C.S.T. Consultants Reviews

Pros

*Independence: set my own hours, no targets (only self-imposed ones), no one to answer to but me. *Amazing earning potential: commissions are generous and allow you to make a good living, unlimited commissions so you can earn as much as you're willing to work. *Tons of support: my branch is amazing, lots of initial and ongoing training is available, everyone is friendly and helpful, other reps are supportive.... *Doing good! I've never been thanked so much in a sales job, the families I meet really nice and grateful, I feel really good having helped them save money for their children's future, I get great satisfaction that I'm helping people in a meaningful way.

Cons

Not really a con, but you have to work hard to see results. Anyone can make a good living at this if they put in the work. Not for someone that wants to do the minimum and just get a base salary. This is a career for motivated people that are driven to succeed on their own terms.

Advice to Management

I think I'm very lucky to be at the branch that I am where they have exceptional training and support. I would look at the top branches and see how you can support the other branches to get there too.

Pros

They put time and effort towards training employees.

Cons

It can be stressful at times.

Pros

Enriching work experience Cutting edge tools and access to resources Great leadership with an emphasis on training Generous PTO Above industry health benefits

Cons

Finding time to use PTO Intense and demanding at times

Advice to Management

It was a pleasure working at CST and it was an incredible learning experience for me.

Pros

Founders of the RESP Oldest and largest provider in Canada Supportive Team Excellent customer Service Flexible work hours

Cons

Requires a lot of self-motivation and perseverance Training a bit difficult to organize

Advice to Management

Steps to get licensed need to be more clearly explained.

Pros

Amazing people and teams Flexible hours Meeting families No cold calling Work remote

Cons

Management structure could be improved Start-up costs

Advice to Management

Great company to work for but maybe make a few switches just to make it easier for new recruits to start off.

Pros

great team members, responsible team manager, permanent positions will receive complimentary benefits

Cons

got to pay for parking while some dept staff are not required to, less choice for pension investment plans, not much internal openings that fit for entry level staff.

Pros

-nice small and friendly environment

Cons

-very busy during the summer

Advice to Management

-great work, everyone is appreciated

Pros

Company benefits were good, many of the people in the company were nice. Would recommend the company itself but not specific departments unless some concerns would be addressed.

Cons

The hiring manager did not understand what people with my title do. The job description for the data analyst role was completely different than the actual role itself, spent most of the time working on redundant powerpoints and excel sheets that are more suited for an administrator. This individual was constantly angry and does not know how to communicate or empower subordinates. After a few instances of abusive... behavior from this supervisor, human resources was spoken to and they did not do anything in regards to these issues, especially after other employees had walked out of the job. Overall, not bad people on a personal level but respectively the department I had worked for should understand what someone does before hiring and human resources should pick up on patterns of poor behavior and high turnover.

Advice to Management

Understand the needs and requirements of your departments, and understand what the title of a role does at other companies, do not pretend to be an analytically driven department when not understanding different forms of analytics. Human resources should pick up on cues as well from employees after seeing issues within a department.