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      First Student

      Engaged Employer

      First Student reviews

      3.7

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (3,734 total reviews)

      John Kenning

      72% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Senior management

      First Student has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,734 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Student employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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      4K reviews
      3.0
      Apr 24, 2011

      it was okay

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It had some good and bad qualities to this job. There are actually a lot of interesting people that work there.

      Cons

      It has quite a lot downsides to working for this company. The salary is not as high as it was expected

      4.0
      Jan 7, 2011

      Very easy job

      Customer service
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      First Student: a unique place to work in that it is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). As an FFRDC, it is a private not-for-profit corporation chartered in the public interest. (Actually, MITRE operates three FFRDCs; one for DoD, one for the FAA, and one for the Department of the Treasury).

      Cons

      As an FFRDC, the total number staff and the total dollar revenue than can be applied to the sponsor organizations is capped by Congress (this is true of all FFRDCs). This cap (or ceiling as it is known within MITRE) is rarely increased and when it is, it is usually by a small amount. In fact, in the mid 1990s, the ceiling was decreased in line with the declining DoD budgets which resulted in limited reductions in force (layoffs).

      3.0
      Jul 10, 2010

      Great

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      family friendly with bringing kids along

      Cons

      Not any at this time

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