Agilent Technologies Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"It was a company of engineers for engineers. They were on the leading edge of technology."

"Great place to work."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Innovation."

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

"Bureaucracy, politics."

"I loved working at HP and was very sad when they moved our division to Colorado."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"I loved the people, the company and the technology."

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

"I loved everything about it. I wish they didn't relocate our division."

"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."

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

"Stick with them as long as you can and learn as MUCH as you can."

"Company growing through aggressive acquisitions - somewhat disruptive."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Strong brand, good benefits."

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

"Understand where the growth areas are and where they are willing to invest."

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

"Very matrixed, for too complicated at times to get things done for customers - can move too slow. Very risk adverse in competitive deal pursuits."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more agile and move more decision making closer to the customer."

"I would consider working for HP again."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Great solution and product set."

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

"Large company is slow to maneuver."

"I liked working for Agilent Technologies as I was the only designer for our division but I assisted the designers based in California, Florida, Hong Kong and Europe for their marketing design needs that involved our particular product lines."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Great opportunity for advancement, working with strongly professional co workers, supreme branded value."

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

"I was caught in a layoff/buyout at the time of the Compaq merger."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"From a career development perspective, stronger performance management and continual training will keep the sales team strong."

"Best company I ever worked for."

"short and sweet"

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Great opportunity to succeed."

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

"Do your homework."

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

"Got ugly when management changed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stabilize; get consistent."

"Good place as a contractor and it looked like a good place to be direct, too."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Care for ergonomic environment - good work station setup and chairs. On campus cafeteria and other perks for direct employees."

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

"Being a contractor."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire me as a direct!"

"Great place to work."

"Was a great place when it was HP."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"The people."

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

"It's still a good company to work for, try to get into the life sciences side where the investment is still good and business is growing."

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

"Continuously replanning efforts to hit budget numbers at the expense of really important future strategic programs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get closer to the pulse of the people, they are your greatest asset."

What do you like about working at Agilent Technologies?

"Good work-life balance, though weighted a bit too much toward work at times."

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

"Manage your own career development. HP does not do a good job at developing talent; talent is expected to develop on their own."

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

"Bureaucracy is disproportionate to changes being implemented. The same change process applies to both a simple password change as well as a full system release."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Manage well."