Northwestern University Employee Job Reviews in the United States
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On average, employees at Northwestern University give their company a 4.2 rating out of 5.0 - which is 7% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Northwestern University employees are Research Associates submitting an average rating of 4.4 and Research Assistants with a rating of 4.3.
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What do you like about working at Northwestern University?
"Research and study."
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"Very nice place to stay."
What do you like about working at Northwestern University?
"Beautiful place to stay."
What don't you like about working at Northwestern University?
"None."
"Fun job, but worked 364 days sometimes from 4 am - midnight."
What do you like about working at Northwestern University?
"Everything."
What don't you like about working at Northwestern University?
"The hours."
"Highly stimulating environment for career growth."
What do you like about working at Northwestern University?
"Academically and culturally vibrant town in north side of Chicago with gorgeous view of Lake Michigan."
"Hold tight to your scruples, all ye who enter here."
What do you like about working at Northwestern University?
"The lake - otherwise, hold on to your scruples...this university runs on m-o-n-e-y, greed, and power, all nicely packaged behind a glass and steel facade. Good luck."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Listen carefully to what they are looking for... very, very carefully. Do they want to hire you because they like your integrity? Or, do they want to hire you to save their own rear ends and then abuse you all the way out the door? Not all smiles are friendly."
What don't you like about working at Northwestern University?
"Corruption, sloth, deceit, moneyed politics, lies and manipulations."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Go back to the 80's and 90's when you had faculty and administrators with scruples."
"Great opportunity to progress as a professional."
What do you like about working at Northwestern University?
"Professional, academic teams."
What don't you like about working at Northwestern University?
"Depending on what position/title you have. I was a sort of temporary, and many of positions in academia are unstable, anyway."
"It was only a part-time job."
What do you like about working at Northwestern University?
"The people and atmosphere are really friendly, and working hard is easy to do with others that feel the same way."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Treat the interview like they are gonna pay you a million bucks."
What don't you like about working at Northwestern University?
"It was nice to go home on breaks, but had to work some."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Make the runners that live closer to school work the breaks."
"If you like being a small cog in a very large machine..."
What do you like about working at Northwestern University?
"Good commute, good benefits, great team."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Don't."
What don't you like about working at Northwestern University?
"Management is not in the same zip code of sanity."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Stop treating your staff like third-class citizens."
What do you like about working at Northwestern University?
"Teaching students from diverse backgrounds; also the academic challenge."
What don't you like about working at Northwestern University?
"The limited opportunity for advancement."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Let mentoring of Adjunct instructors start early enough."
Northwestern University Reviews FAQs
Is Northwestern University a good company to work for?
Northwestern University has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 54 Northwestern University Review Ratings left anonymously by Northwestern University employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at Northwestern University.
Does Northwestern University pay their employees well?
Northwestern University employees earn $41,000 annually on average, or $20 per hour, which is 38% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 26 Northwestern University employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Northwestern University Salaries by Job Title.
How satisfied are employees working at Northwestern University?
94% of employees would recommend working at Northwestern University with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated Northwestern University 4.3 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.9 for Growth Opportunities and 4.3 for support you get.
What is the highest paying job at Northwestern University?
According to our data, the highest paying job at Northwestern University is a Senior PeopleSoft Consultant at $200,000 annually. Browse Northwestern University Salaries by Job Profile.
What is the lowest paying job at Northwestern University?
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Northwestern University is a Cashier at $14,000 annually. Browse Northwestern University Salaries by Job Profile.
What are the pros and cons of working at Northwestern University?
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Northwestern University to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
Northwestern University Reviews by Location
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