Johns Hopkins University Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"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."

"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."

"This was my grad school experience. Working in a lab for generating data and learning all the necessary questions to solve problems. If you are inquisitive and like challenges, this is the right job to do."

"I currently love the company that I currently work for, but I want to move close to family. The working relation with the Medical Staff and IT department was a rewarding experience. I loved the challenge of solving problems and working with the team on many IT rollout projects."

"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 received my PhD at Johns Hopkins. I took graduate courses in the medical school and engineering school. I worked in cell biology and was able to collaborate with exceptional faculty in my research field."

"Applied Physics Labs is a small, clandestine company solving sensitive and complex engineering challenges in the fields of egress, flood control, space propulsion and weapons systems, to name a few. We pride ourselves in being adept in root cause analysis and have been challenged by many mission critical programs and products. APL creates innovations, tools, prototypes and products needed to help achieve successful execution of our customers specific goals."

"I worked at the Johns Hopkins University from December 2007 to July 2013. It was a nice place to work. People around were very nice and supportive."

What do you like about working at Johns Hopkins University?

"The university as a whole plays an important role in the world."

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

"Be sure that you are ready to be swept in the wave of energy. Yes, there's excitement, but there's also bureaucracy and disorganization."

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

"No sense of purpose or personal buy-in to the cause. I am not fulfilled and my creativity, humor, and connection are lost here."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Slow the pace down and pay more attention to buying into the cause."

"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."

What do you like about working at Johns Hopkins University?

"Job Security in a declining job market where private sector jobs are drying up."

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

"Be very sure to talk to others in similar positions at Johns Hopkins- The view inside is much different than the view from outside"

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

"The place is decentralized full of little waring kingdoms run by tyrants"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not get wrapped up in my pet projects while avoiding and ignoring the people on other projects that actually make the place go."

What do you like about working at Johns Hopkins University?

"I like the good benefits, flexible hours, lots of resources."

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

"be very careful about whom you work for, some good and some are awful"

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

"excessive competition, crazy people, mentors concerned w/getting grants and furthering themselves and view mentees as cheap labor"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"encourage more collaboration and less competition, make expectations clearer, create a more progressive/open-minded environment"