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
3.0
Aug 26, 2008
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Pros

Great people - lots of fun. There are lots of resources provided for employees to develop job knowledge, but not much in the personal growth area. It's nice to work in a place where everyone is truly smart!

Cons

Long hours, low pay. Certain areas have few available jobs and the competition is not friendly. Their HR department is terrified of upset employees and lawsuits - so much so that they simply will not reprimand employees. Sometimes they wont even give construtive criticism. The overall pay structure is not streamlined - there is LOTS of variation between people in the same position.

4.0
Aug 23, 2008
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Pros

intelligent coworkers, fun environment, business casual attire. great room for growth, career advancement. Kaplan really likes to promote from within, internal movement takes place relatively quickly. they have a flexible work schedule (relatively). depending on management, employees are allowed to come and go as they please within reasonable guidelines.

Cons

long hours, compensation is rather low. even with internal promotion, compensation frequently does not reflect the new position or title and does not take into account the exxtra duties and responsibilities that the emplyee assumes. Also hiring and budget freezes sometimes delays the entrace of much neded manpower. Unpaid lunch, paid breaks, the usual at any company.

4.0
Aug 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

They are excellent at keeping motivated employees motivated, by allowing the IT department to make the IT decisions and involving every one on the team instead of just the upper management. You feel important on the team. They are accommodating to your personal life including flexible shifts ranging from 7:00am-4:00pm to 10:00am-7:00pm and work from home one day a week. The work is exciting and we always get to use the newest technology for product development. We are currently using .Net 3.5 in both C# and VB. It is a stable and growing company to work for as a permanent position. Open communication with the employees, you are not in fear of your job and you know of the concerns from the President prior to hearing anything in the press or research. You are more likely to help the company make good decision when you know your job is not in jeopardy because you disagreed, which leads to a good plan in the end.

Cons

Overtime is not compensated for with Comp-Time or additional pay. The pay raises are minimal, even with high quality hard work.

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