Kaplan reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,587 total reviews)

Andrew S. Rosen

77% approve of CEO

64% 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
4.0
Apr 9, 2012
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Pros

I am able to share a wealth of experience and knowledge with students. The students are very appreciative of the class and actually create a good learning/teaching environment

Cons

The National Practice Test, when held in a physical environment (not online), can be difficult for instructors that are not well versed in sales.

3.0
Feb 3, 2012

Ok for starter job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Kaplan will give a chance to a new graduate where other companies might be weary. At my particular campus, there is a real sense of family and working together although I hear it is not the same at all locations.

Cons

The pay is not worth all the work you will be doing. I have worked there for about 5 years and have seen people with less education and experience come in making more than people who have the education and invested time with the company. There are a lot of inconsistencies with what you are told to do and what is expected of you. You will get a lot of broken promises about promotions. I was guaranteed promotions 3 times and each time I was given some reason for it not happening yet they still expected me to do the work of the jobs I was told I would have in addition to my current position.

2.0
Jan 14, 2012

Unprofessional company with challenging job aspects

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It is a good place to start coming out of college as a first career. Let out early for holiday weekends. Challenging in the fact that you never do the same process because the policies/regulations and company's directions change every month it seems. Diversity.

Cons

Completely unprofessional work environment. No accountability for lazy, poor attitudes of employees. Easy to sit back and surf the web all day with no repercussions. (I never did that) Little respect exists between management and "in the field" employees. Direction of company shifts constantly The students you work with are totally unfit to be attending school in most situations. Disheartening because if the student doesn't care, how can you? Management and entry-level positions are riddled with non-college educated people. No chemistry exists between co-workers. Seems to be no continuity between one manager's interpretation of the regulations versus another's interpretation. Leave work feeling unsatisfied and irritated due to all of the above.

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