Amgen Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"It was a contract position, with good exposure and great experience."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"There is room to grow and plenty of mentors to go around."

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

"Be open minded."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"The high lay off rate."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To stop laying off hard working employees that are contractors, and keeping the not hard working FTE's."

"Great place."

"Amgen was an incredible place to work and grow professionally."

"This company like many other companies are experiencing economic changes."

"One of the best companies on the planet!"

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"The people!! Great teams!!"

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"The location. I did not like living in Southern CA."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None - they were EXCELLENT!"

"Most nurturing work environment I have ever had."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"The workplace atmosphere and pristine environment."

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

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"The fact I am not there anymore."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Please consider rehiring former employees."

"Amgen; wonderful work/life benefits. Outrageous HR management issues."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Outstanding work/life benefits you won't get at most companies. Employees are a tight knit family."

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

"If you apply direct; unless you know somebody that has major pull, you won't get hired. However if you live cross state, then the HR recruiters would love to steal you from your current company and pay boatloads of money to relocate you. That might be your best strategy to even get an interview. Be prepared for a multitude of panel interviews."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"No potential for growth. Amgen does not like to promote from within. HR department has become bloated with becoming the police department. The decision power should lie within the highly paid management teams that focus on everyday operations."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Amgen pays an insane amount of money to train and grow employees, but spends its HR resources recruiting and relocating from the outside. Doesn't make any sense. Before I left there was a push to promote within, but it never got off the ground. Also I need to emphasize: HR department has become bloated with becoming the police department. The decision power should lie within the highly paid management teams that focus on everyday operations."

"Excellent workplace."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Amgen cares about its employees and the work environment."

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

"Visit the company website prior to the interview and understand the mission and values of the organization."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Difficult to acclimate."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better orientation first two weeks."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Great resources are available, both hardware and software. Request any software you need for your work. It will be on your desk in the morning."

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

"It will all depend on who is interviewing you and for what position. Just know your stuff."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Some of the managers I've worked with there are so secure in their positions from having worked there for so many years they've pulled up their drawbridge and retreated into their offices, where they sit counting their 401-K, and don't care about or have much sympathy for the people under them who are trying to move up."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Come out of your shell. Try to remember what it was like when you were moving up and worked hands-on."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat staff as valued members of the enterprise rather than objects that can be replaced when a cheaper unit becomes available (re: outsourcing)."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"There a flexible and healthy enviorment to work. Many ooportunities for employees and work balance enviorment between profesional and personal life."

"Amgen is the best company to work for... they really know how to hire, who to hire and when to hire."

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

"Have a degree and you will get into Amgen without any hesitation. Degree is important."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Review your policies on riffed employes re-applying for work at any of your AMGEN sites. My superior in Longmont was fired for employee harrassment shortly after I was laid off (I desired to be laid off because of the terrible atmosphere that he created). This was in Longmont, CO, NOT at the corporate office. His behaviour would have been identified and rectified long before it was in CO."