College Board reviews

3.6

56% would recommend to a friend

(663 total reviews)
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David Coleman

66% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

College Board has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 663 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The College Board 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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1.0
Aug 27, 2015

Lip Service

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Pros

Great mission and (as everyone says) unprecedented benefits. There are some really intelligent people throughout all levels of the organization, especially those from the pre-Coleman era. Hopefully the new administration values them and utilizes their skills.

Cons

The new leadership in general. Senior Leadership continually asks us how to improve things and tells us how they will act on it but not one thing has been implemented since the onslaught of surveys we've been asked to complete. The incessant rhetoric has become almost laughable. Additionally, the new administration brought with it a very top down culture. Staff are no longer invited to the table. We are basically just told what to do and how to do it. When we are finished with our task we don't even have the opportunity to see how (or if) our work is being used. Gone are the days of creativity, innovation, and empowerment. We now live in a world full of uninspired, unimaginative conformists. At the core of the organization there is a great mission and such good work to be done...hopefully we can get back to it.

1.0
Aug 18, 2015
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Pros

Benefits are great; good intentions by senior leadership team; fun environment (for the most part); handful of managers engaged and willing to listen to concerns of all employees

Cons

Expectations change on a daily basis; pay band structure is flawed (descriptions do not match responsibilities or ability of lower level management); on that note, TOO MANY mid-level managers; not enough transparency nor open communication between departments (again, held hostage by management); "do as I say, not as I do" attitude; inappropriate expectation to work weekends and overtime but preach healthy work-life balances; and, my favorite, complete hypocrisy from management team on any and all expectations. Lastly, the worst thing about this company is the "good old boys" group (mostly senior management) who promote and perpetuate nepotism.

1.0
Aug 12, 2015

Don't waste your time

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Pros

Retirement matching is surprisingly high

Cons

Surprised anyone even makes it into college

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