Kaplan reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,587 total reviews)

Andrew S. Rosen

76% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Kaplan has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,587 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kaplan 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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3K reviews
2.0
Oct 1, 2013

Stuck in the mud

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Smart co-workers - Flexible schedules - Good benefits including matching 401k and healthcare

Cons

- Highly political - Multiple pivots per year - Lack of leadership at all levels of the company - Relatively little room for advancement - Low pay - Opaque processes - Not an ethical company

3.0
Aug 22, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- generally great, smart people - opportunities (outside of sales and marketing roles) to sink teeth into great projects - does a better job than most tutoring companies of treating their instructors with respect - overall, does a good job delivering on promised value to customers (in the test prep market, at least)

Cons

- constantly changing, with no demonstrated capability for managing change well - tries to employ management and marketing tactics (such as agile PM methods, marketing through social networks) commonly utilized by more successful companies, but never really fully commits resources to these efforts, which contribute to frequent failure - middle management (director-level field employees) are gnerally dismissive or unskilled at management, which is in part a function of poor organization, and in part a function of a work culture that values talking about work rather than working - continued loss of market share in Kaplan's graduate programs makes many positions related to that market tenuous - has a tendency to promote/tolerate self-aggrandizement in employees

4.0
Apr 2, 2013

Get Part Time Work!!!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good money, fun class interactions and a great way to get experience. Anyone who wants to get into teaching should jump on this kind of job. It's about the best experience you can get.

Cons

Not necessarily the easiest place to advance internally unless you have a degree. And the amount of hours can fluctuate depending upon the time of the year. If you can get enough hours, though, it's a great part time gig.

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