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      CoStar Group

      Engaged Employer

      CoStar Group reviews

      2.7

      34% would recommend to a friend

      (3,017 total reviews)
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      Andrew C. Florance

      32% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Work/Life balance

      2.4

      Culture & values

      2.3

      Senior management

      CoStar Group has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,017 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The CoStar Group employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.5 stars).

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      3K reviews
      3.0
      Jul 28, 2014

      It's better than no job at all

      Research associate i
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great entry-level job for young professionals just out of college who aren't sure what they want to do down the line but want a full-time work experience. Can gain great work experience and skills. Very young work environment with decent end-of-quarter bonus payouts. State-of-the-art office building with a great roof-top terrace. Good benefits (free food, public transportation stipend, very good medical/dental insurance plans) and even better work/life balance (plethora of after-work happy hours).

      Cons

      Work is extremely monotonous. Metric system used doesn't reflect the company's vision for "Building lasting relationships with clients"- a researcher's performance is solely measured on number of calls made and work production units added to database. General employee mentality: Will put up with working in research at CoStar until something better comes along. There's no motivation for personal growth while being in this position.

      2.0
      Jul 28, 2014

      If you are looking for a challenge and think you are a top producer, join the churn and burn culture of CoStar

      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Progressive company that relies on cutting edge technology competitive base salaries & benefits networking opportunities company buys perceived market competitors to ensure market dominance and career growth opportunities for staffers

      Cons

      The organizational function is based on acquiring and providing CRE data. The quality of the data is "garbage in / garbage out" - Markets that embrace transaction transparency are provided with a historical data base worthy of the service; whereas, markets that reward transaction confidentiality and fiduciary during due diligence are provided with outdated and inconsistent data. Research is the key component. If you are in sales, watch the movie "Boiler Room" and picture yourself in that environment. If you still think that you are an "A" player and thrive in a metric driven environment complete with supervisors monitoring all calls and movement, good luck! Annual turnover rate for sales & research personnel exceeds 33% and sales efforts are largely dependent upon the quality of the researchers adding territory data. Although the company is publicly traded, it is run by the heavy hand of Andy Florance with senior management personnel relegated to yes man / woman status.

      2.0
      Jul 27, 2014

      you're just a # here

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      you get a base salary and autonomy to run your schedule

      Cons

      constantly moving target and style of approach. micro managed to the highest degree.

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