Does The Common Application pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Common Application employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Common Application. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Common Application?

62% of The Common Application employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Common Application 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Common Application?

Member Relations Associate (2) , Member Relations Manager (2) , Product Manager (2) , Project Manager (2) , Solutions Analyst (2) , Technical Specialist (2)

What are the pros of working at The Common Application according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and the company is VERH APPRECIATIVE." ((in 5 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 5 reviews)); "With that said, your experience here will depend heavily upon who your direct manager is and what team you are working on." ((in 4 reviews)); "Great team and strong sense of purpose" ((in 4 reviews)); "Unique approach to a common mission that unifies service and product development realms to work very effectively together." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Common Application according to real employee reviews?

"I can only speak about the Solutions center and seriously hope that other departments have better management." ((in 6 reviews)); "CEO and leadership in general seem to be in constant churn and turmoil." ((in 3 reviews)); "The CEO is disconnected, absent, and wishy washy." ((in 3 reviews))

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The Common Application Reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)

Jenny Rickard

85% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture and values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

The Common Application has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Common Application employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

35 reviews

5.0

1 May 2026

Great place to work

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great team and strong sense of purpose

Cons

Confusion around decision making - which agitates people

5.0

4 Feb 2026

Excellent company committed to their values

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Company honors their employees by compensating according to industry benchmarking

Cons

None that I can think of

5.0

1 Oct 2023

Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fully remote with no commute but with an office outside DC if you want. Live anywhere in the US.

Cons

none that I have found

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