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      Shaw Academy

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      Shaw Academy Reviews

      3.3

      54% would recommend to a friend

      (364 total reviews)

      James Egan

      57% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Shaw Academy has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 364 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shaw Academy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      364 reviews
      1.0
      5 Mar 2018

      Largest online scam on the planet

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      There are no best reasons to work for Shaw academy.. its only gud if otherwise u wud b unemployed... which u anyway might be after u work for them.

      Cons

      They are the Cons. Glassdoor doesnt allow people to rate in negatives... else there genuine rating would have been less than zero. Any review u see above 3 stars is highly likely a fake review taken care by ORM team or any onshore team. They believe in the law of balance.. the more they hire the more they fire. HR walk the floor as if they are spies. They stare at every laptop screen and walk like zombies but they dont make that sound. After teams are downsized they call the rest of teams to assure its never gonna happen again and they take them to party all night to get over. But guess what it happens again.. the firing and the party. They throw more post firing party than success parties as there is nothing much successful about them and never ever will be.

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      Shaw Academy Response
      8y
      Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I want to start by saying that Shaw Academy has an empowered working environment. We allow our talented people to work in the way they feel is the best to achieve their results. We fully appreciate that this sort of environment is not for everyone. In this environment, we are able to reward generously and frequently. We reward success and achievement. I genuinely wish you the greatest success in your future career.
      1.0
      8 Dec 2017

      Modern day sweat shop

      Inside sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      There are zero pros apart from getting a pay check

      Cons

      Shaw academy are hands down the worst company I have worked for. The do not value a single employee. They lie in the interview process to lure you in. The promised commission that I have never seen a single person get. In the interview i asked what is the average commission people make. I was told between 1k and 2k per month and that some of the best sales reps have made up to 4k. This was a bear faced lie. I was also told there was lots of room for progression that within a few months employees have been promoted to management roles. Again this was a lie. I was shocked when I started to see that most sales reps had no sales experience. There was no pipeline forecasting done so it was extremely hard to to plan for your monthly deals. The targets were based on call minutes and not on deals which baffled me as I was in a SALES role. You are expected to just keep calling students all day every day one after the other which is fine if you were able to judge how many deals you should be closing a day. But that didn't matter if you didn't hit your call target you had to stay late to reach it. Again nothing about deals. As mentioned in the review title it is a modern day sweat shop. You are James egans minions. They have a saying in shaw academy "everything gets better everytime" This is not true everything gets worse EVERYDAY. Yesterday the fired a little over 20 people without warning after reassuring everyone that if you invest in the company the company would invest in you. This is only 2 weeks until Christmas and they just fired half the company. I have seen people working so hard it has effected them badly for them to just be fired. This isn't the first time shaw academy has done this and this will most definitely not be the last time either. I have seen positive reviews on here and I cannot get my head around it these people have obviously been brain washed or something to say good things. Read all reviews. Tread carefully. If you value your career, your social life and most importantly your mental health please please stay away. I am shocked and appalled at the lack of respect for other human beings. They also advertise that the webinars are live. They are not live they are all prerecorded and let students believe they are watching a live stream.

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      Shaw Academy Response
      8y
      Thank you for your review! I want to address some of the point in your review; because much of what you are saying simply isn't true. We have a open a transparent organisation, and we are clear that with performance, there is very generous commission. Our performing staff members have consistently gotten commission of c€2K or more. And yes, several achieve €4K. This is achieved by the company planning effectively and by our performing staff executing excellent. We are also transparent with our customer and clearly show them what we give them during their free trial. Finally, one of our Values is that every Problem is an Opportunity. This encourages our people to think of a solution to a problem, but there is always support in finding the solution. How can you expect to learn if you are just given the solution or given the answer? I wish you the best of luck in your career, and hop you find a role that you are comfortable in.
      5.0
      18 Apr 2016

      Massive potential for professional growth

      Head of department
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I have been working as an educator at Shaw Academy for 2 years. In that time I have developed courses in my subject of knowledge and educated over 40,000 students globally. I have had exciting opportunities such as being interviewed by a radio station in the USA and have educated some very well-known people across the globe. As the demand for more courses grew, I became the Head of a department and now manage a team of educators and support staff. It is without a doubt the most challenging yet rewarding role I have ever had. Being an educator at Shaw Academy is exciting as you never know what opportunities will come your way. The salary is really great but the biggest pro is professional development and having complete control over the success of your course and possibly leading a department. The outstanding feedback from students definitely makes everything worth it.

      Cons

      As the company is growing at a rapid rate there is a lot expected from every employee. The success of your course will depend on the work you put in. Being efficient is definitely required!

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      Shaw Academy Response
      9y
      Thanks for sharing your experience, It's great to hear your time at Shaw Academy has been rewarding and so positive. We appreciate all the hard work that has been done to get us to this juncture. We're always interested to hear how we can continue to improve.
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