On average, employees at Northern Illinois University give their company a 4.4 rating out of 5.0 - which is 12% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Northern Illinois University employees are Graduate Teaching Assistants submitting an average rating of 4.7 and Teaching Assistants with a rating of 4.5.
"Nice place to complete Master's degree."
What do you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"Earned while I studied."
What don't you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"Nothing."
"Working as a Lab Assistant in Northern Illinois University was a good experience."
What do you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"It was an on-campus job. I had to deal with things like troubleshooting, printer jams, etc. It was a good experience."
What don't you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"None in particular."
What do you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"Clean atmosphere, easy work."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"If you're accepted into graduate school, you basically have the job."
What don't you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"Teaching the same class multiple times a day can be a little tedious."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Recognize the students who take on extra work and compensate them accordingly."
What do you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"Learning things."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Try to work hard and keep up the NIU spirits."
What don't you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"Nothing in particular."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Keep up the good work."
"NIU offered a great stepping stone to my current career."
What do you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"My graduate assistant had me working with students at the television center. It was a great stepping stone toward the job I hold today."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Learn to take deep breaths and hold your opinion to yourself."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"LISTEN. Every person can help make the operation run better, run smoother. Step off the ivory pedestal and remember you're mortal."
"As a teaching assistant during my graduate work, I gained some excellent organizational skills, since that seemed to be the most lacking aspect of the Theatre Department professors I worked for."
What do you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"I was learning how to act from some true professionals, and I got to teach beginning students in Theatre Arts and History."
What don't you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"The Administrators of my graduate program argued constantly, and pushed their pet projects through despite what negative effects they had on students both undergraduate and graduate. In addition, the professor I was assigned to kept changing my responsibilities around, which became extremely hectic."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Make all administrative roles clear, and hold the professors accountable for the expectations of the position."
What do you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"Flexible hours."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Don't expect much."
What don't you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"Very limited advancement and only minimum wage."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Hire from within."
"Northern is a great place to get experience helping others to understand computers."
What do you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"I love debugging and perfecting code while helping others to strengthen their abilities."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Do your best at everything you do while enrolled in the department. Never settle for good enough, you never know when someone important will be watching."
What don't you like about working at Northern Illinois University?
"The only negative I have experienced is working with others who do not feel they have anything to learn."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Be careful to maintain the standards you set for your department."
"The work done was very interesting as we were given a deadline to finish the work and we used to work as a team."
Northern Illinois University has an overall rating of 4.4 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 53 Northern Illinois University Review Ratings left anonymously by Northern Illinois University employees, which is 13% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 98% of employees would recommend working at Northern Illinois University.
Northern Illinois 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. 29 Northern Illinois University employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Northern Illinois University Salaries by Job Title.
98% of employees would recommend working at Northern Illinois University with the overall rating of 4.4 out of 5. Employees also rated Northern Illinois University 4.4 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.1 for Rewards You Receive, 4.2 for Growth Opportunities and 4.4 for support you get.
According to our data, the highest paying job at Northern Illinois University is a Director of Health Services at $111,000 annually. Browse Northern Illinois University Salaries by Job Profile.
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Northern Illinois University is a Gaming Operations Coordinator at $12,000 annually. Browse Northern Illinois University Salaries by Job Profile.
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Northern Illinois University to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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