McGill University Reviews

Pros

exciting learning environment, flexibility, support for intensive learning, advice and support in building your CV

Cons

salary may vary depending on your ability to negotiate and the fairness of your supervisor

Advice to Senior Management

make available statistics on salary ranges for postdoctoral fellows in different departments

Pros

It has a good system for a research

Cons

Relatively low salaries and too high taxes

Pros

Amazing teaching assets to help me learn complicated financial problems and gain a better knowledge of financial markets.

Cons

The grading scheme is extremely flawed and makes it a competition between students for marks rather than a shared learning experience.

Advice to Senior Management

Change the grading scheme to better reflect absolute performance rather than relative performance.

Pros

It is an amazing place to work for because they have great hours and a solid pension after 20 years of working

Cons

The strikes are getting more frequent in the recent years and they interfere with the daily activities of the University.

Advice to Senior Management

The strikes are getting more frequent in the recent years and they interfere with the daily activities of the University.

Pros

McGill has a great location which makes it attractive for many people.
McGill has global brand name which could be useful

Cons

Too much of micro management especially if you are in the research area (not sure about upper management).
Not much growth opportunity

Pros

Depending on the professors you work with, you could have very reasonable hours. The workload is not too much and allows the time to focus on your research for you studies.

Cons

The pay is not great and moving between fields of study is not very easy. A lot of experience required at entry.

Advice to Senior Management

They should be more supportive of student that have recently graduated their undergraduate studies and are looking for jobs as teaching assistants.

Pros

- great community, relaxed people and relatively smart
- great sense of team work
- good brand on your CV

Cons

- low pay and benefits are good only if you're a full-time worker

Advice to Senior Management

- try to improve knowledge management and sharing

Pros

- flexible hours
-student job
-opportunity to network

Cons

- Lacking in opportunities of advancement

Pros

student friendly, resourceful and freedom to choose and work

Cons

high fees for inter national students and less funding oppurtunities

Advice to Senior Management

no advices.. good managaement

Pros

One of the best institutions around the World that offer education in a wide array of disciplines. Truly a place to be.

Cons

At times you feel the management asks too much of you and does not remunerate you according to the labor that you put in.

Advice to Senior Management

Adjust the salaries of the professors upwards and extend towards them greater support in allowing them to teach in a manner that they find optimal rather than what the hod does.