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      Westat

      Engaged Employer

      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 category

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      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
      4.0
      Apr 8, 2013

      Very helpful easy work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      easy good pay good training

      Cons

      not enough hours cst not very nice

      3.0
      Apr 4, 2013

      Good benefits, flexibility; but sometimes boring work

      Research assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are a wide variety of projects and very knowledgeable people. There's a bit of flexibility and good work-life balance. The company offers strong benefits re: professional development, conference attendance, bonuses, stock, etc. The company isn't so much like many other research organizations that lay off staff once projects end--since there's a consistent flow of contracts, there's almost always some project to provide you coverage. However, this is a good place to start before moving on to graduate studies or some other position--Westat is a respected organization.

      Cons

      There are definitely high peaks of work around deadlines and proposal writing times, but there are many lulls in work that have made it difficult to remain engaged. Though there are many projects, your ability to work on different projects depends largely on your supervisor.

      3.0
      Apr 3, 2013

      Depends a lot on your project directors...

      Research assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good benefits, flexible working hours, some interesting work

      Cons

      One's experience at Westat depends so much on who is directing the projects that you are working on. As someone fresh out of college, the project director of the main project I was staffed on did not take the time to train me or nurture me as an employee. In addition, there are a lot of strange "research types" at Westat. For the most part, employees are older and have worked at Westat for the majority of their career.

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