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      Checkr

      Engaged Employer

      Checkr reviews

      3.6

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (106 total reviews)
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      Daniel Yanisse

      66% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

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      106 reviews

      Reviews about "Compensation"

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      5.0
      Aug 31, 2020

      Best company I’ve worked for despite Covid challenges

      Business development
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The leadership, specifically our CEO, is employee-first and empathetic; plenty of upside given our market; competitive pay and benefits; a chance to be a part of a growing company. While other reviews complain about lack of transparency, I actually think this is one of Checkrs strong points. I’m in my 12th working year out of college and have never had a CEO put in this much face time and care into making sure employees are informed. Work from home has been challenging for everyone but checkr leadership always seems to be thinking of what’s going to be best for employees. There has been some frequent change in direction but with some new leaders we seem to be moving in a more informed way and I’m confident we will win the significant upside that is coming to us on the other side of Covid.

      Cons

      Like all companies these last six months have been tough. There has been a significant amount of change but that is not unusual for a company in this position - I’ve been through it before and checkr is handling it far better. The frequent changes in goals and measurements have been tough on everyone, it seems like we are setting up 2021 better so hopefully that comes to fruition. This is a company going through the move from startup to larger company which always comes with growing pains and it takes the right people to ride those waves. You definitely have to be adaptable, accountable and open to change - all of which I love! - but I know that has been a challenge to some.

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      Checkr Response
      5y
      Thanks for the feedback and review. Variable comp is certainly top of mind for many of our execs, so hopefully we have our long term solutions. - Arthur / Recruiting
      2.0
      Jun 19, 2020

      Software Engineer - Quality

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people to work with

      Cons

      Culture of high performance without the adequate pay

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      Checkr Response
      6y
      Thanks for your feedback. Although we all want to make more money, Checkr does quite a bit of research to ensure we pay competitively to the market, but still act in a fiscally responsible way given this economy. I can only assume it was worth accepting our offer? That being said - I encourage you to speak with your manager if you believe it's not competitive and if you have other compensation data points, to share them with your manager and your HRBP. - Arthur / Recruiting
      2.0
      Jan 29, 2020

      Gloomy 2020

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Diverse leadership team. Friendly employees and team members. Severance package.

      Cons

      Lack of transparency. Currently performing layoffs due to “low performance” right before raises, while they were sharing how we can tighten our financial belt. Others have been told their positions are redundant and are having “mutual separations”. Lack of conversations prior to this “low performance” layoff, feels forced, unfair and biased. Good time to leave though as It doesn’t sound like I would have had much of a growth here as pay is also being reduced. Upcoming performance cycle and our manager shared that pay ranges dropped 20-25% and to not expect a standard raise. This should be communicated out from leadership to all employees. Other teams In the company aren’t even aware of this yet. Why is this not being shared and why are employees not being informed around how their salaries are going to be impacted? Why are well performing folks being let go? Why are folks not being invested in to improve?

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      Checkr Response
      6y
      Thanks for the tough and critical feedback, and I agree we're working through some bumps in the road. I also agree that transparency is key, and our leadership team is working through planning and changes to market conditions in real time - there is no initiative to actively hide anything. And while it's true that we've adjusted our pay ranges to be more fiscally responsible, it's completely untrue that ranges dropped 20-25%. Some ranges were brought down, and there were even some roles where ranges went up. It's always difficult to make tough decisions around role redundancy and performance management, and like most companies, Checkr is still figuring out how to do it best. I will ensure your feedback gets delivered to estaff and otherwise wish you well in your next journey. - Arthur / Recruiting
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