Softchoice reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,288 total reviews)
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Andrew Caprara

85% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Softchoice has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,288 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Softchoice employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Mar 2, 2016

Territory Sales Rep

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Occasional fun events like beer cart - Dogs in the office - Month training in Toronto

Cons

- Pay well below average for a comparable position somewhere else - Unrealistic expectation of position given in interview process - High turnover with no focus to improving which makes it feel like upper management really sees people in this position as expendable - Unfair metrics and treatment between reps, teams, and offices - Upper management seems not to care about their people, just the bottom line - Micromanagement I interviewed in 2015 and was given a completely inaccurate picture of what this position entails. I was told I would be given a handful of accounts to start with and would grow from there. After arriving in Toronto, my training class was blindsided with a new onboarding program that involved making a minimum of 100 cold calls a day with a strict $10k revenue sales target to hit in 3 months. If you do not hit this target, you will be let go without exception. the first month of training involved very little sales training and was much more focused on products, despite being repeatedly told "just use your resources for technical questions." Long story short, the company sells the idea of their culture very hard, but dogs in the office is simply not worth the 5 figure pay decrease you would take coming here instead of somewhere else.

4.0
Dec 29, 2015

senior solution architect

Anonymous employee
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Pros

strong sales force. Opportunity for growth. Strong education on product sales. great career opportunity for recent college grads.

Cons

not suitable for mid career job seekers

5.0
Sep 16, 2015

Territory Sales Representative

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- good mix of classroom, hand-on and on the job training. - While the training is challenging it’s definitely rewarding for those who are willing to go the extra mile and meet expectations. - The program is definitely structured in a way that prepares you to hit the ground running once in role. - Sense of accomplishment upon completion of program - Feel prepared and eager once training is complete - You can bring your dog to work, free food at least once a week, fun break room, young office

Cons

- 80 to 100 cold calls a day, cold calling is a necessary evil but gets significantly easier once you're out of role and have a book of business - Metrics can be a little much at times during training

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