On average, employees at Blackboard give their company a 3.6 rating out of 5.0 - which is 8% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Blackboard employees are Software Engineers submitting an average rating of 3.9.
"Great culture for a fast paced environment"
What do you like about working at Blackboard?
"It was a team environmemt"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be well prepared and be yourself."
What don't you like about working at Blackboard?
"The turnover was too much and you have to constantly train new employees."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"The environment was too stressful and this is why the turnover was high. Mamagement needs to address the work pressure and stress or employ people that can handle the stress."
"Alice Carter, IT Professional with over a decade of experiece"
What do you like about working at Blackboard?
"The work was both challenging and interesting, and there was much potential for advancement with respect to the software development field."
"the good the bad the ugly... words remaining... almost there. good lord! finally. are you serious"
What do you like about working at Blackboard?
"The people @Bb were the only things keeping me there. Yes, I had autonomy, but with a cost."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be natural and read the interviewer well. Half will be imbeciles and the other half your future best friend. Be a cool nerd. And natural."
What don't you like about working at Blackboard?
"The people @Bb were the only things keeping me there - sure, I had autonomy, but I was not treated as anything more than a secretary who had amazing design skills. So much for my 4.0 at Michigan and 7 years of pouring my heart and soul and time, most importantly, into something that was a facade."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Career path... respect. honesty. sincerity. Find Todd Gibby and ask him what his secret was, because 'the plebs' love him forever. He was what the rest should strive to be. He remembered everyone's name... and looked stellar everyday. Plus was genius. And rode his bike to work!"
What do you like about working at Blackboard?
"I like the challenge of the work and the problem solving skills I have to use on a daily bases."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"If its a contractor position my advice would be don't get too comfortable and learn as much as you can."
What don't you like about working at Blackboard?
"Its very complacent and its no room for growth in a contractor position."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would increase the communication and training. In a computer software company things change everyday and I would make sure the employees were fully aware of those things as soon as possible."
Blackboard has an overall rating of 3.6 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 21 Blackboard Review Ratings left anonymously by Blackboard employees, which is 8% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 95% of employees would recommend working at Blackboard.
Blackboard employees earn $78,000 annually on average, or $38 per hour, which is 18% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 8 Blackboard employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Blackboard Salaries by Job Title.
95% of employees would recommend working at Blackboard with the overall rating of 3.6 out of 5. Employees also rated Blackboard 3.7 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.4 for Rewards You Receive, 3.1 for Growth Opportunities and 3.7 for support you get.
According to our data, the highest paying job at Blackboard is a New Products Manager at $180,000 annually. Browse Blackboard Salaries by Job Profile.
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Blackboard is a Senior Technical Support Manager at $30,000 annually. Browse Blackboard Salaries by Job Profile.
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Blackboard to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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