anyone work at Rutgers? (school, salary, cost)

[soni2926]

Hi,
i was thinking about applying at RU for a job, just wanted to know if anyone works there what it the % of retirement you get, i've govnt employee now, and get 50% of my salary when i retire, is RU similar?

[BobKovacs]

Rutgers employees are part of the PERS program, which many state employees participate in. I don't know what the % is that they get upon retirement, but I find it hard to imagine that it'd be 50% of your salary.

I'm also thinking that there may not be a lot of hiring going on at Rutgers at the moment, considering that the first two lines on their Human Resources page are:

Layoff Information for Deans and Managers

and

Layoff Information for Employees

[Thosepeskyfacts]

Unless you have a connection there, you can pretty much forget about it. That's what I was told directly from someone that works in career services at RU.

Being an alum apparently means little either. I've applied many times for jobs which I'm been very well qualified for and never gotten a sniff.

Throw in the fact that there is an ongoing major budget crunch at the school ...bottom line is it's probably best to look elsewhere for employment.

[mumra]

it cost you nothing to apply just dont get your hopes up.

[elflord1973]

Originally Posted by soni2926

Hi,
i was thinking about applying at RU for a job, just wanted to know if anyone works there what it the % of retirement you get, i've govnt employee now, and get 50% of my salary when i retire, is RU similar?

When I worked there (research faculty), I had a plan similar to a 401k.

Unless you can get a really big pay hike, you're probably better off with the plan you have.

[DowntownJerseyCity]

Originally Posted by elflord1973

When I worked there (research faculty), I had a plan similar to a 401k.

Unless you can get a really big pay hike, you're probably better off with the plan you have.

RU is laying off a lot of people. I take a night class there and one of the marketing managers just got his pink slip last week.

[soni2926]

Wow,
Thanks for all the information, i didn't realize they were laying off staff, maybe i will hold off applying, was considering it as it's close to home, but will see.

Thanks again.

[tahiti]

Originally Posted by Thosepeskyfacts

Unless you have a connection there, you can pretty much forget about it. That's what I was told directly from someone that works in career services at RU.

Being an alum apparently means little either. I've applied many times for jobs which I'm been very well qualified for and never gotten a sniff.

Throw in the fact that there is an ongoing major budget crunch at the school ...bottom line is it's probably best to look elsewhere for employment.

current economic climate aside, my brother works there and got in on his own merit - zero connections.

it's always worth a try, but i do also hear from him there's minimal hiring.

[Thosepeskyfacts]

Originally Posted by tahiti

current economic climate aside, my brother works there and got in on his own merit - zero connections.

it's always worth a try, but i do also hear from him there's minimal hiring.

I guess it depends on the department, the desirability of the job, when he got hired, etc.

There are obviously going to be examples like your brother...my point was that at a place like RU, being well-connected goes a long way.