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      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (4,261 total reviews)

      Sally Kornbluth

      91% approve of CEO

      76% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      MIT has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,261 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MIT 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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      4K reviews
      5.0
      Aug 18, 2015

      Great school

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      The people, the resources, the people again

      Cons

      the cost (if you dont get finaid)

      5.0
      Aug 18, 2015

      Postdoc at MIT

      Postdoctoral research associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The institution has great admin, they will always try to to help you out any way they can. They are pretty large though and you can expect some delays and emails bouncing around a lot. The institute has an awesome brand name and this will help you get your foot in the door or at least get people to read your resume and cover letter. Also there are unparallelled networking opportunities with many brilliant and motivated people, who are generally nice and oftentimes somewhat quirky. being in the middle of the Kendall Cambridge area helps a lot to meet new people and get in touch with the professional scientific and business community

      Cons

      The biggest negative is the same as in every other academic institution worldwide: you are at the grace of your supervisor, they wield all the power over your career. For most job prospects you require their cover letter and oftentimes their network to even get taken seriously by some employers. This con is obviously not unique to MIT, but despite all their values about student and postdoc right they not actively protect the mentees from their mentors enough, then it is necessary. Overall you are a small part in a big machine and you can get easily lost among the cogs.

      3.0
      Aug 17, 2015

      Lab Technician at MIT

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You will learn a lot in a small period of time. The collegiate atmosphere is the best place to do research. It's really exciting to be surrounded by the most driven and talented scientists in the world.

      Cons

      The hours are pretty long and the pay is not great. There's also an attitude that academia is better than industry.

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