Kaplan reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,588 total reviews)

Andrew S. Rosen

77% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Kaplan has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,588 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kaplan 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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3K reviews
3.0
Oct 16, 2015

Save the Titanic

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- get to work with some of the smartest people you'll ever meet - remote workforce allows for terrific work/life balance and lots of flexibility - plenty of autonomy to make decisions, run the business, and your day as you see fit - opportunity for creative work, building relationships, and meeting interesting people - get to meet and help college students on their way to becoming amazing people, very rewarding

Cons

- disorganized from top to bottom, poor planning and execution of marketing campaigns year after year - some of the worst fiscal management I've ever seen from any company, and unforgivable for a company this size - constant "reorganizations" i.e. layoffs -- line-level employees paying the price for a decade of poor management at the top - lack of transparency, decisions made by very few people at the top, none of whom are challenged for their terrible ideas and no accountability for said terrible ideas - subpar-to-laughable pay for the level of revenue and market size responsibility. This is an entry level job or a job for someone who is looking for a decent pay but flexible hours (parents with young kids.) Not competitive salary or bonuses compared to similar sales jobs

4.0
Sep 30, 2015

Teaching Grad Classes for Kaplan

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great support system for new and veteran instructors alike, company likes to promote from within. Really solid curriculum and meaningful mission. It's fun to take folks who are really motivated to learn better strategic reading and quantitative skills and turn them into better critical thinkers.

Cons

Commutes can really eat into your effective hourly rate. For GRE and GMAT classes, it's possible to spend longer on a bus (not getting paid) than teaching. Also, not all market fill all classes. If you're in a slow area, you may find that classes you were booked to teach are cancelled.

4.0
Sep 14, 2015

Flexible

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Flexibility, Excellent Training, Work from Home

Cons

Feat or Famine market conditions

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