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4.0

91% would recommend to a friend

(164 total reviews)

Jaime Matyas

55% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Student Conservation Association has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 164 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Student Conservation Association 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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164 reviews
5.0
Feb 20, 2018

Found My Calling

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Pros

One of the best reasons to work with the Student Conservation Association is the quality of the people who both work there and apply to work there. It brings together people of all ages with a desire to work in the environmental field without being too restrictive based on experience - they are the best way to develop your background in environmental work, and they'll help you find your dream job along the way.

Cons

The only problem that I have with the SCA is also one of the reasons why they are able to be so great at what they do - turnover is high, as with most positions in the environmental field, because the bulk of the jobs they offer are low-paying. Since they are largely taxpayer-funded but have an ever-growing demand for work, they need people willing to do fun, exciting work for little.

3.0
Jan 30, 2018

Program Director

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Pros

What's not to like about the mission? Youth, environment, work experience. A lot of great people - staff and interns - who are mission-aligned and have big hearts. The organization has deep history and has accomplished a tremendous amount.

Cons

The leadership was isolated in a rural part of the US and consequently was not able to embrace quickly enough the importance of having staff and policies/programs that reflected the urban communities it served. It's catching up in some ways but in many ways it was too late--and they lost a lot of the committed, innovative young professionals who reflect the diversity of our US cities and the youth we served.

5.0
Jan 11, 2018

Great Group of Conservation Stewards!

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Pros

Connections Field Experience Great Communal Values Projects vary and you often get to travel to beautiful, one of a kind places

Cons

Long Hours Often go without guidance due to isolation in field

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