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      3.6

      56% would recommend to a friend

      (662 total reviews)
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      David Coleman

      66% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

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      College Board has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 662 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The College Board employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      662 reviews
      3.0
      May 11, 2019

      Parts of organization are well-run, but not enough of it is

      Director
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      Pros

      Great benefits, great mission, lots of smart, fun people who are dedicated to the mission

      Cons

      Too many managers/directors have an us vs. them mentality about departments that are not their own. There doesn't seem to be any real effort to curtail this toxic behavior. It's ridiculous and inappropriate--not to mention terrible for morale and for getting things done. While the company recently introduced some new guidelines on how to be better employees and better bosses, leadership does not seem to be taking the necessary serious steps to make sure that there are clear guidelines on how to coach/mentor employees into being better at their jobs nor are they seeming to take any steps to verify that managers are actually good managers.

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      College Board Response
      7y
      We appreciate your note and candor. We’re committed to making College Board a great place to work – that means great bosses, and meaningful work and growth opportunities for all. We’ll continue to look for ways to improve our team’s experience. – Karl D’Souza
      1.0
      Jun 6, 2016

      Leadership FAIL. Cronyism / politics rampant. Benefits=superb. $50M profit annually, really??!!

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Benefits are really wonderful. Huge company paid retirement plan - 13% of your salary paid by company with no cap. College tuition for all of your kids!!! A great place if you can find your niche and keep your head down. Just be careful not to do anything to threaten any of the "tenured" leadership. Play the political game and you can have a safe and comfortable living working for a company that is very stable.

      Cons

      Leadership gets a failing grade. Cronyism rampant. CEO says all the right things but over promises and under delivers. Culture can be toxic. Technology leadership now terrible but keep in mind that this is a very risk averse organization that has a lot of profit at stake every year. People are very territorial as it often feels like protecting their jobs are more important than getting things done. Also this is about the SAT and AP and the colleges, not about what is best for the students - behind closed doors that is not what drives decisions.

      3.0
      Feb 2, 2015

      A great organization hijacked by an oligarchy!

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      - Great history and mission. - Great benefits and competitive salaries. - Exceptional financial and human resources. - Smart and caring colleagues.

      Cons

      - Institutionalized cronyism at the highest ranks of the organization. - Grossly unqualified leadership in key position with clear power agendas and unchecked egos. - Detached decision making from internal and external realities. - Normalized mediocrity.

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