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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 150 University of Michigan Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.1
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
4.1
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"As a graduate student research assistant, your job is to test and execute any ideas a professor has for a particular research topic. Whenever you are able to add some insight you are expected to do so. The job is part-time but will cover all tuition costs so it is well worth it."
Posted 10 years ago in Ann Arbor, MI
Website Designer

"I am now the part-time website designer in school. And this job is mainly about website design, programming and content management."

Person You Work For 3.3 / 5 People You Work With 3.3 / 5 Work Setting 3.3 / 5
Support You Get 3.3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.3 / 5
Company Culture 3.3 / 5 Way You Work 3.3 / 5
University of Michigan Employee

"I think University of Michigan, Ann arbor is a very excellent university, and actually it is."

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
University of Michigan Employee

"This is very subjective since each person is typically supervised by a different individual."

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
Environmental Services Specialist

What do you like about working at University of Michigan?

"Time flew by. I was always busy and time seemed to disappear."

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

"Make sure you grow in the areas you are interested in."

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

"Scheduling was lacking. Gossip at every turn. Management took forever to fully handle a problem."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would hire people instead of constantly have them be temporary. I would be consistent with the scheduling."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Lead Statistician

"Very productive, flexible work hours, lots of vacation time."

What do you like about working at University of Michigan?

"High productivity, great fame, environment, flexibility, vacation, dynamic, sports, resources, great services."

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

"Not good salary, no bonus, not much mingling events of boss-employee."

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

What do you like about working at University of Michigan?

"It's a very good place to work and people here are very energetic."

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

"It's a very good place to work. I would really encourage one to apply."

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

"The research I am working on will take years to come to real life. I would like to work on something a bit more fast paced."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I don't have any suggestion as such since its a university it has its own advantages and issues."

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 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
University of Michigan Employee
Work Setting 3 / 5 Company Culture 4 / 5
Security Officer

What do you like about working at University of Michigan?

"The diversity within the health system is a positive attribute."

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

"Great benefits, good pay. Not a lot of room for advancement."

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

"Lack of communication within department and with other departments. Inconsistancy with supervisors."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get to know my employees, and stand up for them when they deserve it."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Graduate Teaching Assistant

What do you like about working at University of Michigan?

"I liked having free library access to research materials and the fact that I had my own desk."

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

"Make sure you have a great academic advisor because otherwise the university will not help you."

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

"The university did not support me when my advisor abandoned me. They let me sink after my advisor prevented me from swimming."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would support Ph.D. students by carefully matching them with their advisors based on personality type."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

"Excellent."

What do you like about working at University of Michigan?

"The work environment and the people. Very nice work ethics."

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

"Just be ready to have fun."

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

"It is a great place to work, everything is perfect."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work, just keep it up with others."

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 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Intern

"Good internship experience."

What do you like about working at University of Michigan?

"Great chance to see the newest development in the next generation hybrid vehicle."

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

"Really easy to be an intern at U of M."

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

"The payment and the benefit is too low. Also, mostly working with other graduate students instead of professor."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Professor should spend more time and ideas to the project."

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

"Interesting and challenging work."

What do you like about working at University of Michigan?

"The large scale of the work environment, and the diversity of my fellow employees."

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

"Just be who you are, do an honest job, and don't worry about being rewarded."

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

"Too much political infighting and not enough openness to creative solutions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To give more trust and credit to employees regardless of the department."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Graphic Designer

"Enjoy it very much and would make it a career if possible."

What do you like about working at University of Michigan?

"The opportunity to increase my graphic design skills everyday I walk into the office."

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

"Upgrades softwares used for graphic design from CS3 platforms to the most current CS 5.5."

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

"Paid by the hour and only the opportunity to work as an employee while being a student at the University."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Potentially look to hiring a full time graphic designer in order to maintain a professional appearance."

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

What do you like about working at University of Michigan?

"Flexibility, independence, awarding degrees, travel opportunities, IT access, discounted software."

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

"Overall a good place with some prestige, but can be limited by time wasted with bureaucratic stuff and department politics."

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

"Low pay, threatening union, weak job security, can be stressful."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow departments more flexibility to set compensation. Resist the union."

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

University of Michigan Reviews FAQs

Is University of Michigan a good company to work for?

University of Michigan has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 150 University of Michigan Review Ratings left anonymously by University of Michigan employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 97% of employees would recommend working at University of Michigan.

Does University of Michigan pay their employees well?

University of Michigan employees earn $35,000 annually on average, or $17 per hour, which is 47% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 87 University of Michigan employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find University of Michigan Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at University of Michigan?

97% of employees would recommend working at University of Michigan with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated University of Michigan 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at University of Michigan?

According to our data, the highest paying job at University of Michigan is a Senior Software Engineer at $188,000 annually. Browse University of Michigan Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at University of Michigan?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at University of Michigan is a Computer Science Tutor at $14,000 annually. Browse University of Michigan Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at University of Michigan?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at University of Michigan to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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