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4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,409 total reviews)
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Lee C. Bollinger

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51% positive business outlook

Columbia University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,409 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Columbia University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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5K reviews
4.0
Aug 30, 2010

Review of working at Columbia

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Pros

Columbia is an intelligent and collegial environment. You will find students and colleagues alike who are ready to engage in interesting and challenging conversations which makes it an intellectually stimulating place to work.

Cons

Columbia is a very large institution and at times it can be very hard to connect with the many parts of the university.

4.0
Aug 18, 2010

10 years of Development and Growth

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Pros

32.7% Fringe Benefit rate! This includes the famous tuition exemption for you, spouse, and children from primary school through graduate. No one can beat this perk which allows you to develop and grow as a human being and professional. Plus CU has numerous classes and on-line venues to access at your leisure and still receive credit.

Cons

CU often employees Directors who have less of an education or little-to-no knowledge of their teams responsibilities. Many qualified people leave CU because their immediate leadership is insecure, is less credentialed, and/or does not support staff development. CU has yet to develop a culture of "having experts on your team" to make you success and in turn them successful...and then letting them leave the nest if they so desire without feelings of bitterness.

4.0
Aug 17, 2010

Good place to work

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Pros

nice people. very smart. good benefits.

Cons

slow paced career path. poor communication

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