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    Transamerica Reviews

    Updated June 14, 2018
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    Transamerica President and CEO Mark W. Mullin
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    • "If you do email upper management, they don't reply" (in 33 reviews)

    • "Senior management is out of touch" (in 12 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      Helpful (1)

      "If you want to serve people, this is where you can start."

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

      Pros

      Very highly focused on serving the people instead of "Customers". Advisors are highly qualified, very professional.

      Cons

      With organizations as big as this, leadership can get carried away with sales numbers.

      Advice to Management

      Sometimes leadership can be overlooked.

      Transamerica Response

      Nov 10, 2017 – Director, Talent Acquisition

      Thank you for the feedback.

      Customer centricity is at the heart of everything we do and behind the decisions we make. We are helping people with and through major life decisions or events. They... More

    2. "Scrum Master"

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      Former Employee - Scrum Master in Plano, TX
      Former Employee - Scrum Master in Plano, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Flexible Hours
      Work life balance
      Young mothers accomodating

      Cons

      salary isn't that good

      Transamerica Response

      Jan 22, 2018 – Director, Talent Acquisition

      Thank you for the feedback and thank you for highlighting young mothers.

      We have a number of initiatives to help support families in general; whether it be changes in our Parental Leave policy... More

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    3. Helpful (2)

      "Good People... Poor Management"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Cares about showing community support. Decent benefits package. Hardworking staff level employees who always strive for improvement.

      Cons

      Senior Leadership uses lip service but doesn't reflect in their actions. They value shiny new credentials but do not invest in their own employees. Would rather hire new and pay more, than upgrade current talent or keep them current. Bureaucratic and too many management levels that do not know what is really happening. Lagging pay and opportunities for career growth.

      Advice to Management

      Need a flatter organizational structure, remove unnecessary levels of middle management, save some money and use it to improve skills and credentials of front line employees and proven achievers. Stop overburdening front line staff and telling them to "do more with less" while simultaneously hiring unneeded managers to watch over them.

    4. "Account Manager/Insurance Agent"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Transamerica full-time

      Pros

      Transamerica gives you a book of business to give you the opportunity to build up your business

      Cons

      They have a high turnover, often the customers are fustrated with having a different agent assiged to them year after year

      Advice to Management

      Have an actual Training Program and Hire agents within and pay them to Train new agents coming into the company

    5. "Intern"

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

      Pros

      Great internship program at Transamerica!

      Cons

      Distance to work during traffic.

      Transamerica Response

      Jun 12, 2018 – Recruitment and Branding Analyst

      Thanks so much for the feedback! We really do appreciate it.

    6. "Accountant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Transamerica full-time

      Pros

      Chill job, lots of down time

      Cons

      Didn't learn much to help in future

      Transamerica Response

      Jun 12, 2018 – Recruitment and Branding Analyst

      Thanks for the feedback, there are many resources out there for employees to enhance their learning. Resources like Talent Development's Learn Center or you can always reach out to your Human... More

    7. "Work a lot"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cedar Rapids, IA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cedar Rapids, IA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      I like the people I work directly with.

      Cons

      I work a lot and do not feel like it is awarded or acknowledged. The pay is fairly low for not only what I do, but for what my team does.

      Advice to Management

      More money

    8. "Career Agent"

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      Current Employee - Career Agent in Augusta, GA
      Current Employee - Career Agent in Augusta, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Transamerica full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great benefits. Management very supportive.

      Cons

      No cons. A great company to work for.

    9. "Customer Service"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      I Worked with good people

      Cons

      Nothing really , that I can think of.

      Transamerica Response

      Jun 12, 2018 – Recruitment and Branding Analyst

      Thank you for the feedback. We really appreciate the praise and we are glad you had a good experience.

    10. "Risk Analyst"

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

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

      Pros

      friendly environment; student program is good;

      Cons

      I think the culture is conservative, and it does not motivate people much.

      Transamerica Response

      May 24, 2018 – Recruitment and Branding Analyst

      Our Actuarial Student program is very strong. We are so proud of the program and how it helps our students excel. This program also provides them with the necessary resources to pass the exams they... More

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