If you're breathing, you're hired! - HR Recruiter & Talent Acquisition Inovalon Employee Review

1.0
Dec 11, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Zero Pros I can think of.

Cons

Recruiters during my time at Inovalon were required to hire 2 people per day for remote coding and remote medical chart reviewer positions. The Recruiting Managers didn't care where you found them or how quick the phone interview was. The running joke on the recruiting "team" ("team", if you really want to call it that...) was "If you're breathing, you're hired!" So many of us would lie on the phone to candidates - selling a position that we knew would lay them off after a project was completed. If you didn't hit goal, you were ridiculed in front of your coworkers. As for the corporate/office requisitions, recruiters had no clue what they were saying to candidates on the phone. Simply looking for buzz words on a resume and making sure the candidate was breathing. The #1 goal was to fill positions with a warm body. Looking back, I personally hired a Nurse who packed up her life and relocated to the corporate office in Maryland for her new career at Inovalon. At the time, I was simply hitting a goal which I was required to meet. But I knew that Nurse was going to hate working here. A quick LinkedIn search revealed she left after 4 months of working here. I'm glad she got out when she did. Finally, the HR department is a revolving door of Recruiters/TA Specialists and HR leadership. Since I left this horrid company, I've kept my eye on the Inovalon with hopes their culture would improve (spoiler alert - it hasn't!). I've counted several departures from HR Leadership roles. I guarantee each HR leader that joins the department thinks "I can turn this culture around!" Nope. Nope you can't. Dunleavy won't let you.

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5.0
May 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good team and good company to work with

Cons

Benefits can be better and teams can coordinate better

1.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company was a great place to work under the leadership of its founder and CEO. It offered strong products, a positive culture, and exceptional sales leadership. However, after the founder and president departed, the company’s direction and leadership changed significantly, impacting the overall employee experience.

Cons

Since the leadership transition, the focus appears to have shifted away from employees and more toward financial performance and investor perception. The company has gone through multiple rounds of layoffs, while at the same time hiring sales representatives who often seemed underprepared for the role. Much of the enablement function was reduced or eliminated, with an increasing reliance on AI-driven solutions. Leadership within my department was challenging (toxic). There was a noticeable tendency to favor individuals brought in from a previous company, which negatively impacted morale and team dynamics - leadership was clueless . The leadership style often came across as inflexible, with limited openness to alternative perspectives or collaboration. It was a “I know best because I’m so experienced so it should be THIS way” mentality . As a result, cross-functional relationships suffered (sales leaders didn’t respect dept leadership) and there was little partnership with sales leadership to reinforce training and enablement initiatives. One bright spot was the Sales Engineering organization. The team was highly skilled, well-respected, and led by an exceptional leader who fostered a strong culture and delivered real value to the business. Overall, while the company offers solid products and has talented people in certain areas, the culture, leadership decisions, and ongoing organizational instability make it difficult for me to recommend as a long-term career destination.

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