Kaplan Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I have mixed feeling about my position as I like what I do but it seems that the PMO doesn't have the best priority of work. Work that needs to be done is not being done and because of lack of resources the departments constantly needs to shift focus from requirement gathering to development. One side of the company says zig while the other says zag and it is always us who are caught in the middle and getting the blame for the woes."

What do you like about working at Kaplan?

"The environment is diverse and I have exposure to different interesting tools and projects. My managers would always trust me over other team members when the most complex and interesting projects were concerned. I've accomplished a lot, stabilized a few Oracle OLTP and Data Warehouse environments and broadened my SQL Server knowledge. I've been pretty lucky by working with very bright individuals who I could collaborate with, learn from and have very friendly work relationships."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Any sharp DBAs willing to advance their skills who are not afraid of challenges will be a good fit in this position. I'm more than positive there will be numerous interesting projects ahead of them."

What don't you like about working at Kaplan?

"Sometimes it's very difficult to have the upper management on board with our important DBA decisions since sometimes it depends on the budget restrictions. There was a long period of time when the DBA suggestions have been on the back burner causing our main sites to malfunciton, but this view has been changed and now all the code is undergoing a formal Schema Governance review where DBAs review the code, revise it or make some tuning notes to the development teams."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The upper management should be able to create a friendlier and more collaborative environment between teams. Sometimes there is a huge communication gap between teams and it's very difficult to come up with a mutually beneficial solutions. Sometimes crucial things are being ignored and as a result our outside clients have numerous difficulties including site instabilities."

What do you like about working at Kaplan?

"My co-workers are providing me a great environment to work stress free."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is a great company to start your life with. You will never forget the lovely experience you will get from here."

What don't you like about working at Kaplan?

"I am not utilizing my full potential as an expert clinician."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Assign me more works, like Teaching and leading small group discussions."

"Great place to work"

What do you like about working at Kaplan?

"great people that helped empower the work that we did."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure its in the Florida area, the greatest amount of career opportunities."

What don't you like about working at Kaplan?

"The limited career opportunities for growth in the Phoenix division"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Change the focus to student retention, will be able to meet day 42 objectives"

"used to be a great place until family of owner began workin there"

What do you like about working at Kaplan?

"Nothing for the last 5 yrs. has gone down hill"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay away. promises the world and delivers nothing. not a healthy environment"

What don't you like about working at Kaplan?

"Family is now involved in the business, vvery stressful environment"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think owner has had enough and should retire. Treat employess like they are human not crap"

"feasible for a college student with a lot of freedom"

What do you like about working at Kaplan?

"The job had flexible hours with freedom to offer my ideas and know that they will be heard. My boss was very receptive to everyone's ideas."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is necessary to have good people skills because a large part of this job is approaching strangers to make them interested in what you're selling."

What don't you like about working at Kaplan?

"Sometimes, expectations from upper management were difficult to obtain due to lack of students on campus, especially during summer hours."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that they space out their expectations of lead goals throughout the year instead of having similar high goals."

What do you like about working at Kaplan?

"I enjoyed teaching students and interacting with them on a daily basis."

What don't you like about working at Kaplan?

"There is nothing that I didn't like about the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions for management. They did a good job."

"Very challenging and productive work environment."

What do you like about working at Kaplan?

"The opportunity to learn and grow with this company was exceptional."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just have the ability to be flexible and motivated. Great work ethics will provide a strong incentive for your continued growth with this company."

What don't you like about working at Kaplan?

"The pay rate was not comparable to the position of other companies."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They have made alot of changes in their company structure and have advanced their pay rates to be comparable."

What do you like about working at Kaplan?

"Project driven and focused on producing results for continued success"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"this is a place to figure out how to grow a career and then grow it someplace else."

What don't you like about working at Kaplan?

"Technology is a stumbling block in accomplishing anything lots of layoffs and attrition lately"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would focus on innovation rather than scrambling to resolve historical issues."

"I enjoyed working here. I learned a lot and had great coworkers."

What do you like about working at Kaplan?

"I liked learning new things, working with my coworkers and the challenges that came with it."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Interviewing with this company I would suggest to be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Kaplan?

"I didn't like the fact that they laid us off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest the management would not try to reinvent the wheel instead work on new paths to get what they needed done."

What do you like about working at Kaplan?

"I can work from home eliminating the daily commute and saving me gas money. I also like the base salary."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be ready for the demanding nature of the position. Some are suited for it, others are not...Kaplan is run by very nice people and honest. Ask a lot of questions to see if this type of work is really a fit for you..."

What don't you like about working at Kaplan?

"My job has too many responsibilities included in it. It is not a good fit for me personally, but I feel it was put together b/c they laid off 2 to 3 different positions and made them one. It is sales and customer service, HR and Tutor Manager all rolled into one and it is hard to keep up with..."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would break my job up into 2 different employees at least. There is too much to do and the responsibilities are random..."

What do you like about working at Kaplan?

"My co-workers made Kaplan an incredible and wonderful work experience."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always be yourself and remember you usually know from your initial interaction if the company would be a good fit for you."

What don't you like about working at Kaplan?

"Unfortunately, there was no room for growth. Growth potential is imperative within a company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It is important that management listen to the concerns of their employees and take it under advisement."

"I wouldn't tell my worst enemy to work there!"