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Apollo Group Reviews

Updated May 19, 2013
Apollo Group – US – “Corporate”

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2.9 147 reviews

                             

38% Approve of the CEO

Apollo Group Director, Chief Executive Officer Gregory W. Cappelli

Gregory W. Cappelli

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44% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Phoenix, AZ

Former Employee – worked at Apollo Group full-time for more than 3 years

ProsChange is a good thing and it is nice to see a few chains get rattled every now and then and get the new ideas flowing.

ConsOnce the chains are back to normal everyone returns to previous patterns and comfort zones leading to another new and exciting change.

Advice to Senior ManagementMy advice is directed at the International campus. Learn to value and appreciate your employees. Apollo Group employs so many Arizonians so it is possible to run out of fresh blood when you have run off all the old. Not everyone is a slacker and I encourage an audit of my calls and my productivity to prove it.

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Phoenix, AZ

Current Employee – been working at Apollo Group as a contractor for more than a year

ProsFlexible hours, pay is excellent considering low time commitment.

ConsClasses are sporadic - hard to plan finances.

Advice to Senior ManagementOffer more full-time faculty opportunities to help adjuncts make teaching a sustainable career.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Current Employee – been working at Apollo Group

ProsThe work is neither hard nor easy and the hours were semi-flexible.
Free education with UOP

ConsThe pay isn't market value and a free education with UOP

Advice to Senior ManagementDon't micromanage

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San Francisco, CA

Current Employee – been working at Apollo Group full-time for more than a year

ProsHave some really bright individual contributors who are trying to do the right things to open access to education.

ConsStrategy and leadership are ever changing which makes for a difficult environment when playing in an area of the economy that is undergoing such radical shifts. Accountability is an issue and management seems to be willing to make lots of bets but there doesn't appear to be a real drive for excellence. Hard to see this business returning to its glory years unless there are radical and immediate changes at the top and in strategy.

Advice to Senior ManagementChoose a strategy, select leaders who are capable of executing on that strategy, and hold leaders accountable. Too many dreams and not enough reality. Figure out your value prop, resource it with the best and brightest, and cut all the rest.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Current Employee – been working at Apollo Group full-time for more than a year

ProsAgile development, Continually challenging technology and frameworks being implemented, the people are generally great to work with.
This is overall a positive experience

ConsGoing through some right-sizing and product re-evaluation right now, making people Skittish.
It has it's issues (but every place has it's issues)

Advice to Senior ManagementStabilize the outlook for the company's future - but I believe that is in motion.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Former Employee – worked at Apollo Group full-time for more than 7 years

ProsUsed to be a GREAT company to work for. Good pay, acceptable benefits - GREAT co-workers.

ConsNow it is but a shadow of its former self.

Advice to Senior ManagementOpen your eyes and look at who you have in leadership positions and how thy interact with others. When you see good people jumping ship for no obvious reasons, you should look at the leadership team to see what is driving them away.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Current Employee – been working at Apollo Group full-time for more than 3 years

ProsNothing, expect free education only for UOP/Wester. If you want to study elsewhere they wont appreciate. Also company itself doesnt give any value for the degree from UOP.

ConsEverything.
Fresh grads are all product owners and business analysts. Engineers who are not good in coding/testing can become managers. And if you stayed for a while like 1+ yr and know little bit of the application you can be architect. Then its all bureaucracy/politics/networking(like eating/drinking together) which helps in getting promotions.
Overall horrible place but you can relax and enjoy your days if you learn the insights.

Advice to Senior ManagementShould consider at least reading UOP MBA materials to know what leadership or management means.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Current Employee – been working at Apollo Group full-time for more than a year

ProsNone: They removed all pros for employees over the last two years. And I mean all!

ConsLack of leadership and business Strategy (Stock has falling from 74.03+ in 2009 to 18.19+ in 2013)
No 401k match unless you commit 15% and then it is only a fraction of a percentage value.
Management is made up of employees who are trying to protect their job; I actually have witnessed senior management informing employees that they will never succeed because another director does not like them.
Senior management will directly try to fire or remove employees they do not like (I have actual evidence from past emails)
Removed bonus; raises; performance gifts; employee recognition; and promotion platform
Degrees from the University of Phoenix.... Lol (A Joke)

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Phoenix, AZ

Current Employee – been working at Apollo Group as a contractor for less than a year

ProsThey have a beautiful campus and buildings.

ConsYour efforts to strive for achievement and success will be met with blocking of all efforts by others you need to interact with. The atmosphere there right now, with all the recent large scale layoffs, is one of self-preservation. Everyone seems to be protecting themselves and those they had close working relationships with for years with black balling anyone new that comes into their group and would cause change to their normal daily lives. I worked there three months in a contract to hire position. I left because I was receiving no cooperation to complete my job duties from others in the group. Common was for it to take three weeks for someone to forward me an email after repeatedly asking over that period of time.

If you have an advanced knowledge in IT and keep current with latest and best technologies and practices you will be a complete odd ball within the Accounting IT area of the company. You will also be seen as a serious thread by the others there because of that. They are stuck in processes of using Access databases and spreadsheets. Daily processing includes workers using manual (in-auditable) steps to complete their accounting processes and reports. That is a scary thing if you ask me.

Advice to Senior ManagementDon't just say you are embracing change. Walk the walk. Take action and responsibility to enforce the cooperation of your reports to cooperate with what is needed to reach that business objective. To middle management, be professional and don't promote the boys club mentality.. Stop treating your workplace like it is a fraternity of pledges or members. Have some integrity.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Current Employee – been working at Apollo Group

ProsCons are dominating that pros

ConsCheap politics. If you can flirt you will get everything

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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