What is the hiring process like at Northwestern University?

There's a lot of opportunities

Not hiring permanent after internship

I liked what my job did, but the challenges I endured broke my spirit.

I started my position at NU with such high hopes. I grew up near campus and I was so excited when a role in a field I wanted to grow in came up. I worked hard for my and throughout my interview, and very much enjoyed the beginning of the position. Once I was brought on board, my new manager and peer were also hired, and I initially had some conflict with my new manager which seemed, on my end to resolve into a functioning working relationship. Throughout the time I worked there, there were definitely red flags. Other members were celebrated and I shown the bare minimum reciprocation. I only found out after my employment of the bullying I endured there and the horrible things they said about me, to other work colleagues and partners, behind my back. I built a program that they said I couldn’t handle. They would not recommend me for promotion. After I left, it collapsed within 6 weeks when they couldn’t put their money where their mouth was. It was so hurtful to learn that I worked hard for this center for 7 years and the whole time my two managers didn’t believe in me. In retrospect, they actively tried to keep me down. Well, proof is in the pudding; I left and am thriving at a position that pays double. When choosing to work at NU, avoid the small centers who preach goodwill.

Good work life balance with 37.5 hour weeks and generous vacation and sick time. (Up to 45 days a year) Relative stability in normal economic years. The people are great to work with. The university cares about diversity and tries to make things more equitable.

Pay is below market standards for software developers. Women are paid less and promoted less for the same job and experience levels (or even having more). (One male senior analyst was hired as a senior developer after a bootcamp and an English degree while a similar woman with similar experience was hired on as an associate, making roughly $40k less. Other women with bachelor degrees in computer science and years of experience as a developer were hired on at an associate level also.) Layoffs are incoming. Good insurance at Blue Cross Blue Shield soon to change to change to United Healthcare. Tuition benefits being reduced. Merit increases being cut (even when "merit" increase is 3% and is less than inflation). Technology moves slowly. Processes are not industry standard.