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Found 54 of over 106 reviews
4.0
72% Recommend to a Friend
99% Approve of CEO

Found 54 of over 106 reviews

4.0
72%
Recommend to a Friend
99%
Approve of CEO
Certified Languages Int'l CEO Kristin Quinlan (no image)
Kristin Quinlan
28 Ratings
Pros
  • "The call volume for Spanish is good, the calls are very interesting, challenging and the audio of the calls are usually good(in 7 reviews)

  • "The best job ever, no set schedule and all the OT I want(in 4 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "independent contractor so no benefits(in 7 reviews)

  • "There are no Cons working for CLI(in 3 reviews)

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    1. 4.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

      Inbound calls transfer rep

      20 Mar 2023 - Operator 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Its an easy job. You can get through your shift on autopilot most days, and very limited problem solving skills are needed. Theres always someone you can reach iut to for assistance with problem calls

      Cons

      Its extremely repetitive and mindless, so if you are someone who likes work that really keeps you focused and mentally activated, you may not theive here.

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    2. 5.0
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Great Place to Work

      3 Feb 2023 - Anonymous Employee in Portland, OR
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I work in the administration, and I absolutely love it. We have a lot of autonomy in our department to make decisions but ample help from the higher-ups when necessary. Everyone is friendly, helpful, and awesome. Work environment is very relaxed. Company is transparent with plans and execs hold anonymous Q&A to answer questions. Work from home is widely available. Highly recommend this place!

      Cons

      They pretty much only promote internally so you have to get started in the call center if you want to move into admin. That's only a con if you're trying to apply from outside the company though. Otherwise nothing else I can think of.

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    4. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Professional Work Environment

      9 Mar 2023 - Interpreter 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Communication with the Employer is responsive.

      Cons

      Need increase of pay rate.

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    5. 2.0
      Former Employee, more than 5 years

      Good company - toxic managers

      5 Sep 2022 - Operations in Portland, OR
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits. Upper management tries to be generous and progressive.

      Cons

      Ops managers have an adversarial mentality about anyone that's not in the club - and the hourly people are looked upon as "the help" and by and large treated accordingly. Some middle mgmt types are aware and try to compensate but others learned that brown-nosing is highly rewarded by the managers so they never miss a chance - and will absolutely throw you to the wolves to curry favor (also effective btw - toxic mgmt 101). Nobody however dares to say anything because retaliation is alive & well at CLI. I dare say it's thriving under current Operations "leadership". If you don't fit in, or kiss up to the managers on the odd day they decide to grace you with their presence, then you're marked for death, and within 90 days there'll be some "reason" to fire you. Happened again and again in the last 3 years (and counting) that the current reptilian management team has been killing the culture at CLI.

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    6. 2.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Not so great as a "forever" career

      13 Nov 2022 - Interpreter in Portland, OR
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good first job to get into the field, and are not picky about giving people a chance to work for them.

      Cons

      They direct calls from all over the place and you are just brought right into a conversation without any prior heads up except for hearing an unfamiliar company name from the operator. It can be a hospital, a bank, a school, lawyer, insurance, and you just have to know how to communicate in all of those areas so studying and keeping up with different terminologies and knowing how things work in each field is a must to be able to interpret properly. Sure it's possible to do all this, but the problem is - there is no vision for the future. You have to keep studying and be up to date, but so wage increase opportunities and you are working as a "contractor" which just means you don't get any benefits while working. You pay for your own equipment and the landline bills. If you read through all of this, I doubt anyone would dream to keep this job and consider it a possible career.

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    7. 3.0
      Former Employee

      csr

      20 Aug 2022 - Customer Service Representative (CSR) 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Easy job Fun chat boards

      Cons

      Fast paced calls can be hectic and stressful

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    8. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Great place to start out

      4 Aug 2022 - Customer Service Representative in Phoenix, AZ
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work stability Monthly bonuses Sick time + PTO

      Cons

      Monotonous Rude clients $15 base pay

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      Certified Languages Int'l Response

      Thank you for your review. we are glad you enjoyed your time working at CLI and value the hard work you gave.

    9. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Great Job

      18 May 2022 - Ops Supervisor 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Awesome place to work at

      Cons

      nope, none, nothing, nada, zilch

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      Certified Languages Int'l Response

      CEO

      Thank you so much for this awesome review! And thank you for being such a great role model for our call center staff. We are so lucky to have you.

    10. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 5 years

      Nice Place

      21 Apr 2022 - Director of Sales in Portland, OR
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      growth opportunities, boutique company adding growth

      Cons

      high growth can be overwhelming

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    11. 3.0
      Current Employee

      Good but not great

      11 Feb 2022 - Interpreter in Tampa, FL
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Own schedule and work freedom

      Cons

      No benefits or salary increases

      1 person found this review helpful
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