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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 116 UCLA Review Ratings)

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Company Culture
4.2
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
4.1
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"I love my current job. It challenged me and made me excited to be working at the same time. I feel that this job has thoroughly prepared me for my future and has given me a lot of success on its own. I am learning as I am working and I am excited for the next chapter."
Posted 10 years ago in Los Angeles, CA
Junior Statistician

What do you like about working at UCLA?

"UCLA is very great environment and I have nice co-work and supervisor."

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

"be prepared yourself and keep confident is very important quality."

What don't you like about working at UCLA?

"very long distance commute distant. it takes a very long time to go to work"

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 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Programmer Analyst

"Interesting projects, poor mgmt. , Much freedom, no career devel."

What do you like about working at UCLA?

"a relaxed work environment, smart people to work with, usually interesting projects."

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

"If you are an academic, it's great for your career. If not, consider it a stepping stone to someplace that values planning, cooperation between internal groups, and learning from what works, and what does not."

What don't you like about working at UCLA?

"Poor internal communications, no planning, no learning from past experience, underpaid, non-academic support staff are not respected."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should try managing, instead of responding to crises. Try saying no to foolish projects. Communicate truth about what is happening to affected staff, support staff career development, They crave all the benefits of project management , yet if you suggest planning , it's considered a waste of time."

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

"I've worked since September 2011, and I enjoyed it a lot. The research environment is perfect both for collaborating with other colleagues and researching on my own. The classes that I taught have also been very enjoyable."

Person You Work For 4.3 / 5 People You Work With 4.3 / 5 Work Setting 4.3 / 5
Support You Get 4.3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.3 / 5
Company Culture 4.3 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Research Lab Assistant

"I have been with Ucla since 2010 and the institution is we stabilized to teach and provide information to both students and staff. UCLA leaves room to grow and expand the mind."

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

"UCLA is a great place to work. The people here are nice to work with."

Person You Work For 3.7 / 5 People You Work With 3.7 / 5 Work Setting 3.7 / 5
Support You Get 3.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.7 / 5
Company Culture 3.7 / 5 Way You Work 3.7 / 5
Graduate Student Researcher

"I have worked for SMERC for more than a year. It was a good experience to work on the state-of-the-art projects with the researchers there."

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

"I have worked HKSS as a treasurer internship from September 2012- June 2013. It was a really great position for me to gain some cash handling and recording experience. As a fresh graduate it is really precious to have such wonderful opportunity."

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

"I would say working in the lab is a great experience to get to know the app developing process. Coworkers are very nice and helpful."

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

"Great job. The work environment is ok."

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 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Undergraduate Researcher

"I have worked for Jacob's Schmidt's Lab Bioengineering as an undergraduate researcher since 2012. The work environment is excellent for any undergrad looking to grain hands on research experience. This lab allows undergraduates to create their own projects, run experiments, and analyze their data. They get the full experience of what it is like to be a research scientist."

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

"I've worked in Dr. Mark Cohen's lab for almost five years. It's been a great journey and I've learned a lot."

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

"It's a volunteer position."

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

"Good starting job with helpful supervisors that care about your schedule as a student and help you out in looking for a job in the near future, as most workers are students."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UCLA Employee

"I have worked in this department for 2 years. It is poorly managed."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Graphic Designer

"I love my current job. It challenged me and made me excited to be working at the same time. I feel that this job has thoroughly prepared me for my future and has given me a lot of success on its own. I am learning as I am working and I am excited for the next chapter."

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

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97% of employees would recommend working at UCLA with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated UCLA 4.2 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 4.1 for support you get.

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