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      Cowan Systems

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      Cowan Systems reviews

      3.0

      41% would recommend to a friend

      (286 total reviews)

      Joe Cowan

      49% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Cowan Systems has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 286 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cowan Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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      286 reviews
      3.0
      Jan 13, 2017

      Tough Industry, Small fish in Big Pond

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Made some great contacts while i was there. Learn about industry

      Cons

      5% commission is low, considering we are competing against much bigger firms and have to drive price down to obtain business

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      Cowan Systems Response
      9y
      Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. Cowan has developed a very competitive salary and commission package based on sales personnel achieving specific performance thresholds. As a Sales Representative grows their book of business they have the opportunity to earn incremental commission payouts, lump sum bonuses, salary increases and individual operational support. They also have the opportunities to earn additional commission. We practice a collaborative sales approach that involves management, operations and account management in assisting Sales in obtaining new business. In addition, we have a mentor program in place that assists new Sales Reps in ramping up quickly so that they may take full advantage of the additional commission tiers as soon as possible. Thank you again for your contribution and feedback, and the best of luck in your future endeavors.
      5.0
      Jan 4, 2017

      Good Company, Great stepping stone for recent college grads

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Cowan is a good company to work at if you are a recent college graduate like I was. In general they are very fair and I have few complaints about my time at Cowan. I worked in the billing department and was surprised to see several negative reviews on glassdoor. I found my time there to be rewarding in the aspect that I was able to learn new things, and develop key skills which have benefited me in my current position. The only reason I left was to pursue a better job related to my graduate degree. I believe the negative reviews are nothing more than the same disgruntled employee posting again and again because they have nothing better to do with their time. I felt compelled to share my experiences in order to give an objective, unbiased review of the company. It is not the perfect place to work, but it is a good, quality company which could become a great company with the right leadership and more disciplined core values.

      Cons

      During my time at Cowan, there was some unprofessionalism in the department because of a former manager who hired all of their personal friends to work in the department. This put extreme stress on the department and was not an appropriate way to manage a department of this size. These friends only had a High School Diploma for a job which required a college degree. Some of these people lacked the maturity, skill set, and level of intelligence to handle the technical aspects of the job. What made it worse was the same friends were promoted above more deserving employees who were better qualified. Thankfully, senior management recently recognized this problem and made several changes to improve the department including placing a new manager from the outside, and restructuring the department. The new management has fixed these past problems in my opinion.

      3.0
      Jan 2, 2017

      Operations manager

      Operations manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Ability to learn and grow if you have the well to do so

      Cons

      Health care costs are in my opinion high then the co-pays are high as well, you have 3-4 options not sure if it is due to the affordable health care act or not - it has always been high

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