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    KB Home Reviews

    Updated June 20, 2018
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    KB Home President, CEO, and Director Jeff Mezger
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    161 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • "Enjoyed the weekly sales meetings - great training program - very well organized" (in 12 reviews)

    • "Good training program, will hire with no experience, potential to make a lot of money, managers are nice" (in 12 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Long hours, little direction on company expectation" (in 18 reviews)

    • "High turnover for sales, lots of conference calls, high pressure to perform" (in 5 reviews)

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    1. "Solid Company"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Sales in Austin, TX
      Current Employee - Sales in Austin, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at KB Home full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      It is a product and people you can stand by. The training has a lifelong impact. Very lucky to have found this company.

      Cons

      Long hours and the legacy systems in place

      Advice to Management

      More cow bell.

    2. "Land Acquisition Manager"

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

      I have been working at KB Home full-time

      Pros

      Good salary and benefits with opportunity for advancement.

      Cons

      There are certain VP level managers who are not representative of the KB culture.

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    3. "Sales Conuslor"

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      Former Employee - Selling New Construction Homes in Saint Cloud, FL
      Former Employee - Selling New Construction Homes in Saint Cloud, FL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at KB Home full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      health insurance
      100,000 potential income

      Cons

      you can not set your own schedule

      Advice to Management

      give your employees a weekend of once a month

    4. "Awesome"

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      Current Employee - Human Resources Manager in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Human Resources Manager in San Francisco, CA

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

      Pros

      Fast pace, lots of good people

      Cons

      there are really no cons to be named

    5. "Good company"

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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

      Pros

      Some autonomy with on-site sales.

      Cons

      Working weekends was difficult to do.

    6. "Good place to work"

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      Former Employee - Consultant in Rocklin, CA
      Former Employee - Consultant in Rocklin, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at KB Home (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good management, and staff.

      Cons

      Planning future projects was slow.

      Advice to Management

      none

    7. "Friendly environment"

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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

      A lot to learn, new challenges, never the same stuff

      Cons

      Hours can get long some days

    8. "Sales Counselor"

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      Former Employee - Sales Counselor in Houston, TX
      Former Employee - Sales Counselor in Houston, TX
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at KB Home full-time

      Pros

      Help lots of first time buyers get into homes. Pay can be really good.

      Cons

      Waiting to get paid as most sales are build jobs. Too many sales reps in the community.

      Advice to Management

      Company offers a good product for the price. Build more specs and less sales reps in the community. Pay plan where reps get some of the commission upfront would be better.

    9. "assistant 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

      Pros

      A lot of supers start with KB and move on to better companies

      Cons

      Cut-throat company when it comes to subs or employees. Driven by quarterly profits for shareholders and only the "climb at any cost" type of people survive and move up. Also push for homes to be done as fast as possible and to hell with quality.

      Advice to Management

      They already know and don't care.

    10. "Bad management"

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      Former Employee - Studio Consultant in Austin, TX
      Former Employee - Studio Consultant in Austin, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at KB Home full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The job field is good for those with design experience. I had prior knowledge to home products that I was able to communicate to clients.

      Cons

      Managers, you have to walk on eggshells with the director and manager. It is all about politics in the studio.

      Advice to Management

      Work on treating your employees well.

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