No upwards mobility - Anonymous employee College Board Employee Review

3.0
Sep 4, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, plenty of vacation time

Cons

Co-workers are competitive to an unhealthy degree in some departments. Other departments are disturbingly understaffed. Promotions are non-existent due to a lack of leadership positions available. Everyone is a director so where do you go from there?

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College Board Response
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Thanks for your feedback and sorry to hear about these experiences. We know that opportunities for career growth -- including taking on new responsibilities, vertical and lateral promotions, and performance-based rewards -- are all important pieces to being happy at work. We encourage you to have a conversation with your manager on this and work together on development plan with clear goals.

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