How do employees rate Follett?

Employees rate Follett 3 out of 5 stars based on 2,632 anonymous reviews on Glassdoor.

How can I get a job at Follett?

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Do people recommend working at Follett?

Overall, 38% of employees would recommend working at Follett to a friend. This is based on 2,632 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

How do job seekers rate their interview experience at Follett?

66% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Follett as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Follett.

How do employees rate the business outlook for Follett?

33% of employees think that Follett has a positive business outlook . This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

Working at Follett

Follett Snapshot

3.0

based on 2,631 ratings

38% would recommend to a friend

Emmanuel Kolady

32% approve of CEO

1 OfficeLocations

Mission Improving the world by inspiring learning and shaping education.

Description Follett serves over half of the students in the United States and works with 80,000 schools as a leading provider of education technology, services, print, and digital content. We're higher education's largest campus retailer and a hub for school spirit and community as we operate over 1,000 local campus and online stores across the continent. We take pride in the fact that for more than 140 years, we have been helping to improve people's lives by supporting a lifetime of learning and education.

Follett is a $3.6 billion privately held company headquartered in Westchester, Illinois.

Life at Follett

Company updates

Follett

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WESTCHESTER, ILL., Aug 1, 2022 – The Vitamin Shoppe, an omnichannel specialty retailer of nutritional products, today announced a partnership with Follett Higher Education, to bring its high-quality health and wellness solutions to campus bookstore locations around the United States. Follett is the largest campus store operator in North America, serving over 1,100 colleges and universities as a one-stop shop for class and campus living. Beginning this month, The Vitamin Shoppe now offers students at select Follett stores, and their corresponding e-commerce sites, a selection of foundational health vitamins and supplements, sports nutrition products, and academic performance products that support sleep, mood and brain health. Merchandised in dedicated, branded displays, these wellness solutions bring the trusted quality and expertise of The Vitamin Shoppe directly to students seeking to support their physical and emotional well-being....Show more

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Follett - Educational Products, Services and Technology

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Follett

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WESTCHESTER, ILL., Aug 1, 2022 – Follett Higher Education, North America’s largest campus retailer, today announced its powerful and groundbreaking Follett ACCESS program continues to gain momentum and improve student outcomes on more than 330 college campuses throughout its network. As today’s educational landscape continues to change, Follett ACCESS remains a viable and effective program that truly transforms the way course materials are delivered. The program ensures students have the right materials before class starts – setting them on an even playing field with their classmates and ultimately setting them up for academic success. According to Dr. Joe May, Chancellor Emeritus of Dallas College, who helped implement one of Follett Higher Education’s most successful and largest ACCESSS programs at Dallas College, “Follett ACCESS is about student achievement as it removes barriers, confusion, and friction for students. The benefit of having their learning materials available before class increases students' chances of success. Additional benefits include greater convenience, on-t...Show more

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Follett

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WESTCHESTER, ILL., Feb 2, 2022 – Follett Corporation today announced the sale of its corporate entity as well as Follett Higher Education (FHE), the company’s collegiate retail and Follett ACCESS business, to a group of private investors led by Jefferson River Capital LLC. (JRC) a private investment company controlled by the James family. Follett Higher Education, based in Westchester, Ill., is a longtime trusted leading collegiate retail partner to colleges and universities across North America providing students, faculty, parents, fans, and staff the course materials, learning tools and retail services needed to successfully support the academic, athletic, and collegiate journey....Show more

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Follett awards & accolades

America's Largest Private Companies, Forbes, 2009
America's Largest Private Companies, Forbes, 2008

Jobs at Follett

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Employee reviews at Follett

Follett has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,631 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Follett employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.7

Culture & values

2.5

Senior management

2.5

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Career opportunities

Employee reviews

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5.0

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