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      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (4,263 total reviews)

      Sally Kornbluth

      91% approve of CEO

      77% positive business outlook

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      MIT has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,263 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MIT 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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      4.0
      Aug 19, 2015

      Research Assistant

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Endless opportunities for networking, scientific education and access to innovation. A flexible work environment, allowing good work-life balance. MIT affiliation opens up opportunities outside the institute.

      Cons

      Collaboration is minimal. An intense research environment. Many people are unhappy. Nature of work is very unexpected and PI dependent.

      5.0
      Aug 18, 2015

      Great school

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The people, the resources, the people again

      Cons

      the cost (if you dont get finaid)

      5.0
      Aug 18, 2015

      Postdoc at MIT

      Postdoctoral research associate
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The institution has great admin, they will always try to to help you out any way they can. They are pretty large though and you can expect some delays and emails bouncing around a lot. The institute has an awesome brand name and this will help you get your foot in the door or at least get people to read your resume and cover letter. Also there are unparallelled networking opportunities with many brilliant and motivated people, who are generally nice and oftentimes somewhat quirky. being in the middle of the Kendall Cambridge area helps a lot to meet new people and get in touch with the professional scientific and business community

      Cons

      The biggest negative is the same as in every other academic institution worldwide: you are at the grace of your supervisor, they wield all the power over your career. For most job prospects you require their cover letter and oftentimes their network to even get taken seriously by some employers. This con is obviously not unique to MIT, but despite all their values about student and postdoc right they not actively protect the mentees from their mentors enough, then it is necessary. Overall you are a small part in a big machine and you can get easily lost among the cogs.

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