DeVry – “Sales, Sales, Sales”

Pros

-Solid Company
-Professional
-Great employees to work with

Cons

-Pressure Cooker/ numbers based***use to fire if quotas weren't met...Recently changed due to new federal laws
-Lack of transparency from upper management
-Late nights and every other weekend required, so no work/home life balance
-Advancement is mostly based on who you know, and likability
-Disconnect between middle and upper management-seemingly purposefully to keep upper in the dark
-Not many opportunities or options for advancement, so because of this you feel "stuck"
-Repetitive, repetitive, repetitive
-Your told you leads are warm, however it's basically cold calling, seeing that most don't remember asking for information. Or maybe wanted mailed info vs. a call

Advice to Senior Management

-Offer more transparency
-Management stop gossiping about your advisors and using them for info on others
-Stop the popularity contests and promote based on merit