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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 199 Coldwell Banker Review Ratings)

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Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.2
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"Coldwell Banker has been around for many years. It's been a great experience to be a part of a long lasting company. The sales team, office operations, and executives are great! They've made my time here worth every while. You learn so much about the market and what it takes to win!"
Posted 10 years ago in Burlingame, CA
Construction Manager

"Rewarding. Enjoyed helping a new company grown and develop."

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"The people I worked with and the opportunities which were provided."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"Unfortunately the company began right as the construction industry took a huge loss."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To have an open door policy and listen to your team and customers alike. Be supportive and mentor."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Realtor

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"Honesty and straightforwardness of ownership and helpfulness of support staff."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask questions and make sure the real estate sales is right for you."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"Market conditions in real estate and the lack of coherence in the industry."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure that all agents utilize company provided technology tools and branding."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Realtor

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"No start up fees and lots of support from broker."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Great company, make sure the broker and you get along."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"No support with local advertising and no incentive pay either."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Every broker is different and positive reinforcement is always nice."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Associate Broker

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"I have the freedom to come and go as I please."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always be honest in your answers because if you are not, it will come back and haunt you."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"Not my own company. I liked when I owned my own company better."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give more support on marketing material. They are too cheep on things that promote the company Logo."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Owner

"My team are great professionals to work with"

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"My team and I work as one and are there to support each other. We have grown our business even in the current real estate market."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"They offer very good training to take advantage of and have people you can to when you need some direction."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"With the home values going down, commissions going down, not having medical and retirement is making it harder to stay in the industry."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The biggest suggestion I have is to stop making the offices smaller. As an agent, if I am in a different part of town, I need to be able to walk into a different office and do my work."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Realtor

"It gave me a new set of skills."

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"Learning about the realtor business. It helped with a current bit of real estate I own."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Put yourself out there and be visible for those people that have a lot of house to sell."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"I didn't see a future in it but enjoyed the stop gap before being hired in my current position."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Just keep up with the latest technology concerning communication, e.g., twitter."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Sales Associate

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"I liked the people in charge. I liked the independence. I liked The technical end of Real Estate, designing and printing marketing material."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure there is another family income that is steady. Learn and practice marketin techniques. Be prepaired to put money back into your business for marketing and name recognition."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"I did not like the fact that evey rone I met and knew neede to be sold real estate. I did not like amount of money I had to spend for lead generation. I did not like the fact that you had to spend money to make money."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give new and strugling agents more help to stay alive in the business."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Investment Specialist

"I very much enjoy the work I do, and the opportunity to help others."

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"As a commissioned sales broker, I set my own hours, priorities, clients and compensation."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You should be a self-starter and able to work independently."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"Miss the office interaction with co-workers a bit, although we do have occasional meetings."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Coldwell Banker is well run and our brokerage management is attuned to the needs of the experienced, 21st century agent."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrative Assistant

"A great learning experience in Real Estate."

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"My team was great, and keeping busy and working independently was something I enjoyed here."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"Sometimes a manager would sidetrack me from my current work, but I learned how to multI task both of the tasks at hand"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Office Manager

"I liked training the new agents. However, the pace of the job was too slow."

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"I liked the strenght of Coldwell Banker and N.R.T. the parent company."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"I need an ever changing environment. Being an branch office manager was to mundane for me."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give the office managers greater freedom to try new approaches."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Realtor

"I love that you can make your own hours, but wish the position was salaried."

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"Great support system and lots of training opportunities to learn more."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself and be on time. Answer the questions truthful and honestly with a smile."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"That you are only paid my commissions and it is hard to budget the money on a month by month basis."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Lower the E and O insurance during this slow period or have the payments be per transaction."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Front Desk Receptionist

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"People, positive energy, flexibility, respectfulness, fun, low stress, understanding bosses."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to work with some really great people that will respect you but do expect you to work hard. Something I was feeling okay about but now not so much, is my yearly income is not even listed on the drop down chart. the lowest was 30K and I make 23.5K before taxes. so, that's bothersome but it definitely could be worse and IT IS WORSE OUT THERE. Trust me. This is a good place with a great group of understanding co-workers and management."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"As the receptionist, it is hard to find someone to relieve me when it is time for my scheduled breaks or if I am sick or if I want to take one of my earned PTO/vacation days. That can be really frustrating."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I honestly don't know... I'm not a running the show kind of girl but I would definitely figure out a way to help relieve the receptionist for breaks and PTO/vacation days so that it wouldn't be so stressful when the receptionist needed to use the restroom or take an earned PTO day."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Realtor

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"The family-like atmosphere, the flexibility, and the hours."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"Micromanagement, lack of proper equipment, minimal pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more helpful to employees / agents. Be willing to spend money when necessary."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Sales Representative

"I really enjoyed the flexibility, and diversity of the industry."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be careful of expenses in products to help your business."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"The industry tanked and I needed some time to rejuvenate."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More agents isn't always the answer for growth and success."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Sales Associate

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"When selling properties are good and CSRs can get mortgages, all is good."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't rely solely on this as a income, you must have a backup."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"It is commissioned based. No sales, no pay, no matter how hard you work with a CSR."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, when you enter the job you know what it is about and how you get paid."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

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Is Coldwell Banker a good company to work for?

Coldwell Banker has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 199 Coldwell Banker Review Ratings left anonymously by Coldwell Banker employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 95% of employees would recommend working at Coldwell Banker.

Does Coldwell Banker pay their employees well?

Coldwell Banker employees earn $45,000 annually on average, or $22 per hour, which is 32% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 44 Coldwell Banker employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Coldwell Banker Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Coldwell Banker?

95% of employees would recommend working at Coldwell Banker with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated Coldwell Banker 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Coldwell Banker?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Coldwell Banker is a Director of Property Management at $200,000 annually. Browse Coldwell Banker Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Coldwell Banker?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Coldwell Banker is a Web Developer at $12,000 annually. Browse Coldwell Banker Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Coldwell Banker?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Coldwell Banker to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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