When bad things happen to good companies - Anonymous employee GradLeaders Employee Review

1.0
21 Jun 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some of the best clients and coworkers I've ever worked with. I loved going to work because my manager and my team kept the environment fun. Challenging and fast paced during busy seasons, but rewarding work.

Cons

The merger of CSO and MBA Focus was like mixing oil and water. Merger was filled with empty promises. It should have never happened. They both catered to different populations in the college sector. Undergraduate schools have different needs than graduate schools. CEO and leadership couldn't understand this. BOD are 100% white male (or was when I was there). How about some diversity? I truly feel bad for GradLeaders. They can't keep up with industry competition.

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5.0
15 May 2021
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Pros

New management is transparent. Co-workers are great people. Opportunities to move around within the company.

Cons

Business/sales have been struggling for a few years with increased competition.

4.0
15 Jul 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people are great. Truly. Everyone cares for, supports, respects, and values one another. Your personal and family health and well-being come before the work. There is excellent life balance, especially for a company of this size. Youre afforded flexibility and the benefits are pretty good. We are working toward a mission that's worthy of supporting. Our goal is to connect students with jobs. It's a worthwhile mission/purpose. We are expected to work hard, pushed to challenge ourselves, and asked to meet some pretty big goals, but we also have fun. There are a lot of social activities and fun events throughout the work week.

Cons

There is a lot of tough competition in the industry. The work is hard and the pace is quick. The goals can be hard to meet. Internal communication could use some improvement, between departments, between management and the staff, etc. The lack of communication leads to gossip and chatter among the staff that isn't necessarily productive.

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