Working at University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN: 35 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Knoxville, TN Area

"I've worked for the University of TN for over 8 years performing Davis-Bacon Wage surveys for the US DoL."

"I have been working with the PROaCT research group at the University of Tennessee for over 7 years. It is an excellent work environment with engaging, knowledgable, and supportive people. The research areas range a broad spectrum and prepare you for applying a wide array of analytical techniques to any system or signals processing job."

"People around here are very nice, and working environment is pretty good."

"I have studied and worked at Dept of BCMB, University of Tennessee for more than five years and found it to be exciting place and learned a lot through my interaction with my supervisor, grad students and other faculty."

"The University of Tennessee was very good to me. I was in need of a temporary internship, and my university found one for me, working on Vanadium Redox Batteries."

"It was a wonderful and fulfilling job"

What do you like about working at University of Tennessee?

"I was able to work independently but I always had a support network at my disposal."

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

"I do not a any suggestions other than to be honest."

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

"I rarely was able to take my vacation time due to constant software builds being deployed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest more temp workers to cover vacations and illness."

What do you like about working at University of Tennessee?

"I liked everything about working for Dr. Doug Birdwell and the Computer Engineering Department. My position was eliminated when the Department's funding was cut"

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

"Be honest. Know what you do know and Know what you don't know. And what you don't know, be willing to research it and after that ask for help when you need it"

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

"Everything was great. Great work environment and LOTS of opportunities to learn new systems new skills"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I simply wasn't there long enough to experience any difficulty with management. They were all great and supportive"

"Researching at UT provided a lot of hands-on experience"

What do you like about working at University of Tennessee?

"I like the various projects that I was exposed to and the hand-on experience."

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

"Be yourself and be willing to learn. Go in with the perspective that you don't know anything but its an adventure to learn."

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

"There were very limited funds for projects and also the equipment needed be repaired before concepts could be carried out."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Invest more funding into the equipment development as well as maintenance of the equipment"

What do you like about working at University of Tennessee?

"As a higher education center, there are a lot of opportunity to interact with varied individuals and talents."

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

"Represent yourself in a professional, conservative manner. Innovation and forward thinking is discouraged especially in interviews."

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

"My department has a manager that has unreasonable expectations on project timelines. Additionally the manager does not have any knowledge of the work performed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Utilize a more progressive reward system to help satisfy the employees."

"My experience was amazing and invaluable."

What do you like about working at University of Tennessee?

"Teaching students, preparing lectures, office hours,and extra review sessions were all things I liked about working specifically with my class. However, in terms of working in the statistics department at the University, I would say the main thing that I valued and appreciated above all else was the availability of all our faculty to answer any questions we may had."

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

"No, I don't have too much advice with interviewing for a position in our department other than the fact that your academic work and transcripts are strongly considered before actually being able to retain an assistantship especially a teaching assistantship. My only advice would be to work as hard as possible regarding your coursework to be considered for a position there."

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

"Sometimes having to try and accommodate all other students' schedules could be difficult. We had a very strict system which required students to show proof of their absences and other scheduled events and sometimes it became a little hard to discern what indeed was an 'acceptable absence' and what was not."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"No suggestions whatsoever, we have a really great department at the university. The tenured professors have been there for a long time and have pretty much mastered, in my opinion, clear and attainable responsibilities for all instructors."

What do you like about working at University of Tennessee?

"I can learn a lot of knowledge and other things in the company"

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

"show you intelligent, talent and confident work hard and quick"

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

"sometimes the working atmosphere is not so friendly and happy"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"be more encouraging and friendly to the students instead of criticizing them"

What do you like about working at University of Tennessee?

"Working as a team and working with different knids of customers."

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

"I have nothing to complain for this position and everything is good at the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They have done a great job in management. I have no suggestions."