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      Westat

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      Westat reviews

      3.6

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (712 total reviews)
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      Scott Royal

      77% approve of CEO

      29% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Westat has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 712 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Westat 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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      712 reviews
      2.0
      Nov 22, 2013

      Decent hourly pay rate, but employment is strictly temporary and limited.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Decent hourly rate. Professional and pleasant management and other staff.

      Cons

      Employment is strictly temporary, lasting for an extremely limited amount of time. Field employees are not provided with a work vehicle. Employees who have performed well are not rewarded with long term or full time positions.

      3.0
      Nov 21, 2013

      Solid company with decent benefits but below average salaries.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Company offer pretty good benefits such as health care, 401k, bonuses, and stocks.

      Cons

      A lot of management seem like smart people with no management skills.

      4.0
      Nov 13, 2013

      Comfortable "Research" for Feds

      Research associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Good, smart, dedicated helpful people, caring leadership -Nice work environment -Smart business longterm thinking-- keep staff funded across projects, so when 1 funding source dries up, you don't find yourself suddenly gone. Staff feel secure, treated professionally, and focus well on their work, and doing their best. -Good place to start out and learn -Great work/life balance -A company with a good, solid, reliable reputation to produce quality for large-scale research (e.g., massive longitudinal surveys) projects, surveys, etc.

      Cons

      -Professional advancement is very limited, no matter how smart you are or how hard you work. -Don't expect state-of-the-art stuff-- IT, creative thinking, or quick-moving anything. -As with many research places, admin support is skimpy and disconnected from project teams. It can cause needless chaos and poor morale. -Mid-level leadership is not really leading staff in the latest tech and research, actually lagging

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