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K. Hovnanian Companies

Horrible and bombarded with BS right out of the gate, that is YOUR day. I have learned how I never want to be/treat people. Terrible, inexperienced management. Some offices are too conservative and allow religious and political sub-cultures to fester. Corporate goons coming through the offices and acting like they are the reason you have the ability to breathe. The total disorganization that comes from corporate, not being properly trained on any system or contract/procedure, gaslit, treated with contempt and outright disrespect by so called persons in 'leadership' roles has been just wrong, unethical and should be looked into/rectified by Human Resources. These people spend so much MONEY on employee surveillance THEN begrudge you commission percentage raises or salary increases but they drop all kinds of money on model changes, ripping out perfectly good interiors and landscaping to refresh it or giving training huge budgets to create these ridiculous videos for their 'presidents club' announcements, spying on you with your work devices in the name of "training". I didn't even get to enjoy my commission payouts as there is always some fresh new BS, every day. The most enjoyable part of this job is leaving at the end of the day and driving out of the community.

The community I worked at for Red Bank was a distressed property with 384 units "apartments". We spent several weeks evaluating all the units and common areas for necessary repairs as well as schedule maintenance staff to make repairs and review bids from outside contractors for major repairs. I realized after a couple days being there that the property was going into receivership for non payment. Accounting records and rental contracts had to be reviewed and copied as well as recreating monthly balance sheets for each resident for a more accurate accounting of our receivables. 
To be more effective by taking time to evaluate the situation instead of reacting to the moment and ask others for help. It was hard for all of us especially not knowing our employment status from day to day but at the end we had a good team. The court receiver "Ostarr Property Management" promoted me to assistant manager allowing me to have a little more time with my children. Being in a supervisory position was difficult especially when having to right up a co-worker and having to terminate an employee. I learned so much during this time about property management, selling a large residential  community and working with corporate lenders. They also paid for me to attend a motivational seminar and a couple sales / marketing seminars that was vary informative.

I was an summer construction management intern here at one of the there townhome communities. While I enjoyed the resume boost and construction site exposure it gave me, it was awful. The job felt so insecure as there was always drama on site having to do with the job culture of “cover your a**” where people throw each other under the bus in order to save themselves from the ever looming doom of being fired and replaced. It was pretty tense on site when middle and upper management would come to the site, bearing critiques made from afar, new rules or regulations, unrealistic deadlines and ultimatums, and sometimes even discipline. All this made for a toxic work environment filled with stress, job-security anxiety,-all while dealing with the unpredictable, inherently stressful environment of a large construction site. As an intern I had some form of sheltering from this havoc, but I still felt my fair share of it, and from an observers point of view, seeing the managers I worked under, this company is not an ideal place to develop, and grow. The company puts little emphasis on the people and main focus on the profits. Naturally, this comes at the expense of quality (literally in every sense of the word).  Nepotism, and alligning with the right people got you places and security. Overall, not recommended, but great experience to gain in the construction world. 

Run Away from K Hovnanian-  Management and Processes are disorganized and there are dishones, non-leaders in management positions.  There is no management training, so there is no ethical or respectful relations in the South Florida Division.

Avoid this company:  horrible processes, disrespectful to employees, and poor leadership.

3 D's: Disorganized, Dishonest, and Do Not Pay Employees and Subcontractors

The South Florida Division is not organized and the people currently in charge curse at the employees, slander fellow employees in meetings, and get satisfaction out of firing and yelling at everyone.

Poor management practices: 
Out of town employees are brought in for audits and harassment. They are rude and disrespectful to the permanent employees

An exemplary leadership trait is to always support your personnel and never tolerate disrespectful or degrading comments to employees in the workplace. Harassment should never be tolerated and in this time period especially, if it occurs, it should be stopped and dealt with swiftly.

I held 2 different positions at K. Hovnanian which included Homeowner Service Coordinator and Administrator to Area VP.
I experienced working with new homeowners and resolving any issues they were having in their new home, from changing a smoke alarm battery to troubleshooting structural issues, and everything in between.  I would manage scheduling appointments for 24 Service Managers and trades to meet with Homeowners for repairs to be completed. 
 Also I learned a lot about home sales, and construction to closing processes.  
I enjoyed all my co-workers as every one of them brought  different knowledge to the table. 
I can not say there was anything difficult other than the declining  new home sales and to watch many co-workers be laid off. In the nearly 8 years I was with K.Hovnanian I saw the company downsize from a group of nearly 7,000 to approximately 1,000 employees in my division.  
Everyday was learning experience which made it the most enjoyable part of the job,

If you’re considering a sales role at K. Hovnanian Homes, proceed with caution. The company paints a rosy picture during the hiring process, promising six-figure earnings—$150,000 to $200,000 annually. In reality, you’ll be lucky to make $60,000, especially in underperforming or oversaturated communities. The compensation structure is heavily exaggerated, and leadership brushes off concerns about missed commissions or pipeline issues.

The internal culture is equally discouraging. It’s micromanaged, inconsistent, and often driven by fear rather than support. There’s little guidance unless you’re already favored, and it quickly becomes clear that success is more about politics than performance.

If you value honesty, work-life balance, or career growth based on merit, K. Hov is not the place for you. There are better builders out there that treat their sales consultants with respect—and actually back up their compensation promises.

Overall, rewarding experience, however, there were different standards and interpretation of policy from one employee to another and a lot of cross-departmental interference.

Managers from other departments were allowed to interfere in decisions made by some employees while reinforcing the exact same decisions from other employees with personal and/or inappropriate relationships with upper management.  

Management tends to share confidential information with customers and other employees regarding your employment, creating uncomfortable situations while trying to execute job duties.  

Their bonus program is excellent...... as long as you have the supervisor who violates policy, enabling their team to collect double/triple bonuses for the same ticket.  If you have the supervisor who plays it by the book, you will still make a decent bonus based on your performance.

A typical day at work consists of complete site management of single family homes from start to turn key delivery.  I learned how to work self sufficently, with lack of support from direct managers.  I learned how to achieve my goals in a more timely and efficient manner, with higher levels of consumer satisfaction.  The management here does not communicate well, nor support the needs of its employees in the field.  They spend more time supporting personnel in the main office.  My direct co workers here were a pleasure to work with, but most of them would agree with the lack of support from upper management.  The hardest part of my job, was trying to keep my portion of the job running in a efficient manner, with delays caused by lack of communication and support from management.  The most enjoyable part of my job, was seeing my customers ecstatic to move into a quality constructed new home. This component was personally rewarding to me.

Very fast pace.  Time management skills are a must and you definitely have to be a self starter.  Have to be able to deal with every personality type there is. Must be able to deal with and resolve conflicts. about 85% of the homeowners are great. 12% are difficult.
3% are impossible. Working with the different Trades, about the same. Management, they are very performance and quality driven and at the same time when I was there, they were awesome. Some of best people I have ever worked for and with. They were good about giving you "Atta boys" for a job well done. The most rewarding thing about the job is getting the 100% satisfaction score from the homeowner survey. The hardest part of the job is scheduling and rescheduling. Have to coordinate times and dates with the homeowners and trades. Have to deal with a lot of "No Shows" and "Cancellations." Also being on call 24/7 for a week at a time every 4-5 weeks.

Horrible Customer Reviews.  Bottom of the barrel sub-contractors which results in poor quality.  You are required to bring in your own "traffic"-company does not invest in advertising.  Pricing system is BAD- alot of pricing is wrong and results in gouging the customer. MANY unhappy customers and company does little to rectify customer issues.  One customer was told, if you can't see the flaw from 5 feet away, we won't fix it.  Been there 2 years, had 3 managers but rarely spent time at our location.  Constant management changes, HUGE turnover in employees.  Sales is required to be available 24/7.  Sales bonuses are based on when the home is complete which is out of sales control. HIGH turnover of Construction Managers which left customers feeling insecure. If you are considering working for this company-DON'T!  Have worked for 3 other home builders and this was the most disorganized company I have ever worked for.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
New home sales consultant 10 salaries reported	$124,123 per year
Construction manager 3 salaries reported	$90,478 per year
Cad drafter 18 salaries reported	$57,361 per year
Purchasing manager 1 salary reported	$100,000 per year
Land manager 5 salaries reported	$117,405 per year

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