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    Updated Jan 21, 2020

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    3.5
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    Kaplan Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Andrew S. Rosen (no image)
    Andrew S. Rosen
    115 Ratings
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    • "If you're considering working for this company, don't sign a non-compete for part-time work" (in 21 reviews)

    • "Full time is a lot of hours and very intense but worth all the effort" (in 18 reviews)

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    1. "A company that listens to its employees!"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
       
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Kaplan

      Pros

      This company is great to work for. Very structured virtual setting, all nice colleagues, work/life balance. It is possible to speak directly to executive management team without anxiety.

      Cons

      Sometimes the transitions are tough and they fire many awesome people and it's pretty tough during those periods.

      Advice to Management

      Continue leading by the same principles, good job.

      Kaplan2015-08-04

    2. "Career Specialist"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Kaplan full-time

      Pros

      There is good work-life balance.

      Cons

      There are no real growth opportunities.

      Kaplan2018-10-30
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    3. Helpful (8)

      "Stay away if you want to build your career"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Software Engineer in Fort Lauderdale, FL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Kaplan full-time

      Pros

      Work/Life balance, the people there is very nice.

      Cons

      They don't care about employees, doesn't matter if you work hard or not at all, the end result is the same, you won't get any raise no matter how much you work and how many times you ask for it.

      Advice to Management

      Either pay attention to the very talented people you have there or expect everyone to leave. I'm honestly starting to think the whole purpose is to force people to leave on their own to avoid having to pay any severance. Really terrible in every way.

      Kaplan2018-03-04

    4. "ACCOMMODATIONS COORDINATOR"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Accommodations Coordinator in New York, NY

      I have been working at Kaplan full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      There is Good work life balance

      Cons

      There is lack of communication

      Kaplan2017-11-04

    5. "Pros and Cons"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at Kaplan full-time

      Pros

      Short Days, good work/life balance.

      Cons

      Quality of Students- low quality, some not concerned with learning.

      Kaplan2017-06-01

    6. "customer service"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Customer Service Representative in New York, NY

      I worked at Kaplan for more than 5 years

      Pros

      great co-workers very friendly and helpful

      Cons

      work-life balance not so good

      Kaplan2016-12-07

    7. "Decent to work for but major operational pitfalls"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Kaplan full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Most people really care about you and what they do. Everyone believes in changing lives of our students. support work-life balance

      Cons

      Upper management is slow to help fix things.They expect you to use a workaround until you're screaming in frustration. They push Lean principles yet all the workaround expectations are contrary to this.

      Advice to Management

      Don't allow things to fall apart so much before you decide to fix it.

      Kaplan2016-11-04

    8. "Nice Place to Work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
       

      I worked at Kaplan

      Pros

      Working in NY headquarters, there was a nice sense of work/life balance and a sense of fun. There was also a belief that we were leveling the playing field and helping people develop test taking skills as opposed to tricking the test.

      Cons

      With troubles at Kaplan U, there have been some financial ups and downs. It has been less stable than it was.

      Kaplan2016-09-15
    9. Helpful (1)

      "Great co-workers but work -life balance needs work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Fort Lauderdale, FL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Kaplan full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Friendly people, talented and hard working. It is great learning experience. One of the best managers I have ever had.

      Cons

      Work - life balance is tough. 55 hr work weeks the norm except for month-end, qtr end where it goes up to 70 hrs.

      Advice to Management

      Fix system issues and let your employees know that you value them. Do more than a mass email saying thank you.

      Kaplan2016-03-13

    10. "Many changes happening at Kaplan"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cumming, GA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Kaplan full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      The people that work at Kaplan are great people to work with. Everyone is dedicated and works as a team. Another upside is that they are very fexible with working hours as it is located in Alpharetta so traffic can be tough for a commute.

      Cons

      The biggest downside of Kaplan is that they do not have a good work/life balance. They are very short staffed which causes a lot of extra workload for everyone. People are stretched very thin.

      Kaplan2016-01-26
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