GenSpark Reviews

4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)
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Namita Tirath

94% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

GenSpark has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The GenSpark employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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93 reviews
5.0
17 Jan 2022
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Pros

My experience with Genspark was as follows (begin date: September 2021): -Training was excellent(my best ever). Trainer was well versed and an expert in the topic. Trainer answered every questions I had with highly detailed answers. -Resources related to program was provided and planned perfectly. Never had any issues with technical - Staff was highly helpful. Information about training, interviews, account setups was given to the trainees on timely manner and provided all the assistance the trainee needed. -Score cards were used to measure the students performance and gauging learning progress. (I really liked this) - The first week where trainees decide which path they want to take(in my case Oracle there were five paths, Hcm, ERP, DBA ) was highly critical. All the information was given about each paths that made deciding for trainees a lot easier. The staff really outdid my expections, with their presentation, answering questions, and having follow up assignments(homeworks). -Genspark created our customized resumes that highlighted our experience with them and they handled scheduling interviews. All I had to do was review the information taught. (This really saved me a bunch of time). -Class are kept engaging. Trainer asks many questions. -I have done many certifications in my life but Genspark, takes the cake by a wide margin, and because of them I found my dream job.

Cons

If there are any cons, they would be as follows: - Training was from (9am-5pm). I think lunch break could be extended to 45 minutes. We were given 30 minutes luch break and two 15 minute breaks. Though trainers will help you if you request that if you have any personal thing to take care of. - During Covid, all training was remote which was great for me. I think there might be a few individuals who would rather want in-person. To be honest, though remote was just as good as in-person.

1.0
10 Jul 2022

Stay away

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Pros

There are no pros about this. Value your time and keep applying just time wasted here.

Cons

Lack of communication with management and clients Instructors teaches through youtube videos you can google yourself Bad environment you can tell everyone doesn’t want to be there Sets up wrong interviews for example say you were a .NET developer imagine having to interview as a Java developer or vice versa just expect to get interviews for the wrong roles constantly. People being let go during interviews with client and then asked to be rehired a couple days later. Having to relocate anywhere on a whim and doesn’t pay back relocation for months and rarely covers half of the relocation costs. Imagine getting terminated after relocating for the job in a totally new state. Underpaid if you happen to land a client usually you would make $40 hr+ but they only pay you for $20 hr. Wants to keep your salary under wraps told to not discuss salary. TLDR: “Trained” through YouTube videos. Paid half of what you usually would make. Can be terminated randomly worse case after you relocate in totally new state. Relocation doesn’t even cover half the costs of moving. Extremely poor communication between management and employees.

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GenSpark Response
3y
Hi, sorry to hear about your experience! Let me try and address some of your concerns here: -Re: being trained through YouTube videos, we do have training videos that our instructors have made; hundreds of them, actually! But what brings real value about our program are the real-time instructional sessions with our instructors, whom you can reach out to anytime during the day. They'll jump on a session with you to answer questions you have or to help you with areas you are stuck on. Since so much of comp programming involves searching for solutions and being resourceful to find answers, we feel like this is a good way for our students to 1) practice finding innovative solutions to the problems in our curriculum while 2) having an instructor right there to answer your questions so you don't get TOO stuck 😊 -Re: relocation, it's true that we do make sure potential candidates know upfront (before starting the program) that they should be open to relocation. We pay a portion of your relocation cost because we know it can be a financial burden (exact amount your recruiter will discuss with you). -Re: the pay, when you are hired by a company, the pay obviously varies by the company or type of work you have, but we do ensure that it is within the standards of the industry! This also coincides with your commitment to work with GenSpark for at least 12-18 months (length varies by company you're placed with), after which you are free from your commitment! We see it as an investment you're making in yourself, so that your future can include higher pay and the kind of job you want. Hope that helps 👍 -Re: the issues of your interview getting mixed up, and poor communication, we will bring that up! Thank you. We are always trying to improve so that candidates can have the best experience. If you'd like, we'd be happy to discuss the particular concerns you had! Feel free to contact us! https://genspark.net/contact/
1.0
27 Jan 2022
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Pros

Currently, there is no prop

Cons

Their work environment is terrible

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GenSpark Response
4y
Thank you for your feedback! We're sorry that you had a less-than-perfect experience with GenSpark. At GenSpark we set high standards, and we're sorry this interaction didn't reflect that. We'd like to address some of your specific concerns below: The pay rate that we offer is in line with the market rates for similar positions. If you're on a client placement with GenSpark for more than a year, we typically offer pay raises at the 1 year mark to ensure growth. Our goal is to get you started, with a base that you can use to take your career anywhere. In terms of the work environment, we are very sorry to hear that you had a bad experience. Our recruiters, instructors, and staff work very hard to create a positive and supportive atmosphere, and we will take your feedback as a learning point for improvement. We'd love the opportunity to investigate this further and help resolve all issues as soon as possible. Please contact us at info@genspark.net. At GenSpark we believe in upskilling a diverse candidate pool to recast our clients' workforce, and we bring passion & integrity to every interaction. Thank you again for your feedback!
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