Does Achieve Test Prep pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Achieve Test Prep employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Achieve Test Prep. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Achieve Test Prep?

88% of Achieve Test Prep employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Achieve Test Prep 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Achieve Test Prep?

Customer Service Representative (15) , Project Manager (12) , Director of Admissions (10) , Supervisor (10) , Customer Success Specialist (6) , Account Service Representative (5) , Customer Success Representative (5) , Retention Specialist (5) , Academic Advisor (4) , Administrative Assistant (4) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (4) , Customer Success (4) , Customer Success Supervisor (4) , Education Advisor (4) , Instructor (4)

What are the pros of working at Achieve Test Prep according to real employee reviews?

"The ability to work from home and anywhere around the world as well as to meet new people from anywhere across the globe is awesome." ((in 34 reviews)); "A lot of effort from all involved to make it a great work environment." ((in 13 reviews)); "Management allows a flexible schedule which provides a great work/life balance." ((in 12 reviews)); "Worked with awesome team mates." ((in 9 reviews)); "friendly colleagues" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Achieve Test Prep according to real employee reviews?

"Generally very low pay 💰" ((in 19 reviews)); "No Benefits for offshore employees" ((in 8 reviews)); "One notable issue is the disproportionately low salary offered to offshore employees, creating financial challenges and impacting overall job satisfaction." ((in 7 reviews)); "By being a fully remote team with flexible schedules the communication is always related to work and interpersonal relationships (especially between departments) are lacking." ((in 6 reviews)); "No paid time off and additional bonus" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Achieve Test Prep redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Achieve Test Prep redundancy and their outlook for job security at Achieve Test Prep in 2026.

Achieve Test Prep Reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(260 total reviews)

Mark Olynyk

92% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Diversity and inclusion

4.4

Culture and values

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.4

Career opportunities

4.3

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

Achieve Test Prep has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 260 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Achieve Test Prep employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

260 reviews

4.0

18 Apr 2018

Great company to work for with growth potential!

Customer service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work life balance - they dont just say it, they offer it. You get to work from a home office which is great if you hate commuting. When you commute to other jobs you dont get paid. With ATP as soon as you login you start to get paid! The work is challenging and rewarding. There are opportunities for promotion, bonuses and pay raises. You also get to learn new skills along the way which I believe is transferable to other roles. Management listen and implement ideas - management review all ideas from every level (employee input) and actually implement according to priority.

Cons

Understaffed. We definitely need more staff given the rates of growth we are experiencing.

3.0

26 Mar 2017

Good at First

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The ability to work from home was nice. My schedule was flexible, which allowed me to achieve a work-life balance. My team was generally very pleasurable to work with.

Cons

I really did not appreciate the micromanagement. During my employment, we downloaded software that tracked your mouse and keyboard movements. We were told to keep this number above 50%. That's great unless you are doing any work (meeting, reading) that would lower this score. My scores and updates were audited weekly, which felt very draining. I would have much preferred receiving a set number of hours each week without this software. Ultimately, there was a lack of stable hours. Although I understand that outsourcing is common practice, I felt underappreciated when watching more and more positions being outsourced. In fact, each month we needed to report if we thought any of our tasks could be outsourced. The company response to this would probably be "we just want to make sure your skills are being put to use" but these tasks were NEVER replaced with other work. Not sure if this was a management or company-wide issue, but the stress became overwhelming and I swiftly left.

1.0

9 Feb 2020

WORST COMPANY EVER

Escalation specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

If you want to lie for a living, be lied to, and truly hate the job you are working, this job is for you!

Cons

Nothing about Achieve is honest, not how they treat customers, not how they treat employees, not how the service is actually provided. The service provided is something that any rational person can search online for and not pay this much money for. The contracts are so so strict and so expensive that as an employee you truly feel bad for anyone you speak to when discussing the money owed. I truly hate the fact that I lied for this company to "students" who owed this money. Students is in quotations because these arent actually students, they are customers who buy info that they could find online to take a test at a real school that Achieve has nothing to do with and cant help with in any way. I truly felt bad as a person for doing this job and I am sorry that I ever did it, this lasted for about 3 years. Yes I know, it took over 2 years for me to get to the truth and reality about this company and leaving it was one of the best things that ever happened to me. Interesting fact, every single year, for at least the last 6 years, they have sent out a letter to every employee saying: unfortunately there will be no raises this year because of this or that, feel sorry for us because we arent making money. Fact, look at their books, millions upon millions in profit every single year and growing. Disgusting. Avoid this company like the plague, or corona virus

Achieve Test Prep Response

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We appreciate you for taking the time to share your feedback regarding your tenure with Achieve. We sincerely apologize if you find your experience working with the company as unsatisfactory. We at Achieve, take pride in our mission of helping our customers reach their academic and career goals through our well planned and structured test preparation programs which help our customers earn their degree through credit-by-examination. Over the years, numerous customers have reached their goals in their chosen field with our help and this is evident in our company's continued growth. Our consistent off the charts pass rate which currently stands at a formidable 94 percent is indicative of Achieve’s excellence in our industry. Our business model puts a high emphasis on transparency and it was built around our customer’s trust and success. It is of utmost importance that we are conducting our day-to-day business in good faith, and we always see to it that all of our stakeholders including our customers and every employee receives fair and equitable treatment. Working with Achieve is a challenging but very rewarding experience and having the luxury of working remotely from the comfort of your home while having numerous opportunities for career growth offers a huge amount of flexibility. Achieve does have an open-door policy, and we always encourage all staff members to bring any problem, complaint or inquiry to the attention of their Supervisor, Manager or HR Representative.

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