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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 164 AOL Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
4.2
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"AOL encourages creativity and does what it can to inspire employees. They are known to hold conferences for employees and even bear the expense of hotel rooms when needed. Meetings are kept positive for the most part. The main office in Beverly Hills is attractive, open and features a fully stocked break room."
Posted 10 years ago in New York City, NY
Intern

"My work experience at AOL was the best so far."

What do you like about working at AOL?

"My manager was a great mentor, also as I worked with Knowledge management on new product and prototypes, it was the best place for me to be."

What don't you like about working at AOL?

"I was offered a job as a business analyst or a software developer, I would have preferred to work with Knowledge management."

Software Test Engineer

What do you like about working at AOL?

"Environment."

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

"Know your stuffs."

What don't you like about working at AOL?

"People."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the good people."

Account Manager

"AOL is a great place to work."

What do you like about working at AOL?

"AOL provided me with great opportunities for growth in my career."

Technical Support Analyst

"Outstanding at providing true work experience!"

What do you like about working at AOL?

"A great place that taught me basic and intermediate Windows OS support for AT&T and a host of ISP providers. Also learnt a great deal about UNIX and MAC OS while providing technical support at Level II while interacting with AT&T Database Admins and Network Engineers. A great opportunity to learn Networking, OS and backend systems as AT&T used Oracle backend systems for the various customer databases including Adelphia, Charter, Cox communications, etc. A highly professional technical and CRM support environment for various leading-edge firms, with emphasis on strong performance metrics. Stream represents a bold attempt to give real work experience in a highly interactive environment with IT professionals and students."

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

"Just be professional!"

What don't you like about working at AOL?

"The pay was too low!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Seek candiates with strong characters and professional services delivery would be high."

Help Desk Engineer

"Microsoft loved you back in the day!"

What do you like about working at AOL?

"The hours and pay scale were fine back then."

What don't you like about working at AOL?

"The new forced changes by Microsoft to the companies management had a lot to be seen."

Network Engineer

"If you enjoy working support over the phone as opposed to Hands On this may be the place to work."

What do you like about working at AOL?

"Some good training on Microsoft products.Lots of good technical people to work with. Encouragement to increase and improve technical skills. Experience in handling calls over the phone."

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

"Be prepared to be on the phones nonstop."

What don't you like about working at AOL?

"Nonstop phone calls."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay better salaries."

Software Engineer

What do you like about working at AOL?

"Working with talented developers."

What don't you like about working at AOL?

"Early was good, but later to corporate."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Think long term, not short term."

Account Executive

"Awesome place to work."

Customer Service Representative

"Good place to work."

What do you like about working at AOL?

"Flexible work schedule."

What don't you like about working at AOL?

"Growth opportunities are limited."

Customer Care Consultant

"One of the two best places I ever worked, as the other is Boeing."

What do you like about working at AOL?

"Challenging job, excellent benefits, good pay."

What don't you like about working at AOL?

"The call center and support sites shut down in 2006-2007."

Senior Program Manager

"I fully enjoyed my tenure and have many friends working there."

What do you like about working at AOL?

"It is a dynamic environment, projects are challenging, and the people are supportive."

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

"Be prepared to answer business and technical questions."

What don't you like about working at AOL?

"The management changes every six months."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Once a strategy is communicated, allow teams to execute the full plan prior to changing direction."

Desktop Support Technician

"Was THE place to cut your teeth in IT in the early 90's."

What do you like about working at AOL?

"Large company, people really knew what they were doing at all levels of IT."

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

"Good company to work for if you can get in."

What don't you like about working at AOL?

"Got so large that skill sets were being minimized."

Network Support Representative

"Good place to gain experience."

Product Manager

"Great company to work for in terms of exposure to challenging projects and wonderful all around culture."

Technical Consultant

"They are now closed in the U.S."

What do you like about working at AOL?

"It was America Online... the internet provider. They treated the staff amazingly!"

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

"Live in the Philippines."

What don't you like about working at AOL?

"They closed all U.S. centers and outsourced overseas."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Bring back the US centers!"

AOL Reviews FAQs

Is AOL a good company to work for?

AOL has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 164 AOL Review Ratings left anonymously by AOL employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 98% of employees would recommend working at AOL.

Does AOL pay their employees well?

AOL employees earn $85,000 annually on average, or $41 per hour, which is 29% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 11 AOL employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find AOL Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at AOL?

98% of employees would recommend working at AOL with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated AOL 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.9 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.1 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at AOL?

According to our data, the highest paying job at AOL is a Director of Technology at $201,000 annually. Browse AOL Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at AOL?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at AOL is a Technical Support Technician at $14,000 annually. Browse AOL Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at AOL?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at AOL to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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