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Found 151 of over 178 reviews
3.6
62% Recommend to a Friend
68% Approve of CEO

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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    A Place for Growth

    Jun 8, 2023 - Careers in San Jose, CA
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    Pros

    The company gives a lot of flexibility and autonomy to drive your own career growth. You have opportunities to determine how to help the company achieve the company objectives. You can work remotely and set your own hours to a degree. Within this, there are a lot of opportunities to get involved with cross-functional projects. This gives you an opportunity to learn quickly and work with different folks around the company in different roles and functions. The culture is very committed to the employees and the growth of everyone involved with IK. The HR team is active in listening to employees and developing new strategies to better support the company.

    Cons

    In a remote environment, there is a lot of flexibility, but it also provides some challenges around occasional odd hours in order to collaborate with distributed team members. That being said, most team members understand the goal that we share to build an awesome company and are willing to work together during odd hours, etc.

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  2. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Good product to work on, Management is debatable

    Feb 22, 2023 - Program Advisor in New York, NY
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    Pros

    Few teams are really good as individuals PRODUCT IS THE BEST IN THE MARKET FOR INTERVIEW PREPARATION

    Cons

    A licking individuals are promoted Managers (AD) especially one is more inclined towards ordering and not leading 16-17 hours of work, basically there is no holiday, and that is because few folks works on Saturday as well which is a holiday and managers expects same from you

    1 person found this review helpful
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  4. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Fast-Growing Startup with Great Mission, Vision, and Values

    Oct 11, 2021 - Operations Associate 
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    Pros

    The mission, vision, and values of the company are very well articulated by the co-founders of the company. The frequent company meetings help keep you in the loop with all of the current events. It really shows you the work that you are contributing makes a difference. In my own department, the workload is intense, but I wouldn't have accomplished so much without it. The Operations manager

    Cons

    With the company growing so quickly (often before you or the team are ready), the workload can be very overwhelming. I have had many nights working overtime. There are also many cross-functional team tasks. Be prepared to do multiple jobs outside of your role. However, these are all standard growing pains of start-up companies.

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  5. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great place to work

    Aug 30, 2021 - Trainer in Sunnyvale, CA
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    Pros

    Great place to work for part time

    Cons

    Nothing much really if I am being honest

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  6. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    It is what it is

    Mar 9, 2021 - Operation Intern in San Jose, CA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Average experience in technical set up.

    Cons

    Low pay for what was needed to be accomplished. Very little resources to complete ones job

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    1 person found this review helpful
  7. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Proven track record

    Nov 28, 2020 - Career Coach in San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Remote friendly, nimble company, smart leadership and good mission.

    Cons

    Nothing at this time that I can recall

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  8. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Accelerated Growth and Commitment

    Jul 7, 2020 - Career Coaching Lead in Santa Clara, CA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Witnessing Interview Kickstart's evolution over the past 4 years has been incredibly fulfilling. Building a fast-growing startup is always an adventure, and I could not ask for a better team to be on this journey with. The leadership group and team are dedicated to creating the best solutions for our students. Working at Interview Kickstart will push you to think harder and push you to grow personally and professionally. If you are committed to helping professionals up-level in their careers, and you are ready to work hard to make an impact in the world, we would love to meet you!

    Cons

    Scaling with an international team can present some communication and scheduling challenges, but everyone is committed to making it work. We go through many of the typical startup growing pains, but the team, students, and mission make it all worth while!

    2 people found this review helpful
  9. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great place to learn if you want to join a growing startup

    Jul 6, 2020 - Anonymous Employee in Santa Clara, CA
    Recommend
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    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Small close-knit team that was already semi-remote before Covid started. Profitable startup without any VC investment. Get to learn about Tech interview process really close Founders are always accessible

    Cons

    Missing large company perks / salary. Hoping IK becomes big quickly :)

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    1 person found this review helpful
  10. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Great culture and continued growth!

    Jul 7, 2020 - Operations Manager in Santa Clara, CA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    - Awesome leadership team that are committed to making IK successful - Team culture that values collaboration, sharing knowledge, and communication - Many opportunities to drive growth - Ability to work from home and flexible schedule

    Cons

    - Being a company that is scaling, there are some growing pains but it is definitely exciting and rewarding to be apart of that growth

    2 people found this review helpful
  11. 5.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Great Place to Grow

    Aug 5, 2020 - Operations Associate 
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    Pros

    Startup style environment which demands you to put in effort in multiple projects. Creates personal and professional growth

    Cons

    Odd hours at some times

    1 person found this review helpful
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Interview Kickstart has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 178 reviews left anonymously by employees. 62% of employees would recommend working at Interview Kickstart to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -21% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Interview Kickstart employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Interview Kickstart. This rating has decreased by -18% over the last 12 months.

62% of Interview Kickstart employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Interview Kickstart 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Interview Kickstart to be career development, coworkers, culture and the cons to be senior leadership, management.

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