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University of Southern California Reviews
Updated Dec 6, 2023
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Found 4,438 of over 5K reviews
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Pros
- "Benefits are great if you're interested in pursuing a master's or if you have a family" (in 331 reviews)
- "The campus is beautiful and the university provides a lot of resources for full time employees." (in 98 reviews)
Cons
- "A culture of protecting faculty and leadership that compromises ethics, a bureaucracy that inhibits productivity and poor leadership" (in 25 reviews)
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- 5.0Dec 5, 2023Quantitative ResearcherCurrent Employee
Pros
nice WLB and most ppl are nice
Cons
no money and expensing living in LA
- 5.0Dec 4, 2023Graduate StudentCurrent Employee
Pros
Great opportunity to make connections
Cons
Expensive tuition and unsafe at night
- 5.0Nov 13, 2023Student WorkerFormer Employee, more than 1 yearLos Angeles, CA
Pros
I loved working here! Very nice staff and they're very flexible with your schedule. It is an easy job and you can learn it fast. It also allows you connect with other students which is nice. I actually made a good friend there.
Cons
No cons really. Maybe if you are not STEM or film major you won't learn a lot from it but it's good if you're just trying to sustain yourself financially.
University of Southern California Response3wThank you for your feedback and kind review. We are so glad to hear that your experience with us was positive. It is wonderful to hear that you feel supported by your peers and supervisors. Your review affirms the hard work that we put in to foster a culture that aligns with our values and standards at USC. Fight On!
- 5.0Nov 26, 2023Gameplay ProgrammerFormer Employee
Pros
You can do a big game project for a year, and that will be a valuable experience for you.
Cons
I can't think about cons.
- 5.0Nov 29, 2023GraderCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearLos Angeles, CA
Pros
Flexible and not bad pay
Cons
Take some time during the weekends
- 5.0Nov 26, 2023Research AssistantCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearLos Angeles, CA
Pros
Flexibility with work hours, interesting research projects to work on
Cons
Low pay, which is understandable as it is an undergraduate RA-ship
- 5.0Nov 28, 2023InternshipCurrent EmployeeLos Angeles, CA
Pros
good inclusivity and diversity for students and teachers
Cons
it's okay for the environment
- 5.0Nov 24, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearChicago, IL
Pros
Solid opportunity to get more pharmaceutical industry experience before transitioning into full time position.
Cons
Takes forever to get reimbursements for travel.
- 4.0Dec 4, 2023Admission CounselorCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearLos Angeles, CA
Pros
Over-time adds up if you get to travel
Cons
They use hourly pay so they do not have to increase your pay when minimum wage increases
- 4.0Dec 5, 2023Research AssistantFormer EmployeeLos Angeles, CA
Pros
connections and building you up for industry-level jobs
Cons
As collaboration is key, colleagues with bad work habits can affect you adversely
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University of Southern California has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 4,852 reviews left anonymously by employees. 80% of employees would recommend working at University of Southern California to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
80% of University of Southern California employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated University of Southern California 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at University of Southern California to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be culture, management.
