AmeriCorps Employee Reviews about "great experience"
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Rosie K. Mauk
291 Ratings
Pros
"Great way to earn non-profit experience" (in 93 reviews)
"great experience working with kids" (in 75 reviews)
Cons
"Bi-weekly living stipend- difficult to live off" (in 72 reviews)
"Long hours, some members are not fully committed mentally or physically which makes it difficult" (in 54 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Reviews about "great experience"
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"AmeriCorps VISTA"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at AmeriCorps full-time
Pros
Year long, great team that helps you out, meaningful work, great experience for nonprofit work
Cons
The wage is very low
Pros
great experience working with kids
Cons
hours of working at site
Pros
i was a great experience
Cons
not very organized and lack community feel
"Great Experience but Pay is low"
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
I have been working at AmeriCorps full-time for less than a year
Pros
Definitely builds great experience to help you progress in your career. Great networking opportunity between the site you work at and your AmeriCorps team
Cons
Very low pay for 10 months. Becomes mentally challenging after a few months.
"Great experience"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at AmeriCorps full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great experience learning within a non profit setting
Cons
Long hours, very little pay, education reward is taxed heavily (at least in my case-- don't know if its the same across the board)
Continue readingPros
Great experience for many different fields
Cons
The Salary/stipend is very low
"Great experience low pay"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Approves of CEOI have been working at AmeriCorps full-time
Pros
Great experience in non-profit world
Cons
Low low bi weekly pay
"Good experience but low pay grade"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at AmeriCorps full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Great experience - Establish connections depending on your career aspirations
Cons
- Expectations too high for someone - Very low pay for all the work a VISTA does
Continue reading"Great Experience"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at AmeriCorps full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great experience travel too different locations across America and it’s territories
Cons
Overworked, Never a thought out plan
Pros
Great experience. Perfect for college students.
Cons
Short terms and low pay
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