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4.0

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,432 total reviews)
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51% positive business outlook

Columbia University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,432 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Columbia University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
May 21, 2012

It's ok

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You work in one of the best Universities in the country. Possibility of doing a lot of networking Lots os meetings, talks, conferences you can attend

Cons

Salary is low (but that is true for all postdoc positions) You expect more state-of-the-art technology Some equipment is really old

3.0
May 19, 2012

Not excessively stimulating but goo overall.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Not too much work, the staff is friendly and always willing to help, fun working in a university environment

Cons

- Not much interesting work, the pay is pretty bad (but not for the amount of hours required), need more feeback

4.0
May 18, 2012

good

Recommend
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Pros

good for CV, experience and working environment

Cons

bad healthcare, not enough vacation

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