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3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

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5.0
Jan 14, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

A sense of community, management was professional, great people to work with.

Cons

Pay isn't the highest, mean customers. But the people you work with make it a great place to stay.

3.0
Jan 8, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

-Great training program before dealing with customers -Weekly meetings and social events to connect with co-workers -Great benefits program -No haggle when purchasing vehilces -Promoted within company and many locations to transfer

Cons

-Salary was lowest of competitive car dealerships -Advertised high quality vehicles tend to have many issues after inspection -Under qualified sales managers who were very lazy and uneducated -Long hours and expect to be there 6 days a week

4.0
Jan 2, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Straight salary. No commission like sales associates. Bonus is great if you max out, able to bonus monthly. For retail, hours are great. Never work pass 9pm. Even though your salary you are only scheduled 40 hours, sometimes you stay late, but not often. Discount on cars. Not so much for the cars carmax sells to anyone but for the whole sale cars they auction weekly to other dealers. You can buy these at cost and flip them for a Huge profit. Fun job, open check book to buy cars.

Cons

Traveling. Most auctions are local but you can be put on a traveling team requiring over night travel. However, airline miles and hotel points are yours to keep. Politics, some people are content as a buyer and are great. Others want to be senior buyers and purchasing managers, these are the ones you need to watch out for, they will run you over, then back up back over you. Micro managing. It's an easy job once your a buyer, but while you are a buyer in training every move you make and every decision you make will be scrutinized. Don't get on the bad side of the senior buyers and purchasing managers or you will be promoted to customer.

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