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There’s nothing more personal than your own journey to success—whatever that means to you. So we built a platform that helps guide you through it. We use data-driven technology and personalized tools to help match employers with great candidates based on individual wants, needs, and unique skill sets. Because our goal is to help everyone find their version of success. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
88
TOTAL
RATINGS
1509

CareerBuilder Company Culture

CareerBuilder Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.9/5
CareerBuilder's Overall Culture is rated C-

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

CareerBuilder CEO

Bottom 10%Bottom 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Jeff Furman CareerBuilder's CEO
Jeff Furman
50 /100

Diversity at CareerBuilder

Bottom 30%Bottom 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C-

Diverse employees at CareerBuilder have rated CEO Rating, Team, and Environment as the highest categories they have scored

Women at CareerBuilder

Bottom 40%Bottom 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C

Women at CareerBuilder have rated Team, Manager, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

CareerBuilder eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Bottom 30%Bottom 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

-30

CareerBuilder employees are -30% more likely to recommend CareerBuilder as a great place to work

25%Promoters
20%Passives
55%Detractors

Working at CareerBuilder

Working at CareerBuilder is rated below average by 88 employees, across various culture dimensions. CareerBuilder employees rate Manager highest among all categories, and think that CEO Rating and Executive Team have the most room for improvement, putting CareerBuilder’s culture in the Bottom 30% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 30% compared to other companies in Chicago. See below in detail how working at CareerBuilder was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at CareerBuilder

C-

Overall Company Culture at CareerBuilder is rated C-

Last updated months ago

Bottom
30%

CareerBuilder ranks in the Bottom 30% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 88 Employees

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Marketing
95
Marketing95
HR
74
HR74
Operations
69
Operations69
Product
66
Product66
Engineering
64
Engineering64
Sales
60
Sales60
Design
51
Design51

CareerBuilder Employee Reviews

Out of 94 CareerBuilder employee reviews, 59% were positive. The remaining 41% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping CareerBuilder improve their work culture.

59%
41%
Positive Reviews59%
Constructive Feedback41%

Positive Reviews From CareerBuilder Employees

  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    They check in and make sure you are doing well and answer any questions or concerns. Also they add fun to the day!
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    The ICs really help each other as much as possible
  • What is the best part about your compensation package?
    Net Home Monthly Salary And Other Perk Component

Constructive Feedback From CareerBuilder Employees

  • What would you most like to see improved at your company?
    More training by people that are actually in the field doing the job would be great. The base salary could definitely be higher.
  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    CareerBuilder doesn't have a great track record with many past customer. Additionally, the amount of advertising is dismal in comparison to our competitors.
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Leading by example in the area of sales.

CareerBuilder Company Information

CareerBuilder Company Overview

There’s nothing more personal than your own journey to success—whatever that means to you. So we built a platform that helps guide you through it. We use data-driven technology and personalized tools to help match employers with great candidates based on individual wants, needs, and unique skill sets. Because our goal is to help everyone find their version of success.

CareerBuilder was founded in 1995 and its current CEO is Jeff Furman. Since its inception 31 years ago, CareerBuilder has grown to 1200 employees.

CareerBuilder Mission, Vision & Values

CareerBuilder Mission Statement

Build personal success for all. We believe that everybody should be able to build toward a career that gives them a sense of purpose. That’s why, at CareerBuilder, it’s our mission to build personal success for all. We work to provide tools and opportunities to let everybody find meaning and value in their work, no matter their skill, background, or starting point. Because more meaningful matches between people and employers means everybody wins.

CareerBuilder Values

  • Candor
  • Agility
  • Accountability
  • Passion
  • Innovation
Headquarter200 N LaSalle St
Chicago, IL 60601
United States of America
Websitewww.careerbuilder.com
Founding Date1995
Tel(877) 345-5256
Company StatusPrivate
Jobswww.careerbuildercareers.com/
Social Sites

CareerBuilder Competitors

CareerBuilder competitors include ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn, Indeed.com, and Glassdoor. CareerBuilder ranks 5th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how CareerBuilder compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    ZipRecruiter's Logo
    ZipRecruiter
    4.8/5
  2. #2
    LinkedIn's Logo
    LinkedIn
    4.6/5
  3. #3
    Indeed.com's Logo
    Indeed.com
    4.6/5
  4. #4
    Glassdoor's Logo
    Glassdoor
    4.0/5
  5. #5
    CareerBuilder's Logo
    CareerBuilder
    2.9/5
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CareerBuilder Employees

CareerBuilder has 1200 employees. 88 employees at CareerBuilder have reviewed CareerBuilder across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 88 CareerBuilder employees give their leadership a grade of D+, or Bottom 25% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at CareerBuilder are not very pleased with their total compensation at CareerBuilder, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at CareerBuilder are generally satisfied with their team. 88 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C+. Half of them believe the meetings at CareerBuilder are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at CareerBuilder believe the environment at CareerBuilder is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at CareerBuilder is comfortably fast. About 66% of the employees at CareerBuilder work 8 hours or less, while 6% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at CareerBuilder are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
CareerBuilder employees generally work 8.7 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at CareerBuilder report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at CareerBuilder have 1 meeting
Meetings
A Day in the Life
84% of CareerBuilder employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
CareerBuilder employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
81% of CareerBuilder employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
CareerBuilder employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
A Day in the Life
68% of CareerBuilder employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining CareerBuilder - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining CareerBuilder is that the company was prepared on their first day. CareerBuilder employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

CareerBuilder KPIs and OKRs

At CareerBuilder 60% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of CareerBuilder's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 19 CareerBuilder employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 9 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes47%
No53%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes60%
No40%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

CareerBuilder CEO & Leadership

CareerBuilder CEO - Jeff Furman

Jeff Furman CareerBuilder's CEO
50 /100

CareerBuilder’s CEO Jeff Furman started in this role in 2023. Jeff’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Jeff in the Bottom 10% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 5% compared to CEOs of all other companies in Chicago. Jeff Furman’s employees rank CareerBuilder in the Top 35% for Manager, in the Top 40% for Environment, and in the Top 50% for Office Culture. Furman is generally unpopular with CareerBuilder employees, but ranks especially low with employees with the company for 5 to 10 Years, and by employees with 6 to 10 Years experience and employees in the Sales department. However, employees in the Engineering department have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO.

CareerBuilder Leadership

The CareerBuilder Executive Team is rated a “D” and led by CEO Jeff Furman, President & COO Irina Novoselsky, and Executive Vice President Of Operations Brett Kashanitz

  • Jeff Furman  CEO / President

    Jeff Furman CEO / President

    Jeff Furman serves as the CEO / President of CareerBuilder.

  • Irina Novoselsky President & COO

    Ms. Irina Novoselsky has been Chief Operating Officer at Apollo Global Management LLC since October 26, 2017. Ms.... read more

  • Brett Kashanitz Executive Vice President Of Operations

    Brett Kashanitz serves as the Executive Vice President Of Operations of Careerbuilder Sourcing Solutions. Brett started... read more

  • Pradeep Puri Business Development Executive and National Account Executive

    Pradeep Puri serves as the Business Development Executive and National Account Executive of CareerBuilder.

  • Benjamin Kuntz Vice President, Software Sales

    Benjamin Kuntz serves as the Vice President, Software Sales of CareerBuilder. Benjamin started at CareerBuilder in... read more

  • Matthew Givens Key Account Executive - SaaS Data and Analytics and Compliance Consulting

    Matthew Givens serves as the Key Account Executive - SaaS Data and Analytics and Compliance Consulting of CareerBuilder.

  • Kevin Knapp CFO

    Kevin Knapp serves as the CFO of CareerBuilder. Kevin started at CareerBuilder in March of 2003. Kevin currently resides... read more

  • Abdel Tefridj Chief Innovation Officer

    Abdel Tefridj serves as the Chief Innovation Officer of CareerBuilder. Abdel started at CareerBuilder in September of... read more

  • Amy Heidersbach Chief Marketing Officer

    Amy Heidersbach serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of CareerBuilder. Amy started at CareerBuilder in March of 2018.... read more

CareerBuilder Salaries

How much does CareerBuilder pay?

How much do people at CareerBuilder get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at CareerBuilder is $96,949, or $46 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $110,988, or $53 per hour.

At CareerBuilder, the highest paid job is a Sales Manager at $195,000 annually and the lowest is an Account Manager at $35,196 annually. Average CareerBuilder salaries by department include: HR at $108,378, Marketing at $110,910, Sales at $239,937, and Customer Support at $51,500. Half of CareerBuilder salaries are above $110,988.

70 employees at CareerBuilder rank their Compensation in the Bottom 35% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 233 ratings) while 65 employees at CareerBuilder rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 50% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 85 ratings).

Salaries contributed from CareerBuilder employees include job titles like Group Engineering Manager, Engineering Manager, Developer, and Project Manager- Tech. Comparably data has a total of 35 salary records from CareerBuilder employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$60k
$60k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$83k
$83k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$109k
$109k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$162k
$162k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$221k
$221k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$275k
$275k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$280k
$280k100th Percentile
$96,949*
Average Compensation
$110,988*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

CareerBuilder Salaries by City

CareerBuilder Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at CareerBuilder

Diverse employees at CareerBuilder score the company 60/100 across various culture categories, placing CareerBuilder in the Bottom 30% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at CareerBuilder across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 74/100
Department - HR
Men 72/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year
Diverse Employees 80/100
Department - Engineering

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 37/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year
Men 48/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years
Diverse Employees 50/100
Department - Sales

CareerBuilder Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Performance Bonus
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Office Perks

  • Free Food
  • Pet-Friendly
  • Legal Assistance
  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space

CareerBuilder PTO

CareerBuilder's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year with 69% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is CareerBuilder's 2nd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 35% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. CareerBuilder's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time45%
Vacation Policy35%
Office Meals5%
401k Contribution15%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes31%
No69%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo10%
$1500 - $2500/mo21%
$1000 -$1500/mo42%
$500 -$1000/mo16%
Less than $500/mo11%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

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H1B Visa

In 2019, CareerBuilder applied for 19 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 68% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

CareerBuilder has a total of 1200 employees

19
Total Applied
  • 68% Granted (13 out of 19)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 19)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 19)
  • 32% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (6 out of 19)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let CareerBuilder Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in CareerBuilder on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
21%
Engineering
12%
Sales
10%
Design
10%
Marketing
9%
Other
38%

Candidates By Location

Chicago
48%
San Francisco
4%
Atlanta
2%
Minneapolis
2%
Ypsilanti
2%
Other
42%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding CareerBuilder

What is CareerBuilder address?

CareerBuilder location is at 200 N LaSalle St

Who is the CEO of CareerBuilder?

CareerBuilder CEO is Jeff Furman, their score by employees is 50

What is CareerBuilder eNPS?

The eNPS for CareerBuilder is -30

What is the salary for IT Manager in CareerBuilder?

IT Manager average salary in the US is 134k

What are the salaries in the Business Development in CareerBuilder?

The average salaries for Business Development in CareerBuilder is 85k

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