Florida International University Reviews

I have been working at Florida International University part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – The department is supportive in terms of doing research, attending conferences. This University has high level of diversity.

Cons – Classes are normally big. Now the class size ranges from 50-300 people.

I worked at Florida International University part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – I got great real world experience which has helped in in my job search. My supervisor treated me with respect.

Cons – Sometimes it was hard to balance my studies with the needs of the job.

Advice to Senior Management – I'm pleased with the changes made by the new President. He is doing an excellent job building relationships and offering encouragement to administrative employees and students.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Florida International University full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Many opportunities to grow as a professional.

Cons – Can sometimes be very bureaucratic which slows down innovation and new projects.

Advice to Senior Management – Encourage innovation.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Florida International University full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – In my particular Office there is work/life balance which is really important to me in this stage of my life. Good atmosphere. The students keep you feeling young!

Cons – Salaries aren't great for most. They are more likely to hire someone from the outside than promote from within.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep your staff happy. Appreciate them or they will continue to leave!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Florida International University full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – campus is beautify, various software resources are accessible, instructors are nice,

Cons – parking is crazy, website is not informative, salary is low, food is ,

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Florida International University as a contractor for more than 3 years

Pros – flexible in time. long holiday. especially in summer.

Cons – very very low salary. bad management. bad culture. bad supervisor. no future

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Florida International University full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – flexible in terms of the time schedule and research interest

Cons – lack of fundamental construction in EC camp

I worked at Florida International University part-time for more than a year

Pros – - Beautiful location, surrounding, weather, environment
- Lots of eye candy attraction/distraction to lure young minds
- Preferable for people willing to make their way to the top, starting from the very bottom

Cons – - Money is nowhere to be found in Miami
- The Teaching Assistants are underpaid, especially considering the expensive lifestyle of such metropolitan city like Miami
- International students are left stranded in an isolated life, not being taken care of properly by University community
- Sometimes assistantship positions requires doing low level work, which international students are forced to do, rather risk academic future in order to pay tuition and bills.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Florida International University full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Nice location, beautiful campus and students are eager to learn.

Cons – Parking, Inept management, high turnover of staff.

Advice to Senior Management – Fix the inefficiency in getting things done correctly. Staff loses forms and material that has been submitted and they keep asking for the same documents over and over again. Management is very inefficient.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Florida International University part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – This is a really great environment to work. It's friendly, and a rather great place to be. Management is competent, reliable and friendly as well. Lots of room for growth. The university is definitely going places, and so are it's employees! Upper management communicates rather well with everyone else, and the chain of command is rather clear and concise.

Cons – Not as innovative as it could possibly be.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company