothing special

It doesn’t matter, raises are non existent.

I was asked about where I have traveled around the world and how my studies would impact the team if I joined.

Fairly general about previous work experience

It depends if you're junior (not great) or senior (probably acceptable), but either way, make sure you are 1000000000% clear on the compensation plan before you agree to join. Too many people come into the organization thinking that the vagaries are all well and good and will still get paid straight-line on attainment when it comes down to brass tacks (not usually the case!). This doesn't mean the plan is bad (there is legitimately some real upside when the company is doing well) but it won't work for you if you have the wrong expectations coming in. Force the hiring manager to lay it out as it is.

Wide ranges commensurate with level of experience, skill level and account responsibility. Assume base will be somewhat below market and incentive comp at 100% will more than make up for it. Good luck getting 100% payout though.

Inconsistent! Some are good, some are nice but incompetent, some are terrible. Being a good Sales manager elsewhere doesn't indicate they'll be good here, our culture is too different and requires an understanding of how to navigate in order for a sales leader to be effective. At the top level, there are five SVPs - three of them, along with the CRO, are still new to the organization so some of it remains to be seen, but the vibe on that group ranges from "competent but egotistical" to "not particularly competent yet egotistical".

Depends on who you get. Most leaders are so overwhelmed with managing up that you won't get engagement at a level that helps you drive more activity with your accounts - not that they're not intelligent or good people, but don't expect a manager that's going to help in a real way. There are of course exceptions to this rule, if you're lucky.

Never offered since (<40 hr/week)

I was never considered for benefits (<40 hr/week)

I was promoted after 3 months. Work hard, show your worth. They invest in their interns

How close knit the physical buildings are placed. They are all within a 3-4 minute walk from each other.

Ability to translate raw data into insights that influence big picture business decisions

Depends who is in the hot seat. If it's a friend of the business owner, it will be swept under the rug. HR can only do so much when the business owners are highly unethical and do things in a reprehensible way.

Not much. Their business owners constantly shoot themselves in the foot. Don't walk in there expecting much. You will be sorely disappointed.

Don't take your resume down. You will be looking again real soon.

Often, because they lose so many people. People with morals do not stick around.

I don’t know, it never happened to me in four years

Clientele, work load, team cohesion

Changed in Q1 ‘18 to a strict no work from home policy.

Dress pant and a shirt. No need for a full suit or a tie.

Being that I am part time, quite easy. When I was full time, it was a bit harder but I found myself making friends within the workplace at that time.

I’m challenged any time I get a new project, which can be quite often.

When I was an intern at Zayo there were many Intern events. Now that I am a part time employee, team outings are a bit more sparse and occasionally the team will go out for drinks if all of us stay late anyway.

I wish I had known, and taken more seriously, how fast paced the company is. I jump into new projects very quickly and often help on projects I didn’t know existed within the company the day before.