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Beautiful campus and relaxed working environment
Senior Assistant (Current Employee), Hempstead, NY –
Pros: great coworkers, benefits
Cons: no room for advancement
A typical day involves providing support to two Associate Directors by assisting them with projects related to the groups they manage. The tasks can range anywhere from updating databases, processing donations, communicating with alumni, or assisting in the development of marketing materials. In this position I've learned how to prioritize day to day – more...  tasks and have fine tuned my time management skills. My coworkers are a wonderful group of people that make coming to work very pleasant. – less
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Relaxed workplace
Lifeguard (Current Employee), swim center –
Pros: friendly environment
Cons: coverage is difficult
Sitting in lifeguard stands for 40-60 mins
Learned how to deal with the public, recognize signs of distress(especially In the water), manage proper chemical levels for a sanitary pool
Very friendly and fun co workers
Getting coverage is difficult; also long shifts can get very boring
Friendly co workers and boss make this a rewarding place to work, – more...  as well as the very flexible work schedules which fit in well for a busy student – less
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Student Assistant (Former Employee), Hempstead, NY –
Pros: easy to get to work
Cons: not enough pay
Good experience while in school. Easy to get to work between classes
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Encourage research
Research Assistant (Former Employee), Hempstead, NY –
The professors are into developing both professionally and academically their students and provide a supportive atmosphere to grow and make mistakes
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Very Good
HVAC Tech (Former Employee), Uniondale, NY –
Pros: education
Cons: security
Pleasant management, working enviroment.

Good co workers, free education
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Department is great...
Clinical Coordinator, ATEP (Current Employee), Hempstead, NY –
Pros: flexible work schedule
Cons: one year, renewable contract
I enjoy the independence I have within my department to do my job, the faculty and staff are always willing to collaborate.
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Friendly, joyful experience
Teacher (Former Employee), Hempstead, NY –
Pros: university setting, great resources
Cons: potty training needs
My background training as an early childhood educator was utilized in this setting with three-year-olds. I learned to music as a vehicle to enhance learning. I was inspired to play an instrument. To this day I remember the colorful and happy place where these children blossomed.
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It's enjoyable if you have other stuff to do
Resident Safety Representative (Former Employee), Residential Buildings –
Pros: hours, leisure time
Cons: short breaks, loud supervisors, low pay, no overtime, lack of advancement
I enjoyed being there fro all 3 years at hofstra, I didnt enjoy the lack of overtime pay evethough I had to in a frequent basis. I did enjoy the leasure and the work I carry out while on the job which was encouraged because the main aspect fo the job was to be awake and following procedure.
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