Working at Johns Hopkins University in Laurel, MD: 16 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Laurel, MD Area

"It was a great place to work for at the time."

"Good job, great people and location, but lacking in communication"

What do you like about working at Johns Hopkins University?

"Location, the campus, and the flexibility to do my job."

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

"You need to be prepared to explore and discover ways to get job done without management."

What don't you like about working at Johns Hopkins University?

"Lack of bonuses, communication was lacking from management, and IT support."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To better communiucate the mission and goals of the organization."

"I've worked at APL for 3+ years. Great place to work overall, especially if you have a family and are seeking a long-term employer. However, the process by which one might move up wasn't ever clear to me, and there are a multitude of companies out there that will likely pay you more than APL for your skillset. Great emphasis on education though, and perfect for someone coming out of school with a BS (APL will pay for your entire MS through the JHU part-time program)."

"I've been with APL since 1999. I think that the company benefits are second to none and they will try to find work if things get thin. I did feel like I was treated as if I had little to no experience when I had already had over 10 years of experience."

"I have worked for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab for eight years, and for the Johns Hopkins University for over 20 years. Both organizations have a very important mission - to help educate our youth and protect our armed forces. Their staff are dedicated to these missions."

"Great for technical staff and those with advanced degrees. Don't look to moving up quickly without either of the above."

"The work is great, but the entrenched management is sclerotic and unresponsive. Focus has gone away from PI initiated research to project manager directed work based on sponsor relationships. So the place is starting to resemble a Lockheed or a Boeing."

"JHUAPL has too many layers of bureaucracy for a research focused organization. To little of the budget is spent on new research projects for a university affiliated laboratory. The lab is becoming just another beltway bandit."

"I will preface this with that my employment at JHU APL seems to be abnormal. I was hired under the pretense that I would be doing some less than desirable work for a few months (max of 4) and then be moved onto another project. A year went by and I was still doing the undesirable work, so I left."

"I did not feel I was tasked enough or given the responsibility of my experience"

What do you like about working at Johns Hopkins University?

"I liked the atmosphere and the people."

What don't you like about working at Johns Hopkins University?

"The Lab was nice the division I was in was very slow and seemed to not employ personnel properly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure all tasks given are to the right people."

"Interesting"

What do you like about working at Johns Hopkins University?

"Academic like work environment"

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

"They are very technical oriented."

What don't you like about working at Johns Hopkins University?

"Compensation"

"Excellent way to gauge the company."

What do you like about working at Johns Hopkins University?

"I like the benefits package."

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

"My tip is be prepared to be square."

What don't you like about working at Johns Hopkins University?

"I don't like the poorly run programs and projects."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My suggestion to management is listen to your employees; be honest and don't be two-faced."