Alstom Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Very good experience as of now, and its a great place to work for."

"I started my career with the company in 2005 and experienced a lot during its development of the new office in Beijing. 8 years experience with 3 functions and my support job worldwide."

"I have worked on many Industrial protocols. Having 2 + years experience in commissioning,Installation and maintenance of Industrial controller systems."

"I've worked since 2012 and was promised a lot which I never received. I work hard which is negated by bureaucracy. There is no organization or structure."

"I am working with ALSTOM for more than 7 years, the company has projects all over the world, I worked with them in the Middle East and Europe."

"Alstom is a worldwide organization building some of the worlds best trains, power and grid systems. They employ 10000's of thousands of people around the world. It is a great opportunity to travel."

"Great Company to work for. Great benefits, a lot of opportunity for travel and to move up as well as abroad."

"I was only there for a six month internship but I enjoyed my time. Even though I was just starting out, the company trusted me with a few solo projects. Everyone was friendly and eager to help if it was needed. Although business attire is required the atmosphere was relaxed."

"Alstom Power is a decent company, going through some rough times."

What do you like about working at Alstom?

"Excellent company, great benifits, great location, pleanty of over time and training."

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

"be very flexible, long hours and alot of weekends plus traveling"

What don't you like about working at Alstom?

"advancement opportunities are limited, stick to company policy when promoting employees"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"use your resources /people better, time managment can be better."

What do you like about working at Alstom?

"Work environment is good. Gain of knowledge in the field of work is excellent."

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

"Before entering this company, one should have a good knowledge and experience of the work."

What don't you like about working at Alstom?

"Working overtime without pay and salary is not that high."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should be aware of working hours of their employees. If employees have to extend working hours management must give them overtime pays."

What do you like about working at Alstom?

"Usually, good communication and collaboration with peers. Periodic international travel is interesting."

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

"It is a good company with interesting, society-beneficial work. Familiarize yourself with the basic objectives of EMS, SCADA, Energy Markets, and SmartGrid."

What don't you like about working at Alstom?

"A very large company with decisions impacting efficiency made by very-remote executives. Basically, we are a technical division in an industrial company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make careful decisions about enabling local autonomy versus centralized management."

What do you like about working at Alstom?

"Working hours, the daily challenges of a vast changing industry."

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

"no, this is a company that was bought by a French ownen company. Continue to lobby the fossil fuel right in america. Reserch and developement for EPA standards."

What don't you like about working at Alstom?

"The foriegn policies applied here in the U.S. Thier could be better policies."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take the time to train Employees in the fields that they will be put in."

"This is a gret company to work for. It is a Paris based company."

What do you like about working at Alstom?

"it is a large company contrlled from Paris, France. The atmoshere was can do. Projects were in the hungreds od millions of dollars, so decisions were carefully vetted before approval and then everything was done to succeed."

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

"Company looks for team players and expertise in their fields."

What don't you like about working at Alstom?

"Decisions were a little slow, but this was understandable. Company was a matrix organization with too many silos."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try harder to implement the very good business culture that the company had developed."

"Great opportunity to expand skillsets."

What do you like about working at Alstom?

"Ability to do many alternate tasks outside the scope of my required duties."

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

"They are fair in their hiring process. Be honest, be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Alstom?

"There is not much of a team atmosphere and really very little effort towards becoming one."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"People are what make a company, and making investments in them will make us successful."