Student assistant - Anonymous employee Caltrans Employee Review

3.0
15 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very good experiences you learn a lots. Field work and everything, design work, all technical in terms of designing. good environments as well.

Cons

Politics, job holds, i had to wait 3 years just to get interviewed. other than that it's all good. i worked there for 3 years and there was no positions open.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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