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Graduate Assistant at Southern Polytechnic State University
in Marietta, GA

What do you like about working at Southern Polytechnic State University?

"I enjoy working with students and writing the test scripts and shell scripts."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This position does not usually require an interview; only an application is required."

What don't you like about working at Southern Polytechnic State University?

"It would be nice to make a little more money than $1500 per semester because it is almost nothing to live off of."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I believe it would be beneficial for the graduate assistants to get to know each other more and learn to rely on each other."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Graduate Assistant at Northern Illinois University
in Dekalb, IL

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"good professional environment and lots to learn"

What do you like about working at Northern Illinois University?

"lots of learning opportunities and the environment is very professional"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I think he should not miss this opportunity and become part of a great team"

What don't you like about working at Northern Illinois University?

"I worked for a year I do not remember any thing happened that I do not like."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I believe there is always room to make things better, they should keep the good work up."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Graduate Assistant at University of Missouri-Kansas City
in Kansas City, MO

What do you like about working at University of Missouri-Kansas City?

"Good Team work, Management leader helpful, training opportunities makes good"

What don't you like about working at University of Missouri-Kansas City?

"If I do not get helpful management I feel sad."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Please behave nicely with employee, it makes your company best."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Graduate Assistant at University of Southern California
in Los Angeles, CA

What do you like about working at University of Southern California?

"Knowledgeable and caring adviser, multicultural, nice and helpful co-workers, good support."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Graduate Assistant at Ball State University
in Muncie, IN

What do you like about working at Ball State University?

"The research, passionate and smart people, innovation, mentors, community, challenging, engaging, collaborative"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"know you interviewer, understand BSU's strategic plan and the President's vision, understand the culture of the department"

What don't you like about working at Ball State University?

"too many hierarchy restrictions, difficult for large scale changes to be implemented, too much politics in higher academics"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"interact more with employees, engage more feedback, provide consistent updates, clearly outline expectations, make more time for fun interactions"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Graduate Assistant at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
in Indiana, PA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"I feel that this is a valuable and relevant opportunity"

What do you like about working at Indiana University of Pennsylvania?

"I like that all the professors, not only the professor I work for, are helpful with job hunting as well as other opportunities."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is an excellent opportunity that will help students finance their degree as well as learn more about the field as they do so."

What don't you like about working at Indiana University of Pennsylvania?

"I don't like all the distractions from students coming in and out of the office. It is difficult to concentrate."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should regulate hours that all graduate assistants work. Some assistants aren't always honest when filling out their forms. This is not fair to others who work the required hours."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Graduate Assistant at Rochester Institute of Technology
in Rochester, NY

What do you like about working at Rochester Institute of Technology?

"I enjoy how busy I am and the fact that I get to analyze data about my projects and homework"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The only tip for this job is that you could get a high GPA."

What don't you like about working at Rochester Institute of Technology?

"Actually I like everything about working in RIT. I left because I have graduated."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Actually I have no ideas about this question. I think the management is good for me."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Graduate Assistant at Vanderbilt University
in Nashville, TN

What do you like about working at Vanderbilt University?

"I like the flexibility of the schedule and the chance to work with other students."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Find out which departments and people you'll be working with the most before you come on board."

What don't you like about working at Vanderbilt University?

"The pay isn't good. The facilities leave something to be desired."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Update the old ways of thinking and working to incorporate new ideas."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Graduate Assistant at James Madison University
in Harrisonburg, VA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Great and Motivated"

What do you like about working at James Madison University?

"JMU has an environment that makes me feel part of the University, not just passing through and getting a degree"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"No. JMu has a career fair and anybody can use that opportunity to get a brief interview with students."

What don't you like about working at James Madison University?

"I think the stipend given to me as a Graduate assistant could be increase a little more."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the good work of student and professor relationship and keep the focus"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Graduate Assistant at State University of New York
in Fredonia, NY

What do you like about working at State University of New York?

"It paid for graduate school and it was fun yay yay"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"hard work have fun hard work have fun have work hard fun"

What don't you like about working at State University of New York?

"It was boring and often I did not know what I was supposed to do."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would dance in the rain all the time because"

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Graduate Assistant at Southern Illinois University
in Carbondale, IL

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Very good community to live"

What do you like about working at Southern Illinois University?

"People are very helpful since this a small community. Great place to live"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Not many. Be yourself, people are very friendly. HR can be problem to clear."

What don't you like about working at Southern Illinois University?

"There is very little to no growth opportunity in the area"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"New management should take into conseration opinion of the faculty members."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Graduate Assistant at Michigan State University
in East Lansing, MI

What do you like about working at Michigan State University?

"Challenging research with ability to make a difference and positive change."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"See it as a stepping stone for next phase of life."

What don't you like about working at Michigan State University?

"Extremely stressful and little or no support with constant threat of being fired."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remind that we are a team and success of department and students is a group effort."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Graduate Assistant at University of Missouri
in Columbia, MO

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"I enjoyed the constant push for improvement. There was always something new to learn."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Find a supervisor that you can get along with well. Not only are their research goals important, their personality is as well."

What don't you like about working at University of Missouri?

"The pressure for grades, distracted supervisor, and lack of home-life were negative in my life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I do not know that the pressure for grades and publications is necessary. I would find a different motivating mechanism."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Graduate Assistant at University of Maryland
in College Park, MD

What do you like about working at University of Maryland?

"Nothing at all. I only work there because I am in a graduate program, and they provide me money."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Um. Just get out of there. What's the point of getting a job there."

What don't you like about working at University of Maryland?

"It totally sucks there. I wish I was out of there soon."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would at least make it less demanding, more about researching."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Graduate Assistant at University of Arizona
in Tucson, AZ

What do you like about working at University of Arizona?

"my coworkers are very supportive and fun to be around"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"professional development is crucial to grad school and future success"

What don't you like about working at University of Arizona?

"some grad students can't handle so much freedom and get off track"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"focus more on education and research and less on maximizing profits"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
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