San Diego State University Employee Job Reviews in the United States
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"They mean well but far too many of the staff and management have never had any other experience"
What do you like about working at San Diego State University?
"The enjoyed the nature of the work and the interaction with the researchers"
What don't you like about working at San Diego State University?
"Too much work and too little time to do it, getting worse every year."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Review past policy decisions to see if they are still current."
"Teaching assistant was a part time job and it was fun"
What do you like about working at San Diego State University?
"Learning Environment"
"Do your research on this one!"
What do you like about working at San Diego State University?
"Lots of things to do on and off campus. Decent benefits package"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Go in with your eyes open. Talk to the graduate students and lab workers more than the professors. See how many of them have been there longer than they should be. Ask how long it takes graduates to get jobs and if the job is appropriate to the degree. How helpful is the professor. What's his/her dark side like. Does he/she make sense when explaining the reserach. Who funds it. How much finding. What is the industrial application. How lucrative is this field. Things like that. Something to keep in mind is that as a part time employee you are ineligible for unemployment insurance once you graduate. It may take a very long time to land your first job."
What don't you like about working at San Diego State University?
"Expectation inflation and lack of oversight makes a 2 year masters degree go to 5 for some and a 5 year doctorate extend to 8 to 10 - at least in the chemistry program. As a graduate student you are cheap labor. Little to no oversight means professors can pretty much keep you around as long as they want. Myself and most of my peers were in the doctorate program for 7-10 years! There were a multitude or reasons for this. The pay is very low compared to UC. Most of my peers had to get outside jobs to support themselves rather than take massive student loans. Grants are available but not a given as a means of support. Teaching is the only internal means of support other than your advisor or a grant. Constant state budget crises make even this meager means of support uncertain."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Put some effort to help your graduate students get good paying jobs!! It took me a year and a half to get my first job after leaving state and that was with hundreds of targeted resumes sent out. When I asked Dean Scott about job support for graduate students I was told its up to the advisor, there is NO other support available. If your advisor chooses not to support you then you get nothing!"
"mathematics development program"
What do you like about working at San Diego State University?
"staff,students, and the invironment"
"Great place to work. It has diversity, loyality and they promote within."
What do you like about working at San Diego State University?
"My payroll team were awesome!!"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be yourself!"
What don't you like about working at San Diego State University?
"that we work in the summer when school was out."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"When school not in session....unversity should take a break too,"
"good place to work at"
What do you like about working at San Diego State University?
"good environment"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"this is a good job for a student"
What don't you like about working at San Diego State University?
"opportunities for work growth"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"add benefits"
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Is San Diego State University a good company to work for?
San Diego State University has an overall rating of 4.3 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 44 San Diego State University Review Ratings left anonymously by San Diego State University employees, which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 98% of employees would recommend working at San Diego State University.
Does San Diego State University pay their employees well?
San Diego State 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. 26 San Diego State University employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find San Diego State University Salaries by Job Title.
How satisfied are employees working at San Diego State University?
98% of employees would recommend working at San Diego State University with the overall rating of 4.3 out of 5. Employees also rated San Diego State University 4.3 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.0 for Rewards You Receive, 3.9 for Growth Opportunities and 4.3 for support you get.
What is the highest paying job at San Diego State University?
According to our data, the highest paying job at San Diego State University is a Associate Director at $160,000 annually. Browse San Diego State University Salaries by Job Profile.
What is the lowest paying job at San Diego State University?
According to our data, the lowest paying job at San Diego State University is a Data Entry Clerk at $14,000 annually. Browse San Diego State University Salaries by Job Profile.
What are the pros and cons of working at San Diego State University?
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at San Diego State University to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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