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Cornerstone OnDemand

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High Energy, Work Hard, Play Hard Culture - Great Place to Work Overall - Sales Cornerstone OnDemand Employee Review

5.0
26 Mar 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- If you want to work for a fast paced, fun, rapid growth, innovative tech company – Cornerstone’s a great fit - Lot of very smart people to learn from and opportunities for growth - With the end-to-end quality of the Talent Management products, ongoing commitment to industry leadership and pace of innovative enhancements Cornerstone is a vibrant and exciting place to work - you know you're with a company that's going places! - CEO is passionate about ‘Client Success’ he bookend’s almost every company meeting with statements around it. He, like most people at Cornerstone, recognize client success is what drives the company’s success, and it’s a refreshing change to other companies I’ve worked at - Cornerstone is committed to becoming one of the ‘Best Places to Work’ and has hired people specifically to work on continual improvement of the employee experience - They know how to throw a party!

Cons

- They tend to only hire high caliber people, robust selection process – not easy company to get in to - Culture is strong and important at Cornerstone and has helped drive its success, so you need to be the right fit, some people just haven’t gelled well. - Not sure if it's really a 'con' but you've got to be at least reasonably passionate about what you do - They do expect you to work hard! It’s not always a 9 to 5 job

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5.0
7 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great leadership. Clear vision for growth and success.

Cons

Acquisitions created competing products and culture.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Response
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Thanks for sharing this; it's great to hear your positive outlook on our leadership and vision as that’s something we really care about. There can be challenges that come along with acquisitions, especially when it comes to aligning products and culture. While these decisions are made to support growth and long-term success, they don’t always feel seamless in the moment. Again, I appreciate you sharing your perspective and wish you all the best. -Carina Cortez, Chief People Officer
2.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Originally, this company was very supportive. There were many layers of resources meant to make employees successful. After the purchase of the company by PE they have cut software, resources and staffing to increase profits. I would not say there are many advantages over other employers in the field today. The ability to work from home is a pro. Complexity of the software is a pro because the work isn't boring. There's always something to learn.

Cons

- no real path to advancement, Cornerstone used to promote from within, over the past several years the majority of hired have been external - management cares a lot about stats but doesn't care to educate employees on how to meet those expectations. Ex. If a employee gets a negative survey it isn't reviewed and strategies aren't shared for improvement. If an issue goes on longer than expected and it puts employees out of compliance with the resolution time standard, employees are told to fix it with no strategies for doing so. There is no analysis of issues. One caveat: my team has a new manager so there is a possibility that things will improve; however the directives come from the top down, so upper management still has a problematic philosophy.

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