Agilent Technologies Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Working at home and having autonomy with a car and expenses."

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

"Make sure you are looking for a male dominated 1970's career."

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

"My boss is difficult, by the book, military. They only reward time on the job, not ideas or success."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reward the people with new ideas and sales instead of experience."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"The technical performances of the instruments produced. The good pay once you work."

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

"Yes, make sure you have good secondary benefits and remember that once you are laid off you loose all benefits."

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

"Hypocratic. CEO is out to win most for himself by cutting off employees and products. HP style. Group managers are too social, if you don't attend the parties you don't exist."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Leave and hire new people who have an eye for the company and growth instead of personal profit."

"I joined this company in August '13 and have seen worst time since then. I joined after working with Genpact for around 5 years where I had great career. Agilent attracts the new job seekers by showing that they were listed in India's best place to work but the facts are different. I joined their Accounts Payable - Banking and Payments team where the process is too bad. Management has done nothing to streamline the process and employees are forced to work from 8 in morning till midnight and even on every day."

"I worked at Agilent as a contractor, and was very happy with the assignment."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"I enjoyed the company culture. Virtually everyone I worked with was very good on a computer. Management allowed impromptu, hands-on learning as the opportunities arose. Ideas were embraced rather than rejected just because they were not part of a pre-determined schedule. This made me feel respected as a person. I like to be around people who look closely at ideas."

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

"A computer background seems to be an asset."

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

"There was nothing that I didn't like about working with these companies. I was sorry that my assignments were all temporary assignments."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"This was management that I could work for again. I was very happy with their openness to ideas."

"Good company, as split was done management did poor job of setting up as separate corp."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"It was as much a company as a family."

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

"Be yourself, be prepared to work hard but the right manager can mean a well spent career."

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

"When spun off, the consolidation of IT and other services resulted in poor implementation and needless layoffs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hope they have matured to a company that was what HP originally was."

"HP is an industry leader and is commited to meeting customer needs."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"1) The broad range of products, services and solutions to meet customer needs. 2) The quality of HP employees. 3) The representation of a high quality brand."

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

"Understanding the company culture."

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

"Limited career growth based on the current economic environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide more resources and opportunities for employees to pursue career advancement."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Good work life balance, great people."

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

"Adversely affected by recession."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Empower managers."

"The best big company I ever worked for."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Good people. Great business ethic."

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

"Not really"

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

"A bit bureaucratic."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"No. The company has really changed a lot since I was there."

"Excellent company to work for."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Challenging projects; bright employees."

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

"Be very technical."

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

"Nothing."

"A good company in a tough time."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"It used to be managed in The HP Way."

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

"Go for it."

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

"The management team seemed to loose the vision."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have faith in yourself."

"Nice place to visit, but not quite home."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"I liked the company perks and benefits."

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

"TIP: Multi-tasking, communication, and follow-up are key for a position with this company."

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

"I did not like working with a company that does not encourage growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that management work on their communication skills and getting to know those who work for you better."

"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."

"A great location to work in the Bay Area with a vast diversity of jobs to perform!"

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Vast array of job types that required observation and planning. Good safety team to work with - especially as a consultant. Multiple sites were required for service so the job never got boring."

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

"Be professional. Safety was a serious matter!"

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

"It was in the Bay Area. Expensive place to live at the time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None. The safety team was easy to work with."