On average, employees at Novastar Financial give their company a 4.2 rating out of 5.0 - which is 7% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Novastar Financial employees are Loan Officers submitting an average rating of 3.5.
What do you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"The team was exceptional; a bunch of superstars who all contributed and learned from one another."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"You have to be sharp and you have to always bring your best every single day."
What don't you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"The politics of the environment (as stated in my previous explanation of this point)"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Ability to handle pressure, think clearly under tight time constraints (when the stakes were high)."
What do you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"The development team was a special group of superstars. Everyone contributed and everyone learned from one another. It was a unique environment."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"You must have the ability to think effectively under pressure and be prepared to have your ideas challenged (in a positive way)."
What don't you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"The politics of the environment grew over time as we went from a company of < 100 people to more than 500. I would rather just crank out great code."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Manage the infiltration of a culture of excuses versus a culture of execution that once was the hallmark of NovaStar."
"Have not worked at NovaStar for many years"
What do you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"I am no longer employed there"
"My branch of NovaStar went out of business"
What do you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"Being in a management position"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"na/branch no longer in business"
"Business is downsizing, time for new opportunities..."
What do you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"Great team, lots of energy, good management, positive attitude"
What don't you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"Company downsizing due to economy"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"good luck! and keep up the positive attitude"
"I enjoyed my time at NovaStar and was grateful for the career opportunity and advancements - however had to leave when I moved from CA to MN. Due to the state of the mortgage economy, NovaStar Home Mortgage is no longer in business."
"Honest"
What do you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"The atmosphere and they way that upper management took care of the employees. Everyone was made to feel a part of the team."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"n/a company is out of business"
What don't you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"Nothing"
"great people"
What do you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"money and fun"
What don't you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"they closed"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"open back up"
What do you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"Challenging"
What don't you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"Extreme disorganization and employment changes frequently"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"They are out of business but if they were still functioning I would have made some management changes and ran the company with less overhead and more production focus."
"closed"
What do you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"Work atmosphere"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"come back"
What do you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"The atmosphere made it fun place to work and the compensation was outstanding."
What don't you like about working at Novastar Financial?
"There was nothing I did not like about the job."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"The company is now out of business."
Novastar Financial has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 4 Novastar Financial Review Ratings left anonymously by Novastar Financial employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Novastar Financial.
Novastar Financial employees earn $55,000 annually on average, or $26 per hour, which is 17% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 0 Novastar Financial employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Novastar Financial Salaries by Job Title.
100% of employees would recommend working at Novastar Financial with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated Novastar Financial 3.4 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.1 for Rewards You Receive, 3.8 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.
According to our data, the highest paying job at Novastar Financial is a Vice President at $219,000 annually. Browse Novastar Financial Salaries by Job Profile.
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Novastar Financial is a Accounts Payable Accountant at $12,000 annually. Browse Novastar Financial Salaries by Job Profile.
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Novastar Financial to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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