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- "The people I worked with were great and that was one of the best reasons I enjoyed my work experience at ucla." (in 221 reviews)
- "The campus is beautiful and it is a dream place to work if you like research in social sciences." (in 180 reviews)
- "Hours are flexible and easily available with overtime pay for holidays and late night shifts." (in 158 reviews)
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- "Low pay and if you don’t publish you can really hurt your chances of getting a job after." (in 237 reviews)
- "Salary and raises very low for level of responsibilities and expectation (25% below fair market value)" (in 213 reviews)
- "Underpay research IT roles Managers have little insight into what makes for premiere worldclass research" (in 30 reviews)
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- 5.0Sep 19, 2023Teaching AssistantFormer EmployeeLos Angeles, CA
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It's a unique learning and leadership experience.
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You may get busy but pros>>cons.
- 5.0Jul 22, 2023Undergraduate Student ResearcherCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearWestwood, CA
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- Lots of options for laboratory work - Pay is decent and you can support yourself while in school - You have the opportunity to work with cutting edge research in interesting fields you can only access in school - Gives you a resume boost when applying to grad school Getting a good PI will allow you to flourish in your role while not being bogged down while doing schoolwork, so do your research and ask around before choosing a PI. I got lucky here, and my first lab was a great experience.
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- Your experience is heavily dependent on your PI and lab-mates - Some labs will ask you to put the lab-work before your school work - Lab work can be hard in general, so this isn't something you should consider if you just want to make money
I am a recent transfer student at UCLA for business Economics with a strong interest in sales and finance, particularly in the tech sector. I have a cousin who works as an SDR at Cloudflare, and I am eager to learn more about the industry and how to leverage my cousin's connection to gain experience. I am confident that I have the skills and aptitude necessary to succeed in a sales role, and I am open to any advice or suggestions.
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Hi everyone, I am a master's student at UCLA looking for summer 2023 internships in product/program/technical product/technical program management around the California. I have good experience in product and have worked on various projects in the past to gain the right skills. If anyone can help me get a referral/direct me to internships in these area, please let me know! its urgent! #networking #referral #product #program #help #internships
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Hey OP, I saw your post and wanted to offer some advice! If I were you, I'd talk to an academic advisor in your school who can direct you to people who frequently hire UCLA interns. There are always existing partnerships with the universities to help students in your position land summer internships. If that avenue doesn't work, I'd take a look at all of the contacts you know on LinkedIn. It's always better to try and apply via internal contacts/referrals, and finding someone you know personally will be better than finding someone on Fishbowl :)
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Do you ever feel self conscious about the undergrad school you went to? I used to be pretty proud of it, since it’s an ok school (think UCLA, Berkeley, UMich) and was great for my program, but running in bigger circles (especially the pre-MBA crowd) and seeing how much value people place on brand name has me feeling weird.
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It’s what you do with the degree that matters. People flex the degree when they can’t flex their job and know it’s enough
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UCLA has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 5,143 reviews left anonymously by employees. 78% of employees would recommend working at UCLA to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
78% of UCLA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated UCLA 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at UCLA to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be culture, management, compensation.
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Recruiting for the following year's summer will happen in the fall to early winter - don't wait til spring to have a resume ready - if you're a rising Jr right now, you should get a start on that stuff asap to be ready for this upcoming fall for internships, etc