Imperial College London Employee Reviews about "career progression"
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Pros
"great working environment for doing research" (in 63 reviews)
"Flexible working hours (working from home)" (in 51 reviews)
Cons
"Technically intense, no clear career progression path" (in 35 reviews)
"long hours, the supervisor is a bit unstable" (in 30 reviews)
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Reviews about "career progression"
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Flexible working, collaborative culture, friendly people
Cons
Technically intense, no clear career progression path
"Research associate"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Imperial College London full-time for more than a year
Pros
Nice location, relaxed environment. Several sites.
Cons
Busy schedule, insufficient career progression opportunities
Pros
The pay is higher than the London university average
Cons
Despite the excellent advice and help from the postdoc development centre, the internal departmental help for career progression needs improving
"Good place to work!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Imperial College London full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
The atmosphere is really good, people are friendly but of course it all depends on the team you are working with as well.
Cons
The salaries are not high, since it is academia and not industry and career progression is very slow.
"Research Associate at Imperial College London"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at Imperial College London full-time for more than a year
Pros
High quality research, high level of facilities, good networking opportunity, good collaboration opportunities
Cons
Difficult to make career progression
Pros
Good line manager Good professional development workshops
Cons
Career progression can be difficult
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Imperial College London full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great working atmosphere. Opportunity to work with many smart people.
Cons
Slow career progression. Low salary
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Imperial College London for more than 3 years
Pros
Open environment surrounded by leaders in their fields
Cons
Sometimes lack of budget for new technologies. Some bureaucracy with expenses and we perhaps not enough career progression feedback
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Imperial College London full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
friendly people, interesting work, opportunities to learn, support from management, great leave allowance
Cons
slow reflexes on career progression (re-active, not pro-active)
"Research Fellow"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Imperial College London full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Nice organisation and supportive structure
Cons
Career progression in academia is difficult
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