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Found 2,759 of over 4K reviews
3.9
67% Recommend to a Friend
Nanyang Technological University President Professor Ho Teck Hua
85% Approve of CEO

Found 2,755 of over 4K reviews

3.9
67%
Recommend to a Friend
85%
Approve of CEO
Nanyang Technological University President Professor Ho Teck Hua
Professor Ho Teck Hua
63 Ratings

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    1. 5.0
      30 Nov 2023
      Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Learnt alot of useful skills here

      Cons

      The course itself is not cheap

      1. 2.0
        29 Nov 2023
        Assistant Director
        Former Employee, more than 1 year
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Great faculty and staff leading cutting edge research

        Cons

        Unable to harness the full capabilities of staff to really transform the organisation and to realise the full potential. A culture that is not open or transparent and is unwilling to listen to best practice.

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        1. 3.0
          23 Nov 2023
          Research Associate
          Current Employee
          Singapore
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          flexibility, moderate pace and nice colleagues

          Cons

          salary does not match market rate. Increment is also pathetic, barely matching with inflation, and no bonuses or 13th mth. They offer contract year by year. You have to do everything - there's no such thing as cross-functional teams, so you will spend alot of time learning things on your own (FAQ pages, youtube, reddit etc) and doing blindly. Company culture is a bit outdated overall, but individual team culture varies greatly depending on your boss, so whether you enjoy working in your team day-to-day depends on luck. I think it's ok to work here for a while, but not long term.

          1. 3.0
            2 Nov 2023
            Research Fellow
            Current Employee, more than 3 years
            Singapore
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            WLB? You can get the money without working and traveling around the world. Then ask the poor international PhD students to do the industrial projects.

            Cons

            It is contract work. If you do nothing, you will lose the job. Even you do a good job, you may also lose the job.

            1. 1.0
              8 Oct 2023
              Counsellor
              Former Employee, less than 1 year
              Singapore
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              - Really meaningful to work with the students. - Can focus on counselling only. Unlike other institutions where you would be obligated to handle other job portfolios. - Short notice period - 1 month. So you will not have to endure torture for super long after you tender.

              Cons

              - Fantastically tardy management - does not care about feedback, allows people who are clinically tardy to stay in positions of power. Zero regard for staff mental well-being. Has currently hired a new head who has a terrible reputation. - Super high turnover rate which means bulk of the workload falls upon whoever is left and that perpetuates the cycle of burnout and being overworked. - Very very poor clinical supervision (quality is almost NIL - supervisor can spend the whole time talking about himself or his own problems with his own cases, while at the same time looking down on counsellors because he is trained in clinical psychology) - Terrible case documentation process - again, almost NIL. No standardised processes for case note documentation. Some counsellors even file their handwritten notes (scribbles, rather) for their documentation which is absolutely ridiculous.

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              1. 2.0
                20 Nov 2023
                Lecturer
                Former Employee, more than 1 year
                Jurong West New Town,
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Students are great, techological infrastructure of classrooms and learning

                Cons

                Distance, poor leadership and management, poor human resource management, terrible team mates who do not have content knowledge, do not do work and cannot deliver - and yet do not have any consequences for their behaviour!

                1. 3.0
                  29 Oct 2023
                  Senior Research Fellow
                  Former Employee, more than 5 years
                  Jurong West New Town,
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Great digital library access (covers most digital paywall to download papers) Affordable food (several canteens) and other facilities International mix of students and staff (some of the labs could be mostly homogeneous ethnicity though especially from East Asia) Excellent Medical Insurance coverage that is also available to dependents without extra payment Work life balance (except for some workaholic labs or groups who may even do 70+ hour work weeks)

                  Cons

                  Low Salary (not competitive compared to industry) HR practices could be better Knowledge management is almost minimal (except for published info) and in silos

                  1. 2.0
                    26 Nov 2023
                    Research Associate
                    Current Employee, more than 1 year
                    Novena,
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Pay is not bad as they increased all researchers pays this year. Office building is nice

                    Cons

                    Experienced workplace bullying and nothing was done to protect the worker after raising it to HR. No prenatal benefits, no work life balance

                    1. 3.0
                      30 Oct 2023
                      Manager
                      Current Employee, more than 3 years
                      Singapore
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      One-day WFH, extra public holidays on eve of major holidays, plenty of company/department events

                      Cons

                      Very slow promotion, as well as unfair and inconsistent promotion criteria. A person that isn't productive and doesn't tend to their own core work but expands job scope is seen as more 'promotable' as another who excels at their core work well before venturing into other job scopes. Managers also gate-keep complaints, resulting in their bosses not making informed decisions at the end of the day.

                      1. 4.0
                        26 Nov 2023
                        Postdoctoral Research Associate
                        Former Employee, less than 1 year
                        Singapore
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Able to work independently; the flexibility to navigate projects; many things to learn from the research role.

                        Cons

                        A bit far from city

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