CarMax reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,193 total reviews)
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Keith Barr

49% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

CarMax has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 8,193 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CarMax employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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8K reviews
3.0
Apr 8, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They provide great training, Benefits are good. They corner the market in used car sales so you will always have customers coming in.

Cons

You pretty much understand that they will bring outside people for promotions, Very little make it from within. Company has grown to have over 7B revenue since 1993 and has yet to give its consultants a raised since 1993. Very low compared to the rest of the industry.

4.0
Mar 31, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. Great co-workers. Closed Sundays, 5 day work week. Strong company financially and an award winning Buisness model.

Cons

Trying to advance is like pulling teeth. All commission. No salary whatsoever. Way too many reports for us to keep track of. Training is very detailed but gets over done.

3.0
Jan 19, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There were several pros to being employed by CarMax. The first being their employee purchase program. NOTE, you can purchase a vehicle designated "wholesale" (not meeting carmax standards) and wholesale market value. You can also purchase retail vehicles with a decent discount depending on how long the vehicle has been in stock. If you like training you will love Carmax. Usually a training at least once a week, including online training, sales training, product training, and role playing. Paid time off including personal days, sick, and vacation.

Cons

Typical corporate job where the make an attempt at making you feel you have a voice when you have none. TONS of training, unfortunately its the same training over and over again. Micro managing in every sense of the word, included reviews of your phone calls.

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