administrative assistant

senior office specialist

compliance officer

security officer

program coordinator

Norfolk State University

Lowest pay in the state. HR is a mess and it will take 9 months + to hire you. Red flag. They only promote their friends or those in their sorority/fraternity. Stress is a new level, you will work 60+ hours per week and be paid peanuts. Better check your classification because you probably will only receive straight time for overtime. Yearly employment assessments are a joke, management are required to NOT give anyone extraordinary contributor to help save money for the bottom line. Some ppl get it, but you have to know the right ppl to get it. Most ppl who work here graduated from here and are given title yet can’t write a proper sentence. They joke about this! About being dumb bc they graduated from here - NSU. All around awful place. You will get a wide range of experience bc they fail to hire enough ppl to cover staffing shortages so you will learn other jobs not in your role. I quit bc I was covering two roles for them without extra compensation. 

A typical days work at NSU Spartan Card office consists of coming in, opening computers and software, checking to see if the equipment is ready for the day with no errors, and answering any customer care calls that come in. I learned how to work some very new state of the art equipment that controlled all functions campus wide. The tasks involved giving/changing access to certain buildings per student dorm placements or new faculty member authorizations, etc. The workplace culture was very educational and some trial and error which built onto the learning experience with the customers and equipment.The hardest part of the job was getting all of the data screens down to a science. The most enjoyable part of the job was being able to feel myself around the databases and questions that were harder to answer being solved by simply trying new things and figuring it out on my own and passing it along to my team.

When I was in middle school I was an office assistant. I enjoyed answering the phones, running arrands around the school,making copies and all the other things that come along with working in the office. So when I got this work-study job on campus it was right up my alley. A typical day would be me organizing student information and answering the phones. Sometimes I would make flyers for the dept. which allowed me to be creative at times. I worked with two other females that I got along with and worked just as hard as I did. The hardest part of the job for me was my preganancy. Not being able to work as long as I wanted to do because of my health would interfer with my job performance. My boss was very understandable and worked with me through it. The most enjoyable part was the people, the experience and working in my major dept. I wish that I could go back, but thats the downfall of work-study, it's not guaranteed every semester.

•	Effectively monitoring the front desk and supervise students in the Residential Halls 
•	Work with the building’s administration to provide a safe and orderly environment, in order that the students and faculty may accomplish their educational goals
•	Monitor and retrieve proper identification from residents and their guests regarding visitation privileges 
•	Assist the Residence Hall Director with the overall development and management of the residence hall including maintenance reports and building updates
•	Respond to customer service needs and concerns, resolve issues, answer questions, and clarify policy.
•	Assist others university staff and officials with enhancing awareness for the safety and well-being of fellow community members and the physical environment.
•	Serve on the emergency and critical incidents team and adhere to University protocol and policy

A typical day at work involved working directly with parents and students, developing and managing the recruitment plan. I learn how to multi-task several office responsibilities. My daily responsibilities included planning the University's Open House, managing the admissions counseling staff, admissions processing staff, student worker staff and student recruitment team, managing the campus visitation program, and developing a sound recruitment plan. I worked well with my co-workers to effectively accomplish the work flow and admissions goals. The most difficult part of the job was not having enough time to devote to the organizational activities of the student recruitment team. The most enjoyable part of the job was developing the student recruitment module.

The institution is great.  The office environment I work is serious and uptight.  Which is unfortunate because otherwise it would be a great place to work.  It gets busy at certain times of the year, but ultimately the amount of work is fair.  The most enjoyable part of the job is resolving issues and helping out students and other departments within the university.  The business casual dress and ability to take off when needed for work life balance is great.  Also the director of the department is friendly and approachable.  The hardest part of the job is keeping up with the information flow of department matters and the fast pace during the busy times of the year.  I am temp without benefits and low pay, so the compensation is not there for me and my role.  However, if you are full time, it may be ok.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Professional Development opportunities are excellent. Pay is competitive. Benefits are good, as this is a State institution. Work atmosphere is pleasant, and wellness programs offered to faculty,,students and staff.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Handling of Co-worker disagreements are sometimes challenging and slowly resolved, if not reported promptly.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great and cordial, if you are an individual who respects your co-workers and promotes positive relationships with your co-workers.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Positive and productive, because I knew my responsibilities and I performed at an excellent level.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The work culture and the wonderful people I worked with throughout my 22 year career there.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Getting in on time due to, having to commute 2 hrs for the last 4 years of my career.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great! It was a very flexible culture, with people doing more than expected when necessary.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Maintaining our Department's inventory,  helping our endineering undergrad and graduate students achieve thier projects and research, maintaining our department's scientific and technical equipment, working with other departments like Procurement, Central Warehouse, and Facilities Management to push along equipment  purchases.

This is a work study job and I am currently a full time student at Norfolk State University. A typical day at work I usually sit behind a desk and I greet students and other university administrators. I assist students with directions to take a test that is needed for their major to graduate. I have learned to multi task because sometimes this job requires me to do multiple things at one time and sometimes I have to attend to more than one student at a time. Management is great. My supervisor is very kind and understandable. I do not have any co workers, I work at the desk all by myself. There is no hard part about this job it is very relaxed and easy for the most part. The most enjoyable part of the job is that it is very quiet and there is not a lot of noise an chaos.

A typical day at this job I would sit behind a desk and greet students, university staff, and visitors. I would also answer phones, deliver correspondence to different university departments and help out wit student activity events. I learned how to copy, file, and fax, and transfer phone calls. Management was great. They were always on the job and they always had us doing different things. My co-n workers were great and fun to work with. The hard part about this job was dealing with angry students. Some students would come to our department asking about things that had nothing to do with what we offered and we had to deal with that plus the attitudes. The most enjoyable part about this job is that there was always something to do and it was very fun.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Administrative assistant 5 salaries reported	$46,900 per year
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Security officer 2 salaries reported	$41,914 per year
Program coordinator 3 salaries reported	$55,943 per year

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