University of Massachusetts Employee Reviews for Teaching Assistant

"I have worked with my adviser (Dr. Haiping Xu) for two years. He taught me how to be a good TA, and how to work responsibility and flexible."

"It's very pleasure to work with my professor in these two years. How to be a good TA and had an opportunity to communicate with students."

"I worked in the Chemistry Department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst for 5 years and found it to be an intellectually stimulating environment. This department is highly collaborative and open, and conscientious of the needs of students. It has a high standard of excellence with regard to the quality of the research undertaken and seeks to instill within students a sense of pride and responsibility in the work that they do."

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"It offered the opportunity to take ownership of many of the subjects I just recently studied obtaining engineering degree."

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

"valuable experience in handling multiple tasks will be gained, remember to be fair and prompt in grading."

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

"It was only a teaching assistant job, to earn stipend for graduate degree."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A more structured grading scheme would make it simpler, but I realize the importance of having judgement and constant revisement of grading scheme."

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"I really liked engaging the students in class to ask questions and be free thinkers."

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

"Maintain a high GPA and always make yourself available for students and professors."

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

"My boss was embarrassingly inefficient in regards to organization and communication. I believe she had severe OCD, which made it very hard to please her in my personal style of organizing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management needs to e-mail back on time and not ask ridiculous personal favors that don't pertain to your job description."