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Industry: Colleges and Universities · HQ: Urbana, IL

Working at University of Illinois in Urbana, IL: 14 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Urbana, IL Area

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On average, employees in Urbana, IL at University of Illinois give their company a 2.7 rating out of 5.0 based on 14, 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 Urbana, IL are Anonymous Employees submitting an average rating of 4.3 and Research Assistants with a rating of 4.2.

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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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Data Integration Developer
"I was brought on to bring their project back on track. The collaboration was terrific. Energy was high. We were motivated to put out a terrific product."
Posted 10 years ago in Cranston, RI

Working at University of Illinois in Urbana, IL: 14 Employee Reviews

Research Scientist
in Urbana, IL

"Nationally renowned research and education university."

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 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate
in Urbana, IL

"One of the top university for researchers. Beautiful campus and great working environment."

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
University of Illinois Employee
in Urbana, IL

"The University of Illinois provides great opportunities for those willing to learn and provides a good work life balance. The compensation is below the market but the benefits are hard to beat."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
University of Illinois Employee
in Urbana, IL

"Nice place to work, but for foreign nationals is a bit complicated to get sponsored. I wish they were more flexible about this. In overall I am happy with the research experience."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
University of Illinois Employee
in Urbana, IL

"The place was a really nice environment to work in."

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
Research Assistant
in Urbana, IL

"Great environment to work on where all people try to advance your knowledge by collaboration."

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
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
in Urbana, IL

"College research is always fun and interesting, provided you get the right mentor. But college students don't get paid very well. I just decided to opt out of payment and just got grades instead. It was better than what they were willing to pay me."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
IT Consultant
in Urbana, IL

"Colleges really underpay you. You get minimum wage. You have to put in 15-20 hours of work on top of classes. If you have a heavy semester, tough love."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Teaching Assistant
in Urbana, IL

"I obtained my PhD here. The faculty were highly competent and helpful. The students worked hard."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Secretary
in Urbana, IL

"A giant university with opportunities for all."

Engagement Manager
in Urbana, IL

What do you like about working at University of Illinois?

"Provided an opportunity to keep consulting and doing real work as I was pursuing my MBA. Provided me with a tuition grant. Very entrepreneurial."

Research Assistant
in Urbana, IL

"Excellent place to start engineering career."

What do you like about working at University of Illinois?

"Excellent training, good colleagues."

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

"Nothing really."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work."

Postdoctoral Research Associate
in Urbana, IL

"A lot of flexibility to propose and implement new, innovative ideas."

Research Assistant
in Urbana, IL

"The best experience in research ever!"

What do you like about working at University of Illinois?

"The people, networking, and you learn LOTS."

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