US Department of the Interior Reviews

I have been working at US Department of the Interior as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Flexible work schedule and family friendly

Cons – Takes time for promotion but that's throughout the Federal Government

Advice to Senior Management – Keep Hiring the youth you are doing a great job investing in the future

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at US Department of the Interior full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good culture, smart people, diverse mission

Cons – Poor communication, lack of future planning

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at US Department of the Interior as an intern for more than 3 years

Pros – Good experience
Amazing people to work with
Great benefits

Cons – Low pay
politics are taking over the mission of the agency
job security is not at its finest

Advice to Senior Management – recognize your students more often, being we are severely underpaid for the work we do, we should be recognized as more then just students and more of a team member

– I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at US Department of the Interior full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good projects, interactions and mission for the American people. I believe that we can truly make a difference with the projects and tasks we complete.

Cons – Not able to complete projects due to budget constraints and changing political will. It is frustrating to work on projects only to have them continually cancelled.

Advice to Senior Management – Encourage more employee development

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at US Department of the Interior part-time for more than a year

Pros – Very hands on internship with a wealth of networking and mentorship opportunities. The program is focused on both personal and professional development while introducing undergrads to operations of the federal government

Cons – There are very few cons that I can think of in relation to this internship. The only drawback is that it is a significant time commitment for undergraduates who are also full time students.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at US Department of the Interior for more than 10 years

Pros – Job Security - At least for now
Benefits

Cons – Too much favortism
Morale is declining fast
No opportunity for learning new skills or rotation of assignment for career growth
No training except for upper management
Financial system used is not user friendly and frustrating to learn
Possible layoffs coming

Advice to Senior Management – I left because DOI offered an early-out that targeted my position. I would ask for a transfers but was continuously denied. In my former organization, there was no opportunity for training and/or career growth. It was also disappointing that only select people were allowed to work from home. Employee surveys are great, and management says they take these into account and are listening, but they aren't and end up doing what they want to do anyway. There is also a great deal of favortism throughout the organization. Money that could be used for employee training is wasted on unnecessary things such as consultants who recommend changing the name of the organization.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at US Department of the Interior

Pros – Federal government job security/benefits.
Interesting work.

Cons – Government pay is less than private sector.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at US Department of the Interior

Pros – My manager is very reasonable and is easy to ask assistance.
My team works great together to deliver project on time

Cons – too much documentation and procedures.

Advice to Senior Management – plase communicate with employee honestly about the the budget cut and IT Transformation

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at US Department of the Interior

Pros – Parks! Fish! Wildlife! Public Lands!

Cons – In the West, the Government is the Department of the Interior.
Westerners don;t like the government.
Coincidence?

Advice to Senior Management – Organize! I would have said "re-organize" if that didn't falsely imply that DOI had been organized in the past...

I worked at US Department of the Interior

Pros – This was an internship that paid well, but the opportunity for advancement within the organization did not occur. When the funding ended, the position ended

Cons – There was not always direct communication from higher management about the work requirements. The projects I worked on were not always the projects the higher managment wanted to be done.

Advice to Senior Management – Make opportunities for interns to advance to perm positions within the organization

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend