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Working at University of Illinois in Chicago, IL: 16 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Chicago, IL Area

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On average, employees in Chicago, IL at University of Illinois give their company a 3.3 rating out of 5.0 based on 16, whereas overall Average Rating of University of Illinois is 4.1 out of 5.0 based on 72 University of Illinois Review Ratings. The happiest University of Illinois employees in Chicago, IL are Graduate Teaching Assistants submitting an average rating of 4.9 and IT Support Agents with a rating of 4.8.

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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 53 University of Illinois Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.1
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
4.1
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Working at University of Illinois in Chicago, IL: 16 Employee Reviews

Graduate Teaching Assistant

"I have worked as a teaching assistant in UIC for almost two years. During this period of time, I was able to perform as I was expected to do and faced new challenges in the process every day. The experience I gathered will help my journey to become a successful software engineer."

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
Research Assistant

"A high-ranked university located in the hearth of a big city with high quality of life."

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

"It is a great company to work at."

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
IT Support Agent

"I've worked for University Of illinois At Chicago for a year and have gained a lot of knowledge for IT support . Our supervisor used to give us various different projects to do in our leisure time and I think it is a very good place to learn and get the knowledge for IT/linux environment"

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 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Research Specialist

"Good research with people that are there to help me and guide me if I need it."

What do you like about working at University of Illinois?

"Academic research is very self-driven and people are motivated to work for the research they believe in."

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

"If you are getting involved with academic research be ready to put the time and effort into doing your research and projects thoroughly, even if it means doing the work over and over again."

What don't you like about working at University of Illinois?

"Sometimes projects can lag depending on the involvement of 3rd parties and if they are keeping up with their work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I don't have any suggestions for management since the department is run very well."

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

What do you like about working at University of Illinois?

"Healthy environment to work and very good growth options is what I am looking for in a company."

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

"Be strong with your fundamentals and be confident about what you can do."

What don't you like about working at University of Illinois?

"The company with sluggish growth and no improvements. is what I wouldn't like."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Acknowledge everybodys work and reward it, so that employees could derive motivation from that."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Early Literacy Specialist

"My experience has been positive."

What do you like about working at University of Illinois?

"Occupational freedom and working in an environment with others who are collaborative and intelligent."

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

"Just be yourself and allow your experience and personality to be visible."

What don't you like about working at University of Illinois?

"I enjoyed working at this organization. At times I would like more input or direction, but mostly I enjoy the autonomy of my position."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have better organization and consider fairness in treatment of employees."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant

"Enriching experience."

What do you like about working at University of Illinois?

"The project, the challenge and the way of getting things done in a cost-effective manner."

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

"It's a very enjoyable experience. Don't let it go if you get the chance."

What don't you like about working at University of Illinois?

"Sometimes the structure is too loosely bound which makes it difficult to co-ordinate in a team."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"If they can make the workplace more cleaner and organized."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant

"It was a great learning experience."

What do you like about working at University of Illinois?

"The opportunity to learn about a different area of chemical engineering."

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

"This is a University position that does not require interviewing."

What don't you like about working at University of Illinois?

"Nothing in particular bothered me at this company. Sometimes having to rely on the graduate student was hard."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More independent projects for undergraduates would be great. Professor should get more involved with the undergraduates too."

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 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Teaching Assistant
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3.5 / 5
Research Assistant
Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4.1 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Research Assistant
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3.5 / 5
Support You Get 3.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.4 / 5
Company Culture 2.7 / 5 Way You Work 3.4 / 5
Systems Analyst
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.2 / 5
Company Culture 4.3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Clinical Systems Trainer

"This is a good employer to learn how an EMR can function, but growth potential is limited."

Grader

"It was great when I helped students."

What do you like about working at University of Illinois?

"As a student I was able to communicate in a very effective way with other students."

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

"Make sure that you are smart and know your stuff, and be ready to answer any question that students might ask about the course you are going to teach."

What don't you like about working at University of Illinois?

"Giving students 0 when they did not submit their homework even after giving them multiple opportunities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They were perfect."

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