2.0
18 Dec 2015
Former employee, more than 5 years
Durham, NH
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
You get to work directly with people in the networking industry. You will learn skills/protocols/information that will help you get a job upon graduation. The IOL has a fairly effective post-graduation industry placement program. You will make friends. Free lunches.
Cons
Pay is not amazing. Managers will micromanage you. Training is very structured and there is no room for deviation. You will find yourself asking often "why on earth was this person given a management position?" The majority of managers will not have worked in the networking industry, or anywhere other than the IOL, so they are not able to bring in a level of expertise I would expect. Most of the management staff will talk down to you.