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    KB Home Reviews

    Updated July 5, 2017
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    KB Home President, CEO, and Director Jeff Mezger
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    • Long hours and weekends required (in 16 reviews)

    • The work life balance needs work (in 6 reviews)

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    1. "Financial Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at KB Home full-time

      Pros

      Highly visible position, work directly with Finance Manager and VP of Finance
      Very talented and knowledgeable peers
      Good pay and benefits
      Good work/life balance

      Cons

      Lack of training
      Poor financial modeling software to analyze data

      Advice to Management

      Keep employees engaged

    2. "Superintendent"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at KB Home full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Bonus program, Great co workers

      Cons

      Way to fast paced, too focused on the bottom line and dollars rather than the customer

      Advice to Management

      Do not over load your employees with un realistic expectations

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    3. "Performance Based, most of the time"

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      Current Employee - Sales
      Current Employee - Sales
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at KB Home full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Regular introduction of innovative home building products and processes. Formal training processes in place for people that are new to the industry and seasoned professionals to keep their skills sharp. Sincere focus on customer satisfaction.

      Cons

      Some key regional and corporate leaders are not easy to work with and act unprofessionally. High quality people are not retained because of this. Conversely, people have been promoted for being politically adept, even though absent of key skills (ex. basic algebra) or collegiate degrees.

      Advice to Management

      Punishing or talking down to people on conference calls is not motivational. The company has taught me that people leave managers, not companies; that same lesson can be applied to fix the reasons why there is more turn over in President and key management roles in certain areas of the company than others.

    4. "New home sales consultant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Orlando, FL
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Orlando, FL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I worked at KB Home full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Laid back, nice coworkers, they do breakfast in the morning meetings sometimes.

      Cons

      It takes about 14 months for you to start seeing money, they don't like when you don't agree with the managers on something, the quality of the home it okay but not great.

      Advice to Management

      You guys should give better consumer service to the new home owners.

    5. "Sales Counselor"

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      Current Employee - Sales Counselor in San Antonio, TX
      Current Employee - Sales Counselor in San Antonio, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at KB Home full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Training is AMAZING. Management is supportive and has integrity. We make a LOT of money. We have amazing company parties. Sometimes these parties even include huge expensive cash prizes for the sales reps based on their performance. Sales reps can sleep in because offices open at 10am and 11am everyday. Some days are super busy, which nicely fly by. Other days are super quiet, and we use those days to get all our admin work done, meaning we have good balance so we don't get stressed out.

      Cons

      Health benefits aren't great. Sales reps are required to work every Saturday and Sunday, meaning you're unable to spend time with your family on the weekends.

      Advice to Management

      When sales results are low, micromanaging doesn't help. Instead, create a process for improvement by restructuring the sales process in the region itself. Micromanaging simply interrupts our workflow.

    6. "Production Builders can be Challenging"

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      Former Employee - Sales Counselor in Denver, CO
      Former Employee - Sales Counselor in Denver, CO
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at KB Home full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Enjoyed the Smiles associated with Selling a new Home to prospective Buyers

      Cons

      Home Builder Warranty work was difficult to manage with new Homeowners

    7. "Process Driven"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Los Angeles, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Los Angeles, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at KB Home full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Compared to other builders in town, KB doesn't spend a lot of time worrying about the guy next door. Focuses on what they do best and trying to maximize that.

      Cons

      Fast pace and high expectations break everyone down at some point.

      Advice to Management

      Don't sweat the small stuff with the team so often.

    8. "KB is a good company if you have a good sales director"

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      Former Employee - New Home Sales Consultant in Raleigh, NC
      Former Employee - New Home Sales Consultant in Raleigh, NC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at KB Home full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Strong corporate culture, good marketing support, quality product to sell

      Cons

      Management was in a clique with a few people and anyone outside the clique really struggled to succeed.

      Advice to Management

      Treat each person as equally valued and important to the overall success of the company.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Sales Associate"

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      Current Employee - New Home Sales Associate in Georgetown, TX
      Current Employee - New Home Sales Associate in Georgetown, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at KB Home full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Comfortable and stress free work environment. Enjoyed working and helping the customers find their perfect home. Easy to sell if you are a people person.

      Cons

      It takes a while to get commissions coming in. You have to work every other Saturday and Sunday. Also, work daily until 7 PM which doesn't leave a lot of family time.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "great experience until the market crashed"

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      Former Employee - Sales Representative in San Antonio, TX
      Former Employee - Sales Representative in San Antonio, TX
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      money when market is good, good benefits, good training, well priced products and exceptional cutomer service, good at placing communitiea in up and coming areas

      Cons

      if the market slows the draw is not a living wage, you may end up in a slow community even if you have been a top sellar

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