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4.2
Average Rating
(based on 40 West Virginia University Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.2
Growth Opportunities
3.9
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.6
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.4
Way You Work
4.5
Work Setting
4.2
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Collections Manager

"It is a great place to work while you are still in school."

What do you like about working at West Virginia University?

"Pretty well organized. Great, friendly, and helpful advisers and coworkers."

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

"This job involves West Virginia University students with mostly undergraduate students and some graduate students that are majoring in this particular department"

What don't you like about working at West Virginia University?

"Its an hourly paying job without benefits or insurance coverage."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Its fine how it is because of what they're for."

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

"WVU is a great place to work with plenty of advancement opportunities, strong benefits, and generous time off."

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

"I believe working as a graduate research assistant is very similar to working as an engineer in the industry. I have to spend too much time on my research to complete my thesis and coursework. There are some times that I need to work extra because of extra tasks that assign from my professor."

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

"Working for WVU Tech was a great experience."

What do you like about working at West Virginia University?

"Freedom to design and teach classes the way I wanted to without repercussions."

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

"Sell yourself well. The amount of freedom given to a worker is a direct result of how much they believe you know the material you are teaching."

What don't you like about working at West Virginia University?

"The compensation for a part time worker was low, but that is to be expected for a state worker."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Having incentives for workers will create more loyalty. There seems to be a high turnover rate for part time employees."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Graduate Research Assistant
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.6 / 5
Company Culture 3.8 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant

"Learning new concepts and applying them to real world scenarios"

What do you like about working at West Virginia University?

"Its an academic environment where there is a chance to learn new ideas and information from colleagues and Phd candidates"

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

"Very good academic prowess and be able to learn new concepts very rapidly"

What don't you like about working at West Virginia University?

"I live everything about working for this company but there is limited level of advancement"

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

"I have been working has a Graduate Research Assistant since two years. My advisor, Dr.Lawrence Hornak has been very supportive and always motivated me to present the best in me."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Graduate Research Assistant
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.1 / 5
Company Culture 4.1 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Extension Specialist
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Computer Lab Technician
Work Setting 5 / 5 Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5
Growth Opportunities 3.5 / 5 Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Project Engineer
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.4 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.1 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Lab Assistant
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.3 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.6 / 5
Computational Chemist

"It's graduate school so its challenging, but WVU is a great school with good people."

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

"I love working for the University and my current supervisor, I am just in need of something more substantial so that I can start my professional career."

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
West Virginia University Employee

"Great professors, below avg compensation, amazing learning 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

West Virginia University Reviews FAQs

Is West Virginia University a good company to work for?

West Virginia University has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 40 West Virginia University Review Ratings left anonymously by West Virginia University employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at West Virginia University.

Does West Virginia University pay their employees well?

West Virginia University employees earn $30,000 annually on average, or $14 per hour, which is 55% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 23 West Virginia University employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find West Virginia University Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at West Virginia University?

100% of employees would recommend working at West Virginia University with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated West Virginia University 4.2 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.9 for Growth Opportunities and 4.4 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at West Virginia University?

According to our data, the highest paying job at West Virginia University is a Senior Scientist at $91,000 annually. Browse West Virginia University Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at West Virginia University?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at West Virginia University is a Researcher at $10,000 annually. Browse West Virginia University Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at West Virginia University?

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

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