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      4.0

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (503 total reviews)

      Jason Matheny

      53% approve of CEO

      35% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      RAND has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 503 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The RAND employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      503 reviews
      1.0
      May 22, 2021

      Toxic workplace

      Policy researcher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      flexible schedule is the only one

      Cons

      rampant incompetence and toxic workplace

      3.0
      Dec 16, 2020

      Good Job

      Senior policy analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some amazing leaders, generally great work/life Balance, good Flexibility, decent benefits

      Cons

      Terrible inequality via a caste system, ossified management in some departments

      4.0
      Mar 30, 2018

      Great RA experience if you’re looking for defense work

      Research assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Very flexible work environment -Awesome, knowledgeable colleagues -Great stamp on your resume for young aspiring researchers -RAND publishes a lot so you’ll have the opportunity to be a coauthor which is a boost for grad applications -Interesting research projects that have real world implications -Great for self-starters and motivated post grads

      Cons

      As many have mentioned, the coverage situation forces some people to take on uninteresting (terrible) projects but have great coverage opportunities. If you’re looking for research experience outside of defense, good luck! Unless you were specifically hired for a unit(health/education), it’s difficult to find work outside of defense. And based on my experience, some projects have questionable methodologies and research motives. You’ll have to spend some unpaid time to develop skills (eg programming) or meet new researchers to get coverage. Schmooze your way to great projects and choose your project leaders wisely!! Accept that you’ll probably accept bad apples just to enjoy the good ones. Be a self-starter and plan out what you want to achieve within the 3 years time frame RAs are restricted to.

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