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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 93 Harvard University Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.2
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
4.3
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Research Associate
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.3 / 5
Company Culture 4.3 / 5 Way You Work 3.9 / 5
Finance Assistant
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Research Associate

"Great place to work, but limited opportunities for growth."

People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5 Support You Get 5 / 5
Rewards You Receive 3.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.6 / 5 Company Culture 5 / 5
Way You Work 5 / 5
Teaching Assistant
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5
Math Teacher

"Great place to work and learn."

Person You Work For 4.6 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Research Associate

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"Technically, I was able to work on my own skills, and I accomplished getting the results from the experiments that I tried."

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

"None. The boss was very nice when I was first interviewed. He almost immediately expressed that he would hire me."

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

"Had a boss who was able to tell me his proposals on the requirement to be achieved for the job assigned to me, then let me work independently to complete the duty without interruption, but I was unable to find this kind of boss after 1998 except in one in Harvard University."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be able to direct employees on a clear job duty before asking the employees to work."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Librarian
Work Setting 2 / 5 Company Culture 3 / 5
Graduate Student

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"It's amazing, because I get to study exactly what I want every day."

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

"You must have experience in research before you interview at Harvard."

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

"I need to commute a long way to get to work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I don't think I would do much differently, except keep the areas extremely organized."

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
Harvard University Employee
Work Setting 4 / 5 Company Culture 2 / 5
Senior Analyst

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"Smart and engaged people, not competitive, very collaborative, great boss, learning orientation."

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

"Be aligned with the mission, since salary is not market."

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

"The pay is poor and I am not sure the mission is the right fit."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give a bit more constructive feedback or push back if something is off."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

"It is a No1 University wold wide."

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"Harvard provides super training programs and research courses to employees."

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

"This is one of the best universities in the world with many smart people. Be prepared for it."

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

"Training programs and career development. I have learned a lot here."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More collabrations and more training in statistic classes would be very helpful."

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

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"Working with people that were great at what they do to help others."

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

"Hard to feel like you're good enough amongst your co-workers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Would emphasize more on mentorship between senior and junior faculty."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
IT Manager

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"Chance to learn new and leading technology and chance to take free courses as well."

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

"Nothing to point out as I enjoyed working for a great University."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should encourage younger people who comes with new and bright ideas with great vision."

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
Contractor

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"Sufficiently busy making although too inefficient and distracted by fads."

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

"Ask difficult questions, press for meaningful answers, and don't enable."

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

"Too quick to grasp at passing fads with too little deep experience."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Employ deeply experienced, technically adept wise & compassionate workers & managers."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Prototype Technician

"Excellent organisation with a dynamic workplace and entrepreneurial spirit."

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"Co-workers, management, flexibility, customer interaction, responsibilities given, decision making opportunities, biking to work."

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

"Be yourself and keep an open mind but never discredit your own ingenuity."

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

"I'm quite content with my current position. I would improve the job by creating a cleaner method of recycling ZP150."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the great work! RV is the glue that keeps the fab lab together."

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

Harvard University Reviews FAQs

Is Harvard University a good company to work for?

Harvard University has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 93 Harvard University Review Ratings left anonymously by Harvard University employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 98% of employees would recommend working at Harvard University.

Does Harvard University pay their employees well?

Harvard University employees earn $50,500 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 23% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 32 Harvard University employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Harvard University Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Harvard University?

98% of employees would recommend working at Harvard University with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated Harvard University 4.2 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Harvard University?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Harvard University is a Associate Dean at $196,000 annually. Browse Harvard University Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Harvard University?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Harvard University is a Customer Service Representative at $16,000 annually. Browse Harvard University Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Harvard University?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Harvard University to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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