DePaul University Employee Reviews for Associate Director

What do you like about working at DePaul University?

"Great benefits. Great work/life balance. Great students to work with."

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

"Talk to everyone you can about what that department is really like to work in, as your working life can vary greatly depending on the department."

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

"A great deal of Director turnover. More than two a year. Makes it difficult to establish any sort of continuity."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to people. In all departments. Be willing to deal directly and forthrightly with problems."

What do you like about working at DePaul University?

"I loved working with students, trying to ind ways to increase their skills and exposure to potential employers. I enjoyed many of the staff members. The benefits and work/life balance were unbeatable!"

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

"Talk to staff members outside of the department you're interviewing in, to know what the reputation of that director or professor is in the rest of the university."

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

"5 bosses in 2 years. Chaos. Absolute chaos. Bosses with absolute job security , an inability to explain what they want, and a god complex. Well, that was 2 of the 5. One other was a retired three star general - and he was the one you could actually have a discussion with to request clarification. Then for awhile, with no warning or time to properly prepare, we had no boss at all."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"In my particular department, I think the only way to make improvements to the working environment would be to tell the faculty that they are not gods and can't do anything and everything they want. After that, if would be good if he would make a decision on how things would move forward. I was there for two years and had 5 different bosses, who each too us in entirely different direction without warning or explanation, then got angry with us when we couldn't figure out what anyone wanted from us, or how to keep from being blamed for it all."