Ferris State University Employer Reviews

A typical day on the job included sample and reagent preparation for the student labs, as well as maintaining an organized, clean, and well inventoried lab. My co-workers and I worked very well together as it was very much a team effort to make lab days work smoothly. The most enjoyable part of the job was to experience the work that is done behind – more... the scenes because I know that in a career in my field these were some of the basic skills I would need to know. – less

A typical day would include either a tour with at least one other tour guide, and about ten to ninety students and parents attending the tour. We were also required to do communication center hours where we would do outgoing calls, put together information pack-ups, and enter information from surveys into a system. These ranged between 3 and 6 hours – more... a week. I learned how to be more confident with my public speaking, how to communicate well with others, and how to answer difficult questions. I liked both my co-workers and my manager because we all worked together well, and were respectful. The hardest part of the job would have to be dealing with difficult people on tour who were either negative or generally dissatisfied. The most enjoyable part was seeing people being excited about attending Ferris and enjoying the tour. – less

This program is completely on-line for Ferris. I have three requirements that I can fill at West Shore Community College in the evenings.

Management at Ferris State was always outstanding where I worked and my co-workers were caring, fun, easy to get along with persons. A typical day at the art gallery was easy going and a great place to meet new people. The copy center was something new everyday. I learned how to interact with customers.

Ferris was willing to work with you on the hours you worked. If you needed to study for exams or need a day off they allowed it with no penalty.
The people were fun and enjoyed what they did. I would work there again If i could.

My days were busy with doing mailings, transcript entry. I enjoyed their meetings and campus holidays.

I met many new people and made a lot of new and great friends. The best part of the job is seeing how everyone is doing throughout the day. The hardest part of the job is when someone is not having a good day and do not want help.

As a student I assisted with lab exercises. Very beneficial as a student.

This was a job at the University I attend. I had to take care of the technical equipment and the people who used it. It was pretty interesting most of the time. I had a lot of interaction with professors and fellow students alike. Learning new programs on go was one of the things I had to do often and being there improved upon the skills I had with – more... ones that I already knew. – less

Fast paced work envirornment, filled with scheduling appointments, answering phones, campus tours, and trouble shooting.

Worked with my classes
Very nice to work for
Cleaned the campus
Mowed and used weed eater

Mainly what you normally expect in this kind of position. Pretty easy going, mainly monitored labs assigned to me. Also helped students with questions about the labs, the computers and if anyone had difficulty with certain software/hardware. Was a fairly decent job while I was talking my classes.

Instructed students in the field of Respiratory Therapy/ running life support equipment in the ICU.

Online classes to further my education. I was taking two business classes.

Provides some hands-on degree programs that are in demand across the natiion.

I enjoyed this position because the culture was laid back and encouraged creativity and individualism which is hard to come by. I was also able to work from home which was another huge plus. The only downfall was the lack of communication between employees. This made the position challenging, especially since I worked from home and could not stop into – more... someone's office for clarification. However, I learned to work around the communication issues and it was a great learning experience that taught me to how to be an effective communicator. – less

The University has many different avenues of employment. They care about their workers and encourage personal growth.

While I lived in the residence halls at Ferris State University, I had the opportunity to work as a Desk Services Assistant. In this particular position, my boss and fellow employees all sat down together to decided on a schedule that would be set for the entire employment period until change was required.

The job had clearly defined requirements and – more... expectations, and there was always resources available in case of any eventuality. Management actually cared about the employees and the difficulties inherent in the position. – less

Writing, issuing, receiving and evaluating bids and requests for proposals (RFP) from vendors to provide goods and services to the University. Compare vendors, costs and services to obtain optimal value for the University adhering to board purchasing policies and public purchasing laws. Complete document audits on awarded bids checking for contract – more... compliance, prior to renewing contracts. Complete task daily working with multiple software including Microsoft Office, Banner, Dreamweaver and other database applications. Making sound judgments and decisions; communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, vendors and other visitors in a variety of situations. Assist departments with procurement of goods and services and issues dealing with vendor relations or other areas of customer concerns. Serve as trainer for purchasing modules in banner as well as other training as assigned. Maintaining knowledge in regards to current legal and technology developments that may affect purchasing, accounts payable and policies at FSU. Identify, merge and report duplicate records entered into banner system as part of the D.I.R.T team.

The most enjoyable part of this job in that I learn so much about so many different procurements types. – less

This was a place of education that also helped you build a positive attitude and meet people. It was a very strong and open community to work with and easy to work with but offered very beneficial and positive outcomes