CoStar Group reviews

2.7

34% would recommend to a friend

(3,012 total reviews)
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Andrew C. Florance

32% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

CoStar Group has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,012 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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1.0
Mar 9, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

If you fall for the propaganda, it's unlimited income potential. Not being stuck in an office all day was certainly a plus. Got some free shirts and a free trip to Maryland for (ahem) training. Met some great co-workers. Got to drive a fun Prius. Decent health care.

Cons

Oh man, where to begin.. From day 1, no make that day -7 (in training) the software had numerous significant glitches. Couple that with no hands on training and you can exponentially increase the amount of time spent to try and meet the required level of performance. (Mostly) clueless managers with no power to actually help those they supervise. A performance/ quality bar that is too high and rigid, instead of tailored to the specifics of the region. GPS tracking and recording of every movement. Continued attempts to create a "competitive" atmosphere, even where it is not conducive. I'm going to stop here, since I could go on for a while with specifics that most people probably won't understand without actually doing the job. Suffice it to say that this company talks a good game up front. The reality is that it has a high turnover rate, is paranoid, has a big brother type culture, has intolerant and inflexible policies and management, and the emperor has no clothes. Work here if you want no life, no appreciation and minimal pay. P.S. Have a good shrink on retainer. Now drop and give me 20.

2.0
Mar 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Selling the product itself can be rewarding in that you are providing a valuable solution, but in the current environment you may be spend more time taking cancelation orders than doing new business and thats can be highly demoralizing and not a good way to make a living.

Cons

Put it this way, no good deed goes unpunished. If you does everything well, and avoid all the landmines in the comp plan, you will be scrutinized because you are making too much money. The training ranges form non-existent to irrelevant. New sales people receive little or no guidance from regional directors because they have none to give. They are seat warming empty suits and yes men that only survive on the production of the seasoned sales force and by kissing the CEOs sas royally (which he seems to prefer because he has fired most of the talented managers over the last few years)

1.0
Feb 1, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits package is competitive. If you're just out of college or switching careers, you'll be able to survive on the salary. There were a lot of other recent college grads at the company, which basically amounted to a few like minded kids to share in the misery of the job itself. It's pretty difficult to think of 100 words worth of positive information about this company. Most of mid management were nice people with good intentions. It's not their fault that upper management seems to make decisions on a whim and couldn't care less about the rest of the employees. I'm sure mid-management was schooled on "absorb and restate" when it came time to tell employees of the newest change in direction and were subsequently pelted with criticism from their audience.

Cons

You are the definition of a corporate drone. Reading from scripts, chasing elusive and meaningless metrics, dealing with absurd requests and requirements (the term "TPS Report" will come to mind frequently), and realizing that this job will not progress you toward any meaningful career will make up the majority of your day. The brokers you call don't want to speak to you; you're considered a glorified tele-marketer. Your input on the job itself will be ignored without even the pretext of understanding. The job and all things associated with it are shockingly reflective of Office Space, except far more depressing.

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