No growth opportunities; behind in competitive pay - Recruiting Leader Covista Employee Review

Covista is positioned in exactly the right industry. There is a massive, structural gap between the supply of healthcare providers and the growing market demand, which keeps our student enrollment rates incredibly strong and provides great job stability. It feels great to work for a company that genuinely helps students achieve their goals while solving a real-world problem. On top of that, leadership is highly focused on innovation—we are actively working on some really exciting AI initiatives and forward-thinking tech projects. The culture is incredibly supportive, leadership is strong and transparent, and the work-life balance is excellent. Highly recommend working here.

With rapid innovation and new tech initiatives, navigating cross-departmental alignment can sometimes take a bit of time, but it’s a natural part of a company growing and evolving in the right direction.

great benefits - health insurance, 6% 401k match, unlimited PTO (may have changed this recently) excellent people - worked with several colleagues both in my department and adjacent.

abysmal leadership at the very top levels (major disconnect): decisions from the highest up at the company are made to cut costs in the short-term (batches of surprise layoffs) without considering value of the ones laid off. This not only happened to me but several others I know that were high-value contributors. They also spanned across business hierarchy (VPs, Directors, Specialists, etc.). To me this is a robotic procedure that aims to solely benefit shareholder value. "Solely" is the key word - the way it is being done is too tunnel vision and is not considering the longterm impact. the company also shifts the roles of current employees across the 5 institutions with little or no notice. I've experienced this, but also several colleagues. The roles are mostly the same, but each school is unique and has different ways of working internally. This can also be a positive as you learn more, but the learning curve takes time and it can be chaotic at first due to little/no notice time. Compensation & promotion opportunities: Starting compensation is great, but that's about it unless you get promoted. Promotion frequency varies among departments and depends on how each school performs