Is Virginia Tech a good company to work for as a Student Assistant Manager?

Student Assistant Manager professionals working at Virginia Tech have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 100 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Virginia Tech employees being 4.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Student Assistant Manager Jobs at Virginia Tech now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Student Assistant Manager interview questions at Virginia Tech .

Does Virginia Tech pay Student Assistant Manager employees well?

Student Assistant Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Virginia Tech with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 100 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Student Assistant Manager salaries at Virginia Tech.

How happy are Student Assistant Manager professionals working at Virginia Tech?

93% of Student Assistant Manager employees at Virginia Tech would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 10% in the past 12 months. Student Assistant Manager professionals have also rated Virginia Tech with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Virginia Tech?

Graduate Research Assistant (382) , Research Assistant (165) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (132) , Graduate Assistant (51) , Graduate Student (50) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (44) , Dining Services (42) , Teaching Assistant (34) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (31) , Postdoctoral Associate (29) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (29) , Research Associate (28) , Student Worker (26) , Research Scientist (25) , GTA Graduate Teaching Assistant (22)

What are the pros of working at Virginia Tech according to real employee reviews?

"Nice people and very friendly" ((in 202 reviews)); "If your professor is good it's generally easy to have flexible hours provided you get your work done." ((in 110 reviews)); "1 The campus is beautiful and clean" ((in 86 reviews)); "Staff is great and flexible with work schedules" ((in 56 reviews)); "Coworkers are great." ((in 42 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Virginia Tech according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low for some of the more difficult work but can be a lot of downtime" ((in 150 reviews)); "Poor management and high employee turnover." ((in 45 reviews)); "Bad communication and from higher" ((in 17 reviews)); "Lack of Diversity" ((in 14 reviews)); "Upper management and central management seems to have a lot of turnover, which creates a lot of change and unbalance sometimes." ((in 10 reviews))

Virginia Tech Student Assistant Manager reviews

4.1

93% would recommend to a friend

(100 total reviews)

Timothy D. Sands

97% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

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Student Assistant/Manager employees have rated Virginia Tech with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 100 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Student Assistant/Manager professionals have an excellent working experience there. Virginia Tech is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Student Assistant/Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0

Feb 17, 2025

Difficult and long hours of work for little pay

Phd student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learned a lot of techniques and useful systems but much was self-taught. Published several papers and was involved in several collaborations

Cons

Difficult and long hours of work for little pay

5.0

Nov 19, 2024

2nd best ece school in the world

Graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

awesome place to visit and study

Cons

there are none to report.

2.0

Nov 5, 2024

Pros and Cons of doing PhD at Virginia Tech

Phd student

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

* Opportunities to work on latest AI and VR research * Reputed University * Blacksburg, as a college town, is very pretty.

Cons

* Low compensation (there is additional comprehensive fee that is charged to the monthly salary) * Diversity is limited in graduate level * Graduate salary is minimum compared to the living costs

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