CareerBuilder Reviews in Phoenix, AZ Area

Pros

CareerBuilder is a fantastic company that understands the value of its employees. They have phenomenal training, earned advancement in your career path, & the best benefits I have ever seen. The pay is competitive, you will make as much work as you are putting in. The consistently encourage our personal and professional growth. Leadership is always there for help, unlike other organizations where they sit in their ivory towers waiting for you to figure it out or fail. The sales resources are virtually unlimited and the peers in this office are always supportive. I fully enjoy my job, even after all my time here.

Cons

The only real downside is the same as every other downside in a sales role...it's sales. There is pressure, expectations, and the occasional unhappy potential client. At least here, there is always support to get you to your numbers.

Pros

*Education. They let you take whatever you want that peaks your interest

*half day Fridays during the summer.

*Jean Fridays

*Quiet office and manager ready to answer any question

Cons

*Training program still being changed..

*Software system we use doesnt always work

*Satellite offices are not always as connected or similar to the main office

Advice to Senior Management

*Really highlight success stories and share with your targetted opportunity clients instead of making the rep search them out. You guys get communications I think we don't hear about!

Pros

Pros:
1. Solid corporate training program. T1 through T3
2. Corporate sponsored education programs both within and beyone the companies boders.
3. Excellent benetifs package.
4. Excellent compensation package

Cons

Cons:
1. Communication between groups is often in opposition of each other.
2. Sometimes difficult to receive support and guidance from management or senior leadership.

Advice to Senior Management

My advice to management would be to support a consistent message between the various groups, departments, and offices throughout the organization.

Pros

Benefits, ability to travel, some stellar employees in sales roles.

Cons

Extremely limited opportunities to make money.

Advice to Senior Management

Give your hard workers, your best workers actual opportunities for career advancement, opportunities to make money, quit pigeonholing your best.

Pros

1. Sounds corny, but I take great satisfaction in knowing that my efforts will help someone get a job.
2. The benefits are great.
3. The company culture.
4. The pay

Cons

1. Training could be improved.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work.

Pros

Money, good group of co-workers, ability to learn a lot about your clients business

Cons

Negative comments from management like "what did you get sprayed with sales repellant?"
95% of management will literally do nothing

Pros

The pay is decent because their profit margin is through the roof. The pay is basically 30% of the revenue generated.

Cons

If you're not friends with the WVU clique - Streiter, Donahue, Smith, etc - you will have a hard time getting promoted.

Advice to Senior Management

Not much advice here. The industry is already commoditized and there's nothing you can do about that. Fun place to work though.

Pros

CareerBuilder is a good entry-level sales job for those that have just graduated from college and don't have too many bills. You will be trained how to sell and learn skills that will build your resume and help you get a better sales job down the road.

Cons

The base pay is only $25k but I've heard they have changed it. You may have a limited amount of leads to the point where you have to call people so frequently that they get upset with you.

Advice to Senior Management

The high turnover upsets the customers. In order to build customer relationships you need to retain more people. RAISE YOUR PAY! Also, don't judge someone's abilities based on how well they do calling small businesses. MOST OF THEM AREN"T HIRING. Sales in that division are more luck than anything. Basically, getting ahold of the right person at the right time. It's not hard to tell if someone is good or not. If they are, THEY SHOULD BE SELLING TO LARGER COMPANIES.

Pros

Opportunity for Advancement. Freedom to run your own business. Selling a product that really helps employers and job seekers. Learning and training. Fun - high pay and morale. Hard work equals advancement and opportunity. Sure you have to put thew work in - nothing is handed to you, but you are rewarded handsomely for top performance. Where else can folks with minimal sales experience come in, make $75-100K and then go lead a team of sales reps in less than 24 months? You need to practice and study - this is a career , not a job. If you are not willing to invest in yourself why should CB?

Cons

Dealing with Owner Companies - McClatchy, Gannett, Tribune. They ran their own companies into the ground - leave CB (their only real money maker laft) alone

Advice to Senior Management

Make quicker decisions and communicate better

Pros

Benefits are great. Also, CB is still growing 27% year over year providing for numerous growth opportunities. Also, pay opportunity is amazing as long as you are good at sales.

Cons

Same with any sales position, monthly quotas, sales in general.

Advice to Senior Management

Promote me to Chief Creative Officer.