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      4.2

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (3,087 total reviews)
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      67% positive business outlook

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      Yale University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,087 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Yale University 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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      3.0
      Sep 21, 2015

      postdoc

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      Pros

      proximity to cities in the northeast

      Cons

      bad traffic around new haven area

      4.0
      Sep 20, 2015

      for trainees, choosing a supportive PI is important

      Associate research scientist
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      Pros

      For graduate students and postdocs, who your advisor is will be the one factor that determines your happiness, so take time to choose wisely. (Of course, that's true for anyplace.) There are tons of smart people around, so you can always find collaborators or people to bounce ideas off of. There are many opportunities to check out seminars / events outside of your specialty. Yale has made some effort to increase professional development, at least for staff. For postdoctoral trainees, there is a postdoctoral association and other groups related to career networking (CNSPY or Biomed Career council), and outreach (Science Diplomats) you can join. There is an office of postdoctoral affairs which may be helpful depending on the situation. I have met some former postdocs who transitioned into careers in administration, and for those types of jobs Yale will often promote from within.

      Cons

      Some labs or research projects may be unstructured, or roles not clearly defined depending on the lab. Some labs are pressure cookers (shouldn't be a surprise at a place like Yale). There is a lot of bureaucracy dealing with grants, probably similar to other research universities I'm sure, but sometimes it's out of control. The office of career strategies (where you go for help with job searching) is currently undergoing restructuring and it seems postdocs and grad students are low on the totem pole. Of course, undergrads are the ones paying tuition in part for that but hopefully there will be staff hired who will be dedicated to these populations.

      4.0
      Sep 16, 2015

      Great

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      Pros

      Yale has a great campus and people here are very nice, both the professors and students. New Haven is small but still a fun place to live. There are a lot of restaurants around, which is good for a foodie.

      Cons

      It's not safe to walk around outside in the evening, sometimes even during the day. Especially when you are going outside the campus region.

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