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On average, employees at Illinois State University give their company a 3.9 rating out of 5.0 - which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Illinois State University employees are Research Assistants submitting an average rating of 4.2.

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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 19 Illinois State University Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
2.9
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
3.5
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
3.8
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Illinois State University Employee

"I had the opportunity to work as a graduate assistant for java in our college and I learnt a lot and developed my skills and masters my basic Java skills. I had also got the opportunity of teaching the undergraduate students Java, which made my skills grow to a higher level."

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

"I have worked for Illinois State University in the Human Resource office going on a full year now. The atmosphere is warming and has a ton of knowledge just sitting around waiting to get soaked in. This office has taught me many life lessons that will help shape me to be the best professional I could be."

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
Technology Coordinator

"I've worked at Illinois State University for 13 years. It is an progressive campus committed to research, diversity and the preparation of today's leaders and educators. ISU is a respected and highly ranked public university, and offers competitive benefits and opportunities for growth to its faculty and staff."

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 4 / 5
Graduate Teaching Assistant

"I have worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Illinois State University and I found the work place is really awesome with the support from the colleague and your supervisor."

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
Illinois State University Employee
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 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant

"I really enjoyed working in ISU. Great people."

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
Research Assistant

"We really have a friendly and innovative work environment which provides a stable work life balance."

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

"I have been working as a Graduate Assistant for the School of information technology at ISU. I have gained a good skills on how to share knowledge with others and also improve my teaching skills and correct some programming flaws that I had before starting as a Teaching assistant for java Labs. Additionally, this position offers a full tuition which helps a lot with the school bills and also a descent salary that helps with all the bills that will come during your studies."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Illinois State University Employee

"Good exposure to various interesting platforms. Student environment, which encourages learning and mentorship."

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

"If you don't fit any clique then you will have a bad experience. It is more like high school rather than a university experience."

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

"It is a very good internship to learn and contribute to the University."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Illinois State University Employee

"It was a job that had a good overall atmosphere that made working there fun. The people that I worked with made it also fun too with also working with the managers of the student workers. When you get a huge order of food coming into the storeroom for unloading and placement in the right cooler or freezer pending on the food."

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 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Portal Developer

"My experience was productive but not that pleasant."

What do you like about working at Illinois State University?

"Lenient project scheduling, decent sized office space, fair opportunity for advancement"

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

"Have good knowledge of Java, PHP and XSLT. Also, have knowledge of how to work with and create web services and have knowledge of various XML transforming software libraries"

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

"Cliques, outdated technology, lack of geeks, a rather depressing environment around Normal"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better communication in department, use updated software and practices, proper utilization of revision control"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Supervisor
Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5 Company Culture 5 / 5
Way You Work 5 / 5
Lab Associate
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5

Illinois State University Reviews FAQs

Is Illinois State University a good company to work for?

Illinois State University has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 19 Illinois State University Review Ratings left anonymously by Illinois State University employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 95% of employees would recommend working at Illinois State University.

Does Illinois State University pay their employees well?

Illinois State University employees earn $30,000 annually on average, or $14 per hour, which is 55% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 12 Illinois State University employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Illinois State University Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Illinois State University?

95% of employees would recommend working at Illinois State University with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated Illinois State University 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.5 for Rewards You Receive, 2.9 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Illinois State University?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Illinois State University is a Director of Marketing at $84,000 annually. Browse Illinois State University Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Illinois State University?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Illinois State University is a Desk Assistant at $12,000 annually. Browse Illinois State University Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Illinois State University?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Illinois State University to be Company Culture, People You Work With, Person You Work For and Rewards You Receive, and cons to be Growth Opportunities.

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