University of Pittsburgh

laboratory assistant

February 2017 • Pittsburgh, PA

What I liked

I love the independence and flexibility as well as the opportunity to advance my resume in a way of interest to me.

What I wish was different

Nothing.

Advice

Don’t be afraid to ask people for connections because that’s how I got this.

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Technical Support Assistant

May 2018 • Pittsburgh, PA

What I liked

Very nice working environment. A lot of downtime to work on homework and study.

What I wish was different

The room temperature, there were days I really regretted not bringing a sweater.

Advice

Very nice job to take if you are a full time student. Most flexible job ever with overtime opportunities.

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Clinical Research Assistant

April 2023 • Pittsburgh, PA

What I liked

Staff and coworkers, flexible hours

What I wish was different

Advice

It is more clinical related with a lot of patient-interactions. Might be not suitable for people that are looking for more scientific research experience.

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Teacher

August 2018 • Pittsburgh, PA

What I liked

Affiliation with another university

What I wish was different

Advice

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Teaching Assistant, StarTalk Russian Language Summer School

June - July 2019 • Pittsburgh, PA

What I liked

I thoroughly enjoyed this role. The teaching assistant team was given lots of freedom and responsibility to create lesson plans and manage the students. We incorporated our own ideas to our lessons and worked together well as a team.

What I wish was different

Advice

StarTalk programs are intensive for both the students and staff. Be prepared for long but rewarding days!

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Residence Life Counselor

June - July 2019 • Pittsburgh, PA

What I liked

I was employed by the Governor's School for Global Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. I was personally responsible in supervising 15 to 17-year-olds when they were not attending class during the day. I loved the hands-on experience I got and I really liked watching the kids grow and get to know each other over the course of the program. My supervisors and coworkers were all very pleasant to work with.

What I wish was different

The hours were a little weird, but that's just part of the job.

Advice

Working for a Governor's School program is definitely a great opportunity for younger college students. I know there are Governor's School programs all over the country, I am sure there is at least one in Michigan. It is a great experience if you are interested in teaching high school. We had opportunities to sit in on the kids classes and we had a lot of fun organizing activities. One piece of advice I'll share is that you should be fun and make the experience exciting for the students, but also let them know who's boss and that rule breaking is not acceptable. This was their first time in a college-like setting and that freedom can be dangerous.

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