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      Keller Williams

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      Keller Williams reviews

      4.3

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,721 total reviews)

      Chris Czarnecki and Gary Keller

      92% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Senior management

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      Keller Williams has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,721 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Keller Williams employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.8 stars).

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      7K reviews
      2.0
      Aug 18, 2015

      Money pit

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great training. The reason I was so interested in KW was their extensive and truly excellent training.

      Cons

      Unfortunately, EVERYTHING at KW costs a great deal of money. Their monthly fees and everything else costs more than the average realtor can make in a year. It broke me. The biggest problem with this company is their MLM approach. They recruit like mad, leaving little to go around. Really? Advertising for Brokers on Craigslist?.

      1.0
      Aug 12, 2015

      Agent-The Woodlands & Magnolia

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of information and extensive intranet

      Cons

      Nickel & dime you to death with their fees. They give NOTHING for free. You even get charged $150 for your training binder which they do not tell you until you're in the office to sign the agreement. If I'd known how bad the training was, I would have chosen another brokerage. Might as well stay home and read the binder but they make you go to the classes to qualify for property time. Also, they take a percentage of your sales the first year right off the top for their so-called Coach whether you use her or not (she spends most of her time talking about how great she is and is impossible to get an appointment with). They even charge you to use their signs. Been there awhile and still can't figure out what exactly they are giving for all the fees they charge. There is a fee to belong to the Profit Share group ($25 per month), which creates the atmosphere of an MLM. Overall, a very greedy organization set up as almost a pyramid scheme.

      5.0
      Dec 27, 2014

      20 Year Top Producer Switched to KW and Loves it!

      Realtor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      After reading about the diverse interview experiences here it brings one thing to mind - they are as diverse as the people who interviewed them - and they sound like experiences you could have walking into ANY real estate company. If you're newly licensed you want to feel listened to and have the interview be about you and all you can bring to that office. But the reality is, EVERY broker wants you to sign with them - YOU are the commodity and they are trying to show you how their company is different and better than the next. So look beyond that and start thinking in terms of who you are going to pick not who is going to pick you.. That being said, I was evaluating my options for a couple years - every company was a lateral move - until I learned about Keller Williams opening in my area. I researched the company and got to know the people running this market center. I respected both. Not only that, but HAND DOWN no other company offers anything close to the training Keller Williams does for either a new or seasoned agent to expand their business. I was with another large franchise for 19 years and never heard one hour of the pragmatic, direct, 'hears how to do it' training KW offers regularly. As for the pyramid 'scheme' - yes, they have an incentive program for bringing in other agents that can pay you dividends or life. Smart people, because like I said, EVERY broker wants more agents. That was the last consideration on my list. If you're serious about selling real estate, don't worry about it - it's there, great, but focus on selling and getting all the raining you can. The commission structure is amazing - and consistent around the country. They can afford to offer the dividends for bringing in new agents because they run lean offices - and have a transparent, 'open book' policy for their market centers. The broker owner is only allowed to keep a percentage of the center's profit. Believe me - THAT is huge too - unheard of in most businesses. They also have a great website that puts your listings out across the internet to over 350 sites. I am as pleased as I hoped to be with my switch to KW. Great people, great company that understands what agents really need to grow their business.

      Cons

      Everything can be a double-edged sword. The company's 'putting agents first' policy means all of your advertising has YOUR contact information on it, not the companies - so your efforts come right back to you. And they give you a greater share of the commission than most companies. But that means you take on more of your own expenses - the initial outlay for signs, headshots, business cards, etc... as well as your on-going advertising expenses. You have to plan for that.

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