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Industry: Credit Intermediation Activities · HQ: Lincoln, NE · https://www.nelnet.com

Nelnet Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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3.4
Average Rating
(based on 11 Nelnet Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.5
Growth Opportunities
2.5
People You Work With
3.8
Person You Work For
3.3
Rewards You Receive
3.2
Support You Get
3.6
Way You Work
2.9
Work Setting
3.4
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Nelnet Employee
in Salt Lake City, UT

"This a new industrial online only bank, focusing on serving the needs of the student loan community. They are still in the startup phase and are not scheduled for their Soft launch until October 2020 with their Full launch during the 1st qtr of 2021."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Nelnet Employee
in Aurora, CO

"My supervisor at Nelnet was a known felon who threatened me with a knife. From executives down to managers, this company is extremely unorganized with an emphasis on profit at the cost of the customer and employee experience."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.4
Nelnet (15)
4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is Home Finance of America (17)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Cottonwood Financial (5)
3.8 Average of All Companies in this Industry (13,617)
Supervisor
in Aurora, CO

"They are a good company to work for if you don't mind being lied to and not getting very good compensation. Although they seem to come across as a family orientated company, they are not. The only benefit from this job was the flexible schedule."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Nelnet Employee
in Omaha, NE

"I have been here since 2011 and this is a great company to work."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Customer Relationship Manager
in Lincolnshire, IL

What do you like about working at Nelnet?

"Smart, forward thinking Co-workers that think out of the box."

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

"Ask to meet with various team members to learn about the day to day operations of the position."

What don't you like about working at Nelnet?

"Lack of documentation. Many of the processes are stored with various people instead of all to share."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Greater communication on all company levels... from the 'C' level all the way down."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Collector
Person You Work For 4.3 / 5 People You Work With 4.1 / 5 Work Setting 4.1 / 5
Support You Get 4.2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3.9 / 5
Software Engineer
in Lincolnshire, IL
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.1 / 5
Company Culture 3.6 / 5 Way You Work 3.1 / 5
Staff Accountant
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Company Culture 5 / 5
Accounting Associate
in Lincoln, NE
Person You Work For 4.2 / 5 People You Work With 3.5 / 5 Work Setting 2.9 / 5
Support You Get 2.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.3 / 5
Company Culture 3.2 / 5 Way You Work 3.4 / 5
Technical Analyst
in Highlands Ranch, CO
Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 1.1 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 1.1 / 5
Compliance Analyst
Person You Work For 1.7 / 5 People You Work With 3.6 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5
Company Culture 3.5 / 5 Way You Work 2.6 / 5
Equipment Services Project Manager
in Aurora, CO

"Quality place to work. Great people!"

What do you like about working at Nelnet?

"Good people providing a great and beneficial service"

What don't you like about working at Nelnet?

"Departments are silos, making it difficult to obtain project resources"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Break down the silos in the departments and let the resources get the job done."

Quality Specialist
in Jacksonville, FL

"Wonderful"

What do you like about working at Nelnet?

"Everything and I am very sad to be laid off soon"

What don't you like about working at Nelnet?

"They are moving our job functions to Lincoln, Nebraska"

Junior Software Engineer
in Lawrenceville, NJ

"It's an awesome place to work."

What do you like about working at Nelnet?

"Staff whom I was working with and enviornment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management changes there was kind of painful part."

Software Engineer
in Albany, NY

What do you like about working at Nelnet?

"Learned lots of aspects of Software Development and Engineering"

What don't you like about working at Nelnet?

"Lots of meeting that could potentially be consolidated into one constructive meeting."

Nelnet Reviews FAQs

Is Nelnet a good company to work for?

Nelnet has an overall rating of 3.4 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 11 Nelnet Review Ratings left anonymously by Nelnet employees, which is 13% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 73% of employees would recommend working at Nelnet.

Does Nelnet pay their employees well?

Nelnet employees earn $51,000 annually on average, or $25 per hour, which is 23% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 4 Nelnet employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Nelnet Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Nelnet?

73% of employees would recommend working at Nelnet with the overall rating of 3.4 out of 5. Employees also rated Nelnet 3.5 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.2 for Rewards You Receive, 2.5 for Growth Opportunities and 3.6 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Nelnet?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Nelnet is a Executive Director at $150,000 annually. Browse Nelnet Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Nelnet?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Nelnet is a Customer Service Professional at $21,000 annually. Browse Nelnet Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Nelnet?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Nelnet to be Company Culture, People You Work With, Person You Work For and Rewards You Receive, and cons to be Growth Opportunities and Way You Work.

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