Great benefits, great product, innovative company. - Inside Sales Consultant Zillow Employee Review

5.0
Mar 24, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Compensation and culture. Can easily make 6 figures on the inside sales floor. Great people and exciting company to work for.

Cons

Upward mobility is limited especially pertaining to the sales floor. It is hard to move into management or vertically into other departments.

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Zillow Response
11y
Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. I'm glad the experience has been positive and I wanted to address your concerns. While it is competitive to earn promotions, there are literally 100 + people who've driven great results in Inside sales and we're promoted to either sales management, in-market sales, field sales and account management leadership. We always look to promote from within; all of the 22 sales managers on our team excelled as front line sales people, earning the opportunity to lead a team. We do look closely at sales activity to help our people achieve to their potential. Recently, we allowed veterans beyond the 6-month mark autonomy as it relates to call time requirements and I think if you asked most people on our team, they would tell you that they feel empowered to manage their day. We believe that people autonomy but we always are striving to improve the customer experience and that does entail the review of customer feedback and helping our people improve accordingly. Continued success at Zillow and if you'd like to discuss your progression further, I'd like to talk to you. Doug Slotkin VP, Local Ad Sales

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Zillow Response
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Thank you for sharing such a detailed perspective. We understand that frequent changes to roles, account ownership and business priorities can have a real impact on relationship-building and the day-to-day experience in sales. We’re glad to hear compensation was a positive part of your time at Zillow, and we appreciate you being candid about where the model and structure felt frustrating. Feedback like yours helps us better understand how these changes are experienced across teams as the business evolves.
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