Amgen Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Amgen has been an excellent employer but has rather low expectations of its administrative staff."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Amgen is a very professional company with a fast paced, excellent working environment with talented employees."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Administrative staff, while well paid, were not used to full capabilities and not considered for lateral roles in other job descriptions."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Progressive environment; open to flexible strategies to accomplish workload; fairly honest and candid working relationships."

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

"Have integrity, work ethic and creativity."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Sometimes rumors get the better of reality."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow more consulting to management and supervisory management positions."

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."

"Good learning experience learning about scientific software and hardware."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"People."

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

"To be yourself and answer in full sentences."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Senior Management processes and thoughts."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire people based on skill level, not just on personality of the person. I think it should be a combination of both, and then see if they fit with the other personalities of the team. Also, to hire people who are hungry to learn and accept new technologies and challenges."

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."

"Contract/Temporary assignment as Administrative Coordinator to Project and Contract Services department. Worked under the direction of Manager, Tom Mendel. He and his team were excellent to work with. I enjoyed working at Amgen and look forward to future opportunities there."

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

"It's a really terrific place to work. I hope I get the opportunity again in the near future."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"I have very strong administrative and interpersonal skills and was very proficient in an Administrative Coordinator role at Amgen. I did interview for a few full-time permanent positions while there, but I believe they always hired from within the company; I wish that good, skilled candidates who are temporary staff had a little better chance to get in with this great company."

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

"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."

"Adequately covers multiple facets for working for a Fortune 100 company."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Lots of office politics."

"Amgen provided me many opportunities."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Hard work is rewarded. Have a good work/life balance."

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

"Be yourself and honest."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should be more involved with their staff."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"I like the challenge of learning new things."

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

"Be honest with your answers and keep them short."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"The communication was not so good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicate with all the employees on your team."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"The work environment."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"The commute."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Provided educational opportunities."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Not much advancement opportunities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide more advancement opportunities."

"Excellent company."