Corporate Gurukul Associate Director Reviews

Likes

Close knit family but too much work pressure

Dislikes

I feel they fool us with false promises of bonus and then give reason to not pay

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

Likes

Corporate Gurukul is a good place to explore different verticals and get an understanding of end-to-end operations instead of being stuck to exactly your role. It's a very small team which amounts to loaded pressure but the team is closely knit so everyone is willing to support in whatever way possible.

Dislikes

The frequent strategy changes and the learning sessions could perhaps be done away with it seems to send the teams off-track, the quality of work degrades.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

CG is a workplace of change and striving to reach the next pedestal. Here you are put in multi-disciplinary roles, from PR to sales. Initially, you will find it intimidating, but slowly you will gain all the skills to become a business leader. Becoming a business leader is about taking ownership and empathizing with other people. InCG empathy and teamwork are the main two pillars which have been driving the company towards greatness....Read More

Dislikes

None

Work Details

Multidisciplinary role

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

Likes

It's a great place to work if you are used to the start-up culture or are looking to get into one. A lot of opportunities to work in various roles. That's one thing I like about the company and my role. Personally had the chance to work in sales (UAE and India), Digital Marketing, Product, and projects. A small team so no shortage of responsibilities. I like how involved the management team has been. Created a really nice wfh culture for the team. Earlier, work hours used to stretch but active steps were taken after feedback. Rules have been put in place now and work never goes beyond 7. Since it's a learning and development company, a lot of emphasis is given on product and skill training. Apart from that some nice perks in incentives, half-yearly appraisals, insurance, ESOPs as well...Read More

Dislikes

Sometimes roles used to overlap a lot and it would get really difficult to manage multiple roles at the same time. The workload used to increase. The management has been taking steps to improve this, and it has improved a lot, but still room for improvement

Work Details

Working as a Business Leader. Worked in Sales in India & UAE region for both schools and colleges, handling key and non-key accounts. Currently handling all digital initiatives for the company and responsible for content, strategy, and execution

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Employee Benefits

ESOPs

Likes

- You are being listened by management - Ample opportunities to learn & grow - Management keeps on taking steps to improve on work culture & company policies - Work with world class partners,adding vale to student's career path

Dislikes

- Working hours might extend depending on work load

Work Details

Admission ( B2C) & Client Engagement ( B2B) are Primary responsibility. Secondary responsibility include Mentorship.

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

I have been a part of the company for 6 years (closing in on 7). Its a highly ambitious firm with start-up culture at its core. We want to move, fail and succeed extremely fast. Work and life at Corporate Gurukul ain't a regular 9-5 job. The only way to survive here is to own up every single thing you do. The day you don't - you fail. The learning curve is steep. I was setting the sales target for my region and designing new products when my peers were getting their targets and memorizing product pitches. There are very few examples around you to draw comparisons. The grass does momentarily seem greener on the other side, but then you see your incentives :) I did witness a lot of failures and was asked to go back to the drawing board to reevaluate every single time, but never spoon-fed. It's about learning and doing something new every day. Work and success at CG is a marathon and not a sprint. Witnessing all the above (and reaping their benefits) took 3 years. It didn't happen in 3-6 months. I have undergone two major personal transitions while working here - marriage and motherhood. I had immense support to take up the roles of a wife and a mom not just from the management but colleagues as well. My salary currently is at least 20% more than my peers working in other industries which is always credited by 2nd (if not 1st) of every month. I have never had any challenge with incentives or claims....Read More

Dislikes

You work as per your clients and customers' timing which in this case is students so you might end up on calls till late evening

Work Details

I have enjoyed working across several functional areas, strategy, product development and management, projects in addition to briefly handling finance and office admin

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Likes

It was a great learning experience. I was able to dabble in different roles, so the exposure I attained was immense.

Dislikes

Work/Task assigned was ad hoc at times but upon addressing it to management, that got better as well.

Work Details

At CG I worked as a business leader where I had the opportunity to handle multiple functions. I got to explore new avenues and constantly learn on a go-forward basis. Overall it was a great experience for me.

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

Employee Benefits

Flexibility in working hours

Likes

This is a really nice place to work. Very innovative, high on passion, energy, qualty and discipline. Chalta hai attiude just doesn't work in CG. When brands like NUS, NTU, Softbank, HPE, Amazon, IITs, BITS Pilani, etc trust you, high performance and quality of work is surely a top priority. We have global ambitions and should get there in 2021. I was a bit surprised with some negative reviews and later figured out that they were all well orchestrated and given the same day by 4 ex-employees who were told to move on due to non-performance. They were in CG for over a year and failed to perform for 4 quarters in a row, were on PIP before they were asked to move on. So do take it with a pinch of salt. Otherwise, an absolutely superb environment, with a lot of freedom to create and excute processes. The ownership of every individual is really high. Targets in sales and business are steep since we are planning to double revenues every year. It is a 5-day week with Sat/Sun and public holidays being strictly off unlkess you haven't completed your deliverables for the week....Read More

Dislikes

Nothing to dislike except that employee's role definitions could be a bit more structured. Employees dabble in multiple roles.

Work Details

Sales and Marketing, Product Management

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)