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      NCSA College Recruiting

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      NCSA College Recruiting reviews

      3.0

      44% would recommend to a friend

      (776 total reviews)

      Brent Richard

      50% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Compensation and benefits

      NCSA College Recruiting has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 776 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The NCSA College Recruiting employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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      776 reviews
      1.0
      Apr 23, 2013

      Stay Away

      Scout coordinator/national scout
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Since everyone is equally as miserable as you, you develop strong bonds with the people you work with every day. -Genuinely have a unique vision of helping families in the recruiting process

      Cons

      These are based solely on my experience as a scout coordinator and national/head scout. I cannot accurately speak for other positions in the company. -Management completely abuses the company vision. "Helping families" really means "make as much money as possible. Employees aren't stupid and see right through it. -Daily and weekly "pep talks" are a load of garbage, Employees understand that we have sales goals, don't use fancy language to try and convince us otherwise. -Hiring process and interview does not accurately describe the day to day dealings of the company. -This place is a call center! Call it one. Having one call center outsource things to another call center only drives the point home. -Senior management does not care. A group of 20+ employees brought their concerns to the CEO in a face to face meeting and were hardly recognized. -CEO lives a "jet set lifestyle." Hardly ever in the office and has no knowledge of the pulse of the company. Still pretends to be actively involved. -Other senior management are bad at managing. More likely rewarded for being with the company for x amount of years. -No set hours, but expect 8+ hours a day. You can leave after 8 hours, if you feel comfortable with where your sales goals are at. Work life balance is non-existent. -Will blatantly string employees along until they want to get rid of you. Will tell you not to worry about an issue you have and say something completely different months later. -Constant change to sales methods for the worse. The wheel doesn't need reinventing every 3 months. -Turnover of employees is astronomical. Never seen anything like it. Average time spent at NCSA is probably 5 months. -Micromanagement is an understatement. -On top of everything, parents and families are skeptical of the company more often than not. As employees we were told not to mention there was a cost, even if families were explicitly asking for that information.

      1.0
      Apr 18, 2013

      The role of Head Scout/Scout is not as glorious as advertised so educate yourself and proceed with extreme caution

      Head scout
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Help student athletes obtain scholarships and play sports in college -Educate families on recruiting -Talk about sports -Work from home -Solid commission if you're prepared to grind it out 6-7 days a week on nights and weekends -Product really does help student-athletes better their opportunities to play in college

      Cons

      -Unrealistic sales goals -Head scouts are encouraged to focus on "work/life balance" but the unrealistic sales goals make it impossible to take any time off -Quality of network of student athletes is diminished due to increased sales goals i.e. Head Scouts are pushed so hard to hit goals they will sign up almost anyone -No base pay, 100% commission (Head Scouts were misled by Senior Management on this issue. We were told, face to face, by Senior Management that we would be receiving a base salary in 2013 but it never happened) -No monetary performance-based bonuses. Used to provide monetary performance-based bonuses but no longer do so. The most recent bonus given to a top performer was "a night on the town" with a member of Senior Management. -Senior Management made it crystal clear that they are not worried about losing top talent as there is always someone else to replace them -Senior Management makes business decisions without consulting people who are on the front lines actually doing the job every day -Senior Management makes business decisions without thinking of contingency or back-up plans, have never "Hoped for the best, prepared for the worst." -Decisions are regularly made that serve to benefit a small faction of top Senior Management with no regard for those it will affect in a negative way -Most promotions occur within a small faction of Senior Management who have the longest tenure -Fake words are created to promote company values

      1.0
      Mar 22, 2013

      The worst and most bizarre place I've worked

      Information technology
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It might be an okay place to work if you fit in because you are involved in athletics.

      Cons

      -They fire people a lot. -They do not treat you like an adult. (For example, there are signs saying you will get written up if you don't rinse your dishes). -They don't pay well. -They explicitly say you shouldn't work there if you are looking for a 9-5 job. -They are prejudiced against workers who have not been involved in sports and are likely to mistreat or get rid of workers that generally don't fit their mode. -Owner makes bizarre ranting addresses to the company each month.

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