University of Phoenix Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"It was a good jumping off point to start learning .NET."

What do you like about working at University of Phoenix?

"Employees received free education either online or in the classroom."

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

"Expect that quality will not be as important as you are used to."

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

"It's a mixed bag. There's good teams to work on and not so good teams to be on. Their reputation is well known among developers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve the quality of education. The curriculum was pretty light the last time I checked."

What do you like about working at University of Phoenix?

"I love working with students, celebrating successes, and trouble-shooting problems. I like the semi-flexible schedule."

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

"Make sure you get in detail what the expectations are as far as performance. A lot of new employees are disenchanted when they get past training."

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

"Every moment recorded, inconsistent expectations, late hours and weekends, long commute/no work from home option."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The company needs to walk the talk more; often we hear about policies being implemented but then we see no progress on these initiatives. Also,lay-offs loom threateningly over our heads."

"I used to work for the University of Phoenix for 8 years. When I first started working there I found the company to be exciting, motivating, and a great atmosphere. Since then they have come on hard times and have set up new rules and policies that made it stressful and not rewarding."

"I worked at UOP since 2007. After 2010 things got ugly. Co-workers were unhappy and I felt like I was doing something wrong by enrolling students who were not ready to be students."

"5 years of hell. Do not recommend this company to others."

What do you like about working at University of Phoenix?

"I love the people that I worked with and the students that I got to enroll and build relationships with."

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

"Role play! Practice pretending that you are on a phone with a potential student. Go over you name and the agenda of what you do. Also, remember that this is a sales job even though you don't get commission for any of it. But it is a sales job."

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

"Management had no idea on how to manage the new vision of the University of Phoenix, no room for growth, no promotional move, and leadership did not care about employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Know what the true definition of what leadership is because people don't care what you know until you show that you care. That is the bottom line."

"Faculty committee is not as good as it used to be. A lot of unqualified full-time faculty members out there at UOPX evaluating adjunct faculty members in the areas that they don't have expertise in."

"Positive work environment."

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

"Have a positive attitude and if you are want to further your education, then this is a great place to do so."

"Very cheap in pay, only interested in numbers and not students or employees."

What do you like about working at University of Phoenix?

"At first it appeared to be a good place to work, but as the pressure to produce profits and numbers became overwhelming, it went down quickly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Rethink the way to see employees and remember you are a university first and not just a profit center."

What do you like about working at University of Phoenix?

"Working with people, getting them to overcome their own stalls and fears to commit to their future."

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

"Research the company first, check out the local environment, bring your cultural diversity training and to invest the time to know the employer."

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

"I dislike the fact the local campuses are run by an under trained management staff. It's one thing to be a good seller and a good manager."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn your product, local environment, cultural diversity training and to invest the time to know the employee."

"Greatest private university that can reach anyone, anywhere!"

What do you like about working at University of Phoenix?

"Flexibility and the ability to reach so many diverse students."

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

"Yes, be honest and put your best foot forward!"

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

"Nothing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep reaching out to your facilitators for feedback... we have so many things on our minds to share."

"Worst company I've ever worked for."

"Do well in sales or get laid off."