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      Harvard University reviews

      4.2

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (4,072 total reviews)

      Alan Garber

      80% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Senior management

      Harvard University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,072 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Harvard 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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      4K reviews
      4.0
      Apr 26, 2017

      Best benefits for full-time workers, connections for part-time

      Office assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Tuition Assistance Program/Plan (TAP) allows you to take courses at H for close to free; Attracts intelligent, hard-working, career focused individuals and co-workers; Room for growth if in Admin; Health insurance and offerings incomparable - unparalleled coverage; Harvard looking towards increasing diversity.

      Cons

      Long hours can be demanding, depending on school; Decentralized schools run by separate administrations with different policies

      4.0
      Apr 5, 2017

      Interesting Place but hard to be impact as staff

      Research analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Harvard overall is a good employer. It offer fantastic benefits including subsidized education at Harvard, great medical (access to world's best doctors at Harvard Med and other perks. Administrative work can be fascinating. You are a part of a team that helps run one of the world's most prestigious and high impact research universities. Great colleagues, everyone is incredibly smart, kind, and fun to be around. Depending on the group, your work can be interesting, challenging, and very meaningful. There are opportunities to jump across groups, schools, and departments at the University. So you can redefine yourself in many ways. For example I was able to jump from IT to the provost office.

      Cons

      Career advancement is challenging. There is an attempt to get better at defining career progression maps, but they're often incomplete or not fully thought out. It's hard to get feedback on how to grow within the organization and performance reviews tend to be vague. You're at a non-profit, so salary is often a bit under market. Raises are essentially the equivalent of cost of living adjustments usually in the 2-3% range. Staff are often second class citizens to faculty, students, and researchers. It can be difficult to engage the academic community and often the interaction is discouraged. There is a bit of underhanded classism, though its not malicious or intentional. You're more likely to be heard and respected if you have a phd, or have an IVY (really Harvard) degree attached to your name.

      4.0
      Mar 14, 2017

      9 months here so far, and no plans to leave anytime soon

      Staff assistant iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Really good benefits, supportive coworkers (at least in my office), lots of resources and professional development opportunities available

      Cons

      Really large organization means sometimes it can take a really long time to get things fixed, and there's a lot of one office does things this way and another office does things this way so the learning curve can be a little difficult at the start.

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