Harvard University Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Great experience to be trained in science and learn to become an independent thinker and unfold my potentialities."

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"Open minded, stimulating scientifically and socially. Basically all avenues are open for one to ask questions and work to validates hypothesis."

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

"If you like science, it will show itself."

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

"I enjoyed very much the experience."

"Great experience."

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"I am contracting at Harvard now. I was an employee prior to becoming a contractor. It has excellent benefits, is a good place to learn new skills, and for a university, the compensation is good."

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

"This is a casual work environment. If you go there in a suit, you will probably be the only one wearing one, so make it a casual suit."

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

"The career development track has to be felt out by the individual. There's ample opportunity to move around, but the track inside the department may not be clear."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better career development programs on the departmental level."

"Good place to work."

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"Personal and professional growth."

"This was HS job back before benefits even came into play."

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"I was an HS student and got to be part of the Harvard Community. This was the Armenian CHAIR at Harvard , as opposed to the University itself, so it was non-profit."

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

"Organizational skills are very helpful."

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

"I liked the international community. Every day I met people form all over the world. I wasn't educated enough at 17 to be able to converse that much with them in their languages. They all spoke English so it was never a problem."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep giving HS students opportunities!"

"The university is very supportive of its staff and provides excellent opportunities for growth."

"Great life, no motivation."

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"Good balance of personal and professional life."

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

"Make this a stepping stone. Don't fall into the trap and stay there for a long time. Your career will stagnate and you will have done nothing to write on a resume."

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

"Politics, no professional development, change does not happen rapidly. You do not need to be a performer to work there."

"Excellent opportunity to grow."

"Horribly managed, unprofessional work environment."

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"As a consultant, paid well."

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

"A horribly managed, unprofessional work environment where social clique standing trumps organization performance. Watch your back working here! I agree with the former comments about the borderline illegal HR practices and the IT Department. An absolute embarrassment to the Harvard brand."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Various directors/management need to be replaced, and the culture improved to promote integrity and professionalism."

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"Systems and interfaces were well documented."

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

"People who leave the door of their mind open always have interesting new ideas."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Effective implementations can originate from those not blessed as politically correct."

"A solid, stable, reliable place to work."

"Harvard is a good place to work. Not too much advancement opportunity - you won't be CEO."

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"High level work."

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

"Involved in high level work."

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

"Money issues."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Co-lab work."

"Excellent to work at Harvard in a President award winning project."