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      3.6

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (33 total reviews)
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      Peter McPherson

      66% approve of CEO

      58% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Culture and values

      3.2

      Senior management

      2.9

      Diversity and inclusion

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      APLU has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The APLU employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      33 reviews
      3.0
      5 Apr 2022

      Great Co-Workers, Terrible Management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      - I love my team and I've made a number of lifelong friends working at APLU. - It's a great place to get a couple of years of experience and move on. - If you're passionate about higher education, this is a great fit for you.

      Cons

      - If you're applying for any administrative position, your opinion and ideas will likely be ignored if not disrespected. - Despite going through DEI consultants, they did not make any lasting positive changes. - They continue to treat lower level staff as expendable which is why the turnover rate is about two years- the time it takes to vest. It's only gotten worse in more recent years. - Senior management is still an old fashioned boys club and new ideas are often pushed under the rug. - They seem to think equality and equity are the same thing and treat their staff as such. - Pay isn't even good.

      5.0
      28 Nov 2017

      One of the best places I've ever worked

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I have worked here for 5 years and counting. APLU has strong leadership, an important mission, and longstanding relationships with some of the best public research universities across the country. If you're interested in higher ed and want to make a difference, this is the place to be. The work is meaningful, interesting, and fun, and the office culture is relaxed and supportive. Most staff are open communicators who value different opinions and ideas, and actually want to collaborate rather than undermine your work. I've always felt at home here. P.S., the pay and benefits are extremely competitive compared to other higher ed associations.

      Cons

      When I first came on board, I found the organizational structure to be hierarchical with little room for growth. Since then, the President has created a lot of opportunities for middle management, so that you can start out entry-level and progress through the ranks. So it's getting better. Like academia, we can be siloed, but over the past 6 months the President has really pushed to collaborate more, by aligning similar initiatives and creating cross-functional working groups.

      3.0
      29 Mar 2022

      Fair

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Some benefits of working at APLU include the friendly staff, education assistance and respectful working hours.

      Cons

      However, their initial D,E&I efforts are mostly theoretical and there is an all around lack of support for upper mobility (and reasonable pay increase) of administrative staff members.

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