Compare College Board vs ACT

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College Board

Primary & Secondary Schools

College Board

Primary & Secondary Schools
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ACT

Education & Training Services

ACT

Education & Training Services

Salaries

Director
134 Salaries
$116,776 / yr total
134 Salaries
Senior Analyst
12 Salaries
$112,740 / yr total
12 Salaries
Software Engineer
20 Salaries
$99,554 / yr total
20 Salaries
Director
21 Salaries
$121,818 / yr total
21 Salaries
Research Associate
47 Salaries
$83,737 / yr total
47 Salaries
Staff Engineer
25 Salaries
$85,278 / yr total
25 Salaries

Employee Ratings

College Board scored higher in 7 areas: Overall Rating, Culture & Values, Work-life balance, Senior Management, Compensation & Benefits, Recommend to a friend and Positive Business Outlook.
ACT scored higher in 1 area: CEO Approval.
Both tied in 2 areas: Diversity & Inclusion and Career Opportunities.
Overall rating
3.6
Based on 559 reviews
3.6
Based on 559 reviews
3.6
Culture & Values
Higher rating
3.6
Higher
Culture & Values
3.5
Diversity & Inclusion
3.5
Diversity & Inclusion
3.7
Work-life balance
Higher rating
3.7
Higher
Work-life balance
3.2
Senior Management
Higher rating
3.2
Higher
Senior Management
3.7
Compensation & Benefits
Higher rating
3.7
Higher
Compensation & Benefits
3.2
Career Opportunities
3.2
Career Opportunities
Employee sentiment
College Board Ceo David Coleman
70%CEO Approval
David Coleman
College Board Ceo David Coleman
70%CEO Approval
David Coleman
62%
62%Recommend to a friend
College Board employees rated their Recommend to a friend 2% higher than ACT employees rated theirs.
62%
62%Recommend to a friend
55%
55%Positive Business Outlook
College Board employees rated their Positive Business Outlook 12% higher than ACT employees rated theirs.
55%
55%Positive Business Outlook
Overall rating
3.3
Based on 470 reviews
3.3
Based on 470 reviews
3.3
Culture & Values
3.3
Culture & Values
3.5
Diversity & Inclusion
3.5
Diversity & Inclusion
3.5
Work-life balance
3.5
Work-life balance
2.9
Senior Management
2.9
Senior Management
3.4
Compensation & Benefits
3.4
Compensation & Benefits
3.2
Career Opportunities
3.2
Career Opportunities
Employee sentiment
ACT Ceo Janet Godwin
81%CEO Approval
Janet Godwin
ACT Ceo Janet Godwin
81%CEO Approval
Janet Godwin
60%
60%Recommend to a friend
60%
60%Recommend to a friend
43%
43%Positive Business Outlook
43%
43%Positive Business Outlook

What Employees Say

College Board had 11 more reviews than ACT that mentioned "Work life balance" as a Pro. "College board" was the most mentioned Con at College Board. "Upper management" was the most mentioned Con at ACT.
Trending keywords
Trending keywords
Pros
"Work life balance"in 43 reviews
"Great benefits"in 75 reviews
Cons
"College board"in 29 reviews
"Senior leadership"in 28 reviews
Trending keywords
Pros
"Work life balance"in 32 reviews
"Good benefits"in 40 reviews
Cons
"Upper management"in 17 reviews
"Top heavy"in 11 reviews
Featured Review
Featured Review
5.0
Mar 14, 2023

Former Employee - Senior Director

Pros

Inclusive and value diversity, employee opinion and engagement

Cons

Talent pool is hard to retain and also attract

Featured Review
5.0
Mar 22, 2023

Former Employee - Customer Care Representative

Pros

The pay is good. At $17.00 an hour for easy work is not bad.

Cons

*Not a professional environment *They were not ready to train us. They shoved us all into the front entrance (about 30) to hand out our 2 forms of ID for our i9's. This was redicilous and created a... circus. *We didn't even get to our classroom till after 9am even though our class started at 8am and they told us to show up early. *Once there we saw how unprepared they were. We didn't have logins, we didn't have a plan, and we were not training only sitting. *The dress code was confusing. One said business casual and the other said casual. There were people dressed like dock workers, office employees, and 12 year olds at their first day of 8th grade. This did not scream professional. *They made a point to tell us they would serve lunch on the first day. I went off a special diet to eat with my peers as I thought it would be sociable. They brought in pizza in boxes told us 2 slices each, no plates, no napkins and no drinks. I would have happily fed myself. I've seen pizza parties in Kindergarten more organized. *The parking is a nightmare and you can't quite understand why this place is hybrid when there is not any room for anyone there. *They says you get benefits day one. No they mean sign up for them they start in 90 days. I didn't really care but I could see there that there were confused people. *

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