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    Northwestern University Reviews

    Updated January 19, 2019
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    1. "Great gig while taking classes"

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      Former Employee - Student Employee in Evanston, IL
      Former Employee - Student Employee in Evanston, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Northwestern University (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Everything is so close in Evanston.

      Cons

      You're stuck in a bureaucratic nightmare.

    2. "Positive"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Northwestern University part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      great health benefits, happy (well-funded) campus

      Cons

      the usual grinding halt of bureaucratic red-tape.

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    3. "Great place to work to gain experience; tough job"

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      Current Employee - Senior Help Desk Analyst in Evanston, IL
      Current Employee - Senior Help Desk Analyst in Evanston, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Northwestern University part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great, supportive culture. Lot of opportunity for learning and advancement.

      Cons

      Little free time and more stress compared to other jobs around campus.

    4. "Developer at NU"

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      Current Employee - Developer in Evanston, IL
      Current Employee - Developer in Evanston, IL
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Northwestern University full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The academic environment is great for growth and self-education.

      Cons

      Not sure there are any.

    5. "Administrative Assistant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Northwestern University full-time

      Pros

      GREAT benefits. The benefits alone are amazing.

      Cons

      Not a great company culture. Everyone kind of keeps to themselves.

    6. "meh"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Northwestern University full-time

      Pros

      Benefits package is great with lots of options

      Cons

      leadership expectations are not consistent

    7. "Clinical Research Coordinator"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Great benefits. Prestigious institution.

      Cons

      Not enough diversity. Pay not high enough.

    8. "fun job"

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      Former Employee - Office Manager (/Office Assistant) for CTD Leapfrog/Spark in Evanston, IL
      Former Employee - Office Manager (/Office Assistant) for CTD Leapfrog/Spark in Evanston, IL
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      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Northwestern University full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Hired with no prior work experience (other than babysitting)

      Opportunities to work with children, but not primarily responsible for them

      Medium-energy position with high-energy periods - minor emergencies flare up, but it's mostly humdrum administrative work

      Management (at least the people you interact with) are very competent, pleasant people

      Job security - every spring, CTD sends offers to well-performing O.A.'s, no need to re-apply

      Cons

      High staff turnover in low-level/summer-only positions (summer-only staff are HS/college students who move on to higher-level positions elsewhere).

      Difficult to build connections with individual students.

      Job can be tedious during slow parts of day; bring a book

      Most O.A. positions are off-campus, but if you get hired for the on-campus position, you will spend much of June crouched in a warm, stuffy, dark basement, sorting supplies into boxes. Bring music and you'll be good.

    9. "Required by glass door"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      I love working in my field. I have a great team.

      Cons

      Research supports staff seem over worked. Weekends holidays and heavy work loads are required of the staff.

      Advice to Management

      Rotate annually through position they oversee.

    10. "Great Institute; Nice work environment; Enough resources"

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      Current Employee - Graduate Research Assistant in Evanston, IL
      Current Employee - Graduate Research Assistant in Evanston, IL

      I have been working at Northwestern University (More than a year)

      Pros

      Professors and collaborators are very enthusiastic, knowledgeable and helpful. The university has good resources and the work environment is really great!

      Cons

      Only con I feel is that Chicago/Evanston gets pretty cold during Winter.