Pluspunten
TechTarget has the best work/life balance of anywhere I've ever been. The autonomy you are given is incredibly refreshing, especially when coming from a larger corporation where things are micromanaged to the point of being counterproductive. No set vacation/personal/sick days - if you need to take a day it's yours to take - if you want to go on vacation you'll rarely run into any push back - need to work from home - no problem. Given, you are expected to perform and perform at a high level, but it is up to you as to how you choose to accomplish that. The majority of people working there are very smart and driven which, for the most part, promotes a very dynamic and collaborative work environment. The organization is very flat when it comes to communication, whether you're an entry level employee or a middle or senior manager, your ideas will be heard and seriously considered, and often times implemented. For anyone looking to gain real world work experience quickly, TechTarget is the perfect place to do so - most new employees are thrown into the fire right off the bat which makes for a sink or swim type of atmosphere - which is really in line with the type of people and culture that define the organization. If this isn't your style, or you want someone to hold your hand for the first 6 months you're there don't bother going on the interview - I look at this as a pro but I can see how some may consider this a con. If you want to learn, build your skills, develop as a professional and work with people who have the same desires this is a wonderful place to do it.
Minpunten
The main con here is the pay - from my experience people are typically underpaid considerably when compared to what the lowest average salary for the same position would be almost anywhere else. Depending on what your salary actually is this can be a make or break con. For some, the "soft" benefits mentioned above may even this out but for others it may cause these benefits to lose their luster. This might be more of an issue with current employees who have risen through the ranks while not receiving the appropriate compensation along the way - but it should definitely be something to be aware of as you consider a position here, because in a year or two this will be you and most likely you will not be receiving the salary increase you deserve. The issues with compensation often lead to losing good people which makes for fairly consistent turnover, which often results in you not only doing your job, but covering another position (or 2) until someone new is hired. To a lesser extent, and coming from a marketing perspective, sales completely runs this company. Given, sales is what drives any organization but there are times where it feels like the inmates are running the asylum - despite many attempts - there is absolutely no collaborative relationship between sales and marketing. To that end marketing input and suggestions seem to be provided for the sole purpose of watching sales completely disregard said input and suggestions. In fact, more often than not, it feels like the two departments are at odds with one another. Take that for what's its worth and how it might relate to the position you're thinking of taking.