Agilent Technologies Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Good employer, great benefits."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Being on the cutting edge of technology. Competing with the best companies out there to win business."

What don't you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Large companies all suffer from the syndrome of being sluggish to move and anticipate changes in the marketplace. Some parts of HP are slow to adapt."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be open to hiring previous employees."

"Below par employer."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Awesome technical challenges, great people, smart environment. Wonderful locale."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do NOT move to work there."

What don't you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Inbred management, small thinking, good old boy network, too much focus on EEs."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Left the company early 2008 to pursue a career in Tour Management."

What don't you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Nothing that I didn't like at H.P. It was time for a personal change in direction, so I resigned from the company."

"Working at Agilent was great because it was challenging, exciting, rewarding and fulfilling."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If there is an opportunity to work for Agilent, take it."

What don't you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"I cannot think of one thing that makes me not like to work for Agilent."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Just keep up the good job they are doing."

"I enjoyed working for Hewlett Packard, but I was an HP Flex worker."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"The people and the job atmosphere."

What don't you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"At the time they weren't hiring permanent workers."

"The best company I've ever worked for."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"The job is stable right up until the day they notify you that you're laid off."

What don't you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Constant worrying about when the next round of layoffs comes."

"HP is ok."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"The people. The non-management ranks are all quite nice. It feels like family."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The interviews are highly technical so study your EIT handbook before an engineering interview."

What don't you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"The heavily entrenched management. Because managers won't move up or out, there are very few promotional opportunities for employees under 45-yrs old. The environment is very stagnant."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs new blood."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Able to work virtual."

What don't you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Good ole boys management, transparent HR."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"HR should be more involved with personnel decisions."

"Hewlett Packard does not hire contractors"

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"HP is an ideal career placement for anyone. Their facilities are outstanding and they are good to their employees. As a contractor, I felt I was treated good. They let me do things equal to an employee at times. The employees are nice people, hard working, and fair. Once you have been with HP, they do keep you for a very long time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"HP is a well maintained company. Their products speak for themselves. Knowing about what they do and how they can apply their skills, knowledge and experience to a position at HP, would benefit both involved."

What don't you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"As a contractor for five years, I gained valuable experience at HP and wanted to work as a regular employee. I did find out that HP does not hire contractors when a position comes up. They do hire within the company first, rather than look outside. Being a contractor, I would have to wait up to a year between positions to apply within or for a direct hire or another contract position."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire the people that do best for them and not to always be politically correct when it comes to their strict policies. It's really up to the CEO to make these type of changes. Both Carly Fiorina and Mark Hurd are good CEO's. Their hiring techniques are opposite of each other. Carly liked to hire anyone and in large numbers, however, Mark hired HP employees first to do the job, without excessive budget markups, consultants and contractors, thus saving HP millions of dollars his first year."

"Fine company."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Talented people who cared about their product."

"I was an intern and worked for a wonderful boss."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"The environment and access to higher-ups."

"Great benefits, excellent focus on work/life balance."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"The flexibility in the schedule and being able to work a schedule that was appealing to a great work/life balance. Their incentives and benefits package are great and hard to be rivaled by other companies."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Being yourself is the greatest asset for applying/interviewing here. There are real people with families and lives interviewing you, so keep in mind these people need to know you on a personal level, not just a professional basis."

What don't you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"The personal advancement was quite slow and the company is very large, making transitions in acquisitions and mergers usually overtook the overall employee morale focus."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A focus on employee morale and career coaching is a must as people managers and a structured bonus package needs to be communicated and attainable for all employees."

"Great."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Strong company and culture that values customers and employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Enjoy the interview, this is the time for the company to know you and vice versa."

What don't you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Sometimes consensus gets in the way of quick decisions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clear roles and lines of responsibilities with authority for meeting objectives."

"I loved working at HP so much that I wrote a book."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"HP Way, professionalism."

What don't you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"None. In my Management book that is available at Amazon.com, HP is cited as the best place I ever worked for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Empower your people, recruit and maintain the best and keep them creative."