IF YOU FAIL A TRAINING EXAM, YOU'RE FIRED. - Research Associate I CoStar Group Employee Review

1.0
Jan 20, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great fringe benefits: food on site, gym perks

Cons

IN TRAINING TO BECOME A RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, YOU HAVE TO PASS A WEEKLY ASSESSMENT/TEST!!!! IF YOU DO NOT PASS THE WEEKLY ASSESSMENT, you will be TERMINATED without warning! The onboarding/ recruitment team is not going to clearly communicate this before you start your job.

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CoStar Group Response
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Thank you for your forthright review. It’s general practice for recruiters to communicate the importance of our training process and the exams to new employees and since receiving your review we have reminded the recruiters to make sure they are doing so 100% of the time. It is unfortunate that the Research role did not work out for you. One of the reasons that we test the new hires after each week of classroom training is to give them feedback on how well they are learning the material they need to be able to perform their jobs. The tests also help the trainers identify those individuals where the job may not be right for them as early as possible.

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