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Executive Director at Iowa Agricultural Development Authority
in Des Moines, IA

What do you like about working at Iowa Agricultural Development Authority?

"Freedom & flexibility to manage the organization without interference from superiors"

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

"Get an employment contract specifing the terms and length of employment."

What don't you like about working at Iowa Agricultural Development Authority?

"Lack of knowledge about organization & what we did by superiors"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Inquire & learn about the organization and the impact it has on the agricultural economy"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Executive Director at Extreme Sports Camp
in Aspen, CO

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Loved the mission, kids, parents, and staff."

What do you like about working at Extreme Sports Camp?

"The kids, parents, staff, mission, and knowing I was helping these kids."

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

"Just be yourself and have passion for the mission of autism."

What don't you like about working at Extreme Sports Camp?

"Lack of resources and the freezing cold and long winters."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Secure more services and resources for the management to be able to accomplish more."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Executive Director at Martek Biosciences
in Columbia, MD

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Martek Biosciences is an excellent company."

What do you like about working at Martek Biosciences?

"Management inspired employees to dedicate themselves to the sucess of their peers."

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

"They prefer individuals who are smart, self-motivated and very articulate."

What don't you like about working at Martek Biosciences?

"Before I left, there was not much money to conduct clinical studies."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Good management is committed to obtaining the resources that their employees need to get the job done."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Executive Director at Round Lake Area Public Libary
in Round Lake, IL

What do you like about working at Round Lake Area Public Libary?

"collaborative friendly helpful progress children helping people excitement brainstorming training"

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

"Be careful whom you trust, and keep your eyes open."

What don't you like about working at Round Lake Area Public Libary?

"stressful at times, no progress, employees grouchy and didn't want to change"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I was the boss, so I was running the show"

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Executive Director at QuisLex
in New York City, NY

What do you like about working at QuisLex?

"We parted ways in 2011.That is all I have to offer."

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

"Get it in writing.That is all I have to offer."

What don't you like about working at QuisLex?

"Competition with my own management and lack of transparency.That is all I have to offer."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Executive Director at Famous Lockers
in Dayton, OH

What do you like about working at Famous Lockers?

"It was a daily challenge which I really enjoyed accomplishing."

What don't you like about working at Famous Lockers?

"There was nothing that I really did not like about the company."

Person You Work For 5 / 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 4 / 5
Executive Director at Heart of Taunton
in Taunton, MA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"I have had tremendous success here. It is just time for new opportunity ."

What do you like about working at Heart of Taunton?

"the rewarding community experience-I enjoy success and working with people"

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

"The ideal candidate has to be a self starter and task manager!"

What don't you like about working at Heart of Taunton?

"it has become less challenging, there is no room for growth and no retirement benefits."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More involvement with programs and more appreciation for staff. Management is key for happy staff!"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Executive Director at Maine Robotics
in Orono, ME

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"A satisfying company to work for, but lacking in advancement"

What do you like about working at Maine Robotics?

"Maine Robotics makes a huge impact in Maine each year, getting youth interested in the fields of science, engineering, technology and mathematics. It is great to see the impact on all of these youth."

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

"Realize that fundraising is a critical part of the process to keep the programs alive. Everything else is great."

What don't you like about working at Maine Robotics?

"Low budget, few opportunities for professional development or working directly within the field I was trained in (biomedical engineering or computer science)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The company tries hard to work with the budget and space available. More of each would be needed to significantly grow the program in the future."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Executive Director at Peace Corps
in Arlington, TX

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Doing great work for the community!!"

What do you like about working at Peace Corps?

"I loved helping all people that included staff and participants of our programs."

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

"One must relax, be yourself and be open to new opprutunities."

What don't you like about working at Peace Corps?

"They did not have a location in California and I knew that I would eventually move here."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None they did a great job and we were a motivated and happy staff."

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 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Executive Director at Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
in San Luis, CO

What do you like about working at Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area?

"It's a wonderful setting and the people and local culture are one-of-a-kind"

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

"They should remember that the community always has to have trust established before they will follow anyone no matter how important their title."

What don't you like about working at Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area?

"The financial challenges of a start up non-profit organization as it attempts to build it's base support structure."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Manage growth and Board expectations against public expectations and build performance goals balanced against outreach and perception."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Executive Director at The Wellness Center at Bayside
in Anahuac, TX

What do you like about working at The Wellness Center at Bayside?

"I enjoyed interacting with our member clients on a regular basis and seeing that we were making a difference in their lives."

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

"If you are a go-getter, be prepared to have your reins pulled back and ask permission for everything you want to initiate."

What don't you like about working at The Wellness Center at Bayside?

"My boss was a micro-manager. I had freedom to come and go but I had to ask permission for purchasing toilet paper when I had been accustomed to purchasing items in the thousands of dollars."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would let the managers I hired do the job they were hired to do and not micro-manage them. He had a talanted group of managers but would not allow them to make decisions. That resulted in work getting bottle-necked and managers frustrated."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Executive Director at Pre-Paid Legal Services
in Ada, OK

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"This company has a great compensation plan, great HR, and great training services."

Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Executive Director at essie Cosmetics
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 2.1 / 5
Support You Get 2.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 1.2 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Executive Director at Altran Control Solutions
in Boston, MA
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 2.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Executive Director at Senior Resource Group
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
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