CTB/McGraw-Hill, LLC Reviews

Former Employee – worked at CTB/McGraw-Hill, LLC as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – There is a great deal of variety possible with this employer as long as one keeps to the tasks at hand and stays out of the office politics.

Cons – There was a bit of inside infighting for positions...

Advice to Senior Management – Hire people and train employees based on skill sets and potential value to the company, not on personality and how well they smooze...

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

Former Employee – worked at CTB/McGraw-Hill, LLC as an intern for less than a year

Pros – get to work with very professional people. great work environment and flexibility

Cons – no specific cons to remember

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at CTB/McGraw-Hill, LLC as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – None what so ever horrible place.

Cons – Insane amount of qualifying to be able to evaluate tests. On your first day you will sepnd most of the time testing. Just to be told you did not qualify and you are out of a job. There were a lot of errors in the testing documents. The testing rubric (just for pre qualification) did not match the answers that the team leaders were looking for. Horrible compensation for people with Bachelor's Degrees.

Advice to Senior Management – Get organized, this was the most disorganized place I have ever worked.

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

Former Employee – worked at CTB/McGraw-Hill, LLC full-time for more than a year

Pros – Excellent corporate location
People willing to get things done

Cons – Confused and bewildered management
Lack of effective and clear vision

Advice to Senior Management – Get new blood and new ideas

Former Employee – worked at CTB/McGraw-Hill, LLC part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – It's a job that pays reliably thru Kelly Services.

Cons – Factory atmosphere; environment of stress related to performance; extreme over-estimation of available hours for any one project; bonuses to managers and team leaders and not to evaluators.

Advice to Senior Management – Lessen the constant testing and re-testing of evaluators-- scoring capabilities do not disappear from one grade level to the next nor from one project to the next. A college diploma is an investment and $15/hour would seem an acceptable minimum return on that investment.

Former Employee – worked at CTB/McGraw-Hill, LLC full-time for less than a year

Pros – Uncluttered environment
Decent pay with weekly checks
Academically challenging work; positions require college degree
Located on local bus line
Opportunities for networking with colleagues

Cons – Often temporary positions
Little to no chance for advancement
Must often pass "qualifying rounds" to maintain employment
Shifts are set; no flexible hours

Advice to Senior Management – Management should consider giving employees more flexible hours as well as discussing how to improve Test Evaluator scoring on qualifying rounds.

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

Former Employee – worked at CTB/McGraw-Hill, LLC

Pros – Great place to work if you love to learn. Managers make great mentors and just about anyone is available to answer questions and teach you about assessment, measurement, management, marketing...whatever you want to learn.

Cons – May be difficult to move up in the corporation if you don't have a Ph.D.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at CTB/McGraw-Hill, LLC

Pros – They will hire anyone who will work for 8 dollars an hour.

Cons – There is absolutely no chance for advancement or raises. The people that work there do not care at all about the job because no one cares about them.

Advice to Senior Management – Clear it out and start from scratch. It's hopeless.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at CTB/McGraw-Hill, LLC

Pros – The environment is quiet and relatively stress-free. Good work is recognized and appreciated by the managers, and sometimes prizes are given (though I've yet to win any myself).

Cons – The pay rate seems awfully low for a position for which they require a college diploma. Even for team leads, the pay is not much more. Also training is very brief, yet 2/3rds of my team was let go after a week because apparently we did not "cut it." Though our trainer admitted that the failure was probably his, we were still out of a job.

Oh, and security is extremely tight. No food, no books, no cell phones (turn on) at your desk.

Advice to Senior Management – Higher pay would be nice. And either spend more time on training or make the training clearer.

Former Employee – worked at CTB/McGraw-Hill, LLC

Pros – Close to home
40 hour weeks
Not too much stress

Cons – boring
too many "old guard" working slow

Advice to Senior Management – Allow more decisions by Supervisors

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend