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Working at Penn State University in University Park, FL: 5 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in University Park, FL Area

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On average, employees in University Park, FL at Penn State University give their company a 4.6 rating out of 5.0 based on 5, whereas overall Average Rating of Penn State University is 4.2 out of 5.0 based on 123 Penn State University Review Ratings. The happiest Penn State University employees in University Park, FL are Research Assistants submitting an average rating of 4.6 and Financial Managers with a rating of 4.8.

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4.2
Average Rating
(based on 106 Penn State University Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.3
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.6
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.4
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
4.2
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Working at Penn State University in University Park, FL: 5 Employee Reviews

Research Assistant

"As a STEM grad student, the facilities and great and so are the professors. Parking though, is a big problem."

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

"I began my research career in the field of computational chemistry in 2015 and I had a privilege to work in ReaxFF group under supervision of Dr. van Duin."

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 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.2
Penn State University (123)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is Fisk Electric (11)
2.0 Lowest Rated in this Industry is JRW Foundation Systems (6)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (3,537)
Financial Manager

What do you like about working at Penn State University?

"Penn State is a very stable company. We live just 2 miles from work in a wonderful neighborhood. I have become close with many people."

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

"Get involved in as much as volunteer work as possible"

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

"Penn State is so stable that very few people leave and because of that there is little room for advancement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Outsource and streamline operations to greatly reduce costs. Then, focus spending in a manner that has the greatest effect on the educational process."

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
Software Developer

What do you like about working at Penn State University?

"The Penn State GeoVISTA Center is a world renowned visual analytics research institution."

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

"The prospects of others interviewing for this organization is implausible, as selection to participate in research is highly selective."

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

"Typically funding is facilitated by grants from the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Defense."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The director is one of the most renowned members of the research community. He has been a mentor to me throughout my entire research experience"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Fellow

What do you like about working at Penn State University?

"I liked almost everything: place, people, my project, environment, University"

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

"I do not have carrier opportunity to grow and salary."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I do not have any suggestion for management. I think our lab do not have enough money to offer better carrier opportunity."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
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