Great Company to Start a Career - Research Associate II CoStar Group Employee Review

5.0
Mar 8, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

There is definitely a lot of room for growth and promotion in our office. I worked hard, and just after my first year, I was promoted to Research Associate II. That promotion came with a nice salary increase. I work with a team and that is probably my favorite part of the job. Everyone wants to see the people around them succeed and we really work well together. We have quick group meetings in the morning with our manager and we go through our goals and talk about some of the things that we are trying to get accomplished. That really helps me structure my day.

Cons

You have to be able to adapt and multi-task because it is definitely a fast-paced environment. This job is not for everyone.

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CoStar Group Response
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Thank you very much for this review. We agree that working here is fast-paced! We will pass your comments on to the recruiters to make sure they let candidates know what is required to be successful as a Research Associate!

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