Applied Materials Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Positive."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Flexible hours, culture, enviroment."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"The actual mechanical design work assigned to me."

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

"Would not recommend this company at the Fairfield location. But I believe the Santa Clara campus is a healthier working environment."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Working environment was deteriorating due to threat of massive layoffs. People were worried about their jobs and and working as a contractor became very uncomfortable."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to develop their group social capital skills so that they make work as a team rather then against each other trying to save their jobs."

"A great place to work, good people, open opportunities for advancement, great environment to excel and learn more."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Give me the opportunity to learn more about supply chain management, constant changes in technology and fast paced environment. The high energy that you feel in everyone, the commitment to accomplish the work with high standards, everyone working together to achieve the same goal and with enthusiasm. The dedication and commitment of the company for the well being of their employees, the training opportunities, the open door policy and accessibility to management. Real equal opportunity based on performance, not acquaintance or relation."

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

"Most of all you have to have the desire to do a good job every day to run the extra mile when you have the opportunity to see the results of your hard work and have the satisfaction to see your accomplishments day in and day out, that gives you the energy to return the next day."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"The only problem they have is the ups and downs of the industry. By being in the semiconductor industry the market can have drastic changes in demand; therefore, there were many lay-offs about every two or three years and we lost many good people in these turns."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have an open mind, I know there are rules and regulations but sometimes you have to go out of the box to accomplish special steps and accomplish something wonderful and beneficial to the organization. In general use good common sense not everyone is exactly alike and managers have to have not only the knowledge of the organization but have strong personnel management skills to be able to use their most strong asset the people that work for them."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Work with lots of great engineers."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Lack opportunity for career advancement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do not just think of or care for yourself."

"Great place in the 90s, declining in the USA since 2003 or so."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Dynamic, chance to have widely changing roles."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"At the Director level meeting individual KPIs, at the expense of the company, was a way of life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be honest."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"The fast pace. There were always challenges that needed to be addressed. The team I worked with was fabulous!! Great people!"

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

"Be confident and willing to learn."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"I hated things were so unstable. Eventually my whole team was dissolved."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicate as much as possible what challenges are headed to the team."

"If you must work for a large corporation, Applied is in the upper 50%."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Benefits are good."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Stifling development environment."

"Applied Materials is a good employer."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Working time is flexible."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Working in night shift."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"People."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Politics."

"Great place to work."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Great coworkers."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Time crunch."

"Working for Applied Materials was a challenging opportunity to wear many different hats."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"There was always a new challenge and the people/management were very supportive."

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

"Get all the experience you can and try to work in various roles to gain the most from your time."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"There was never a great sense of job security. The industry was very unpredictable."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management at Applied Materials was very good and contributed to job satisfaction. I don't have any suggestions for improvement because I didn't have any issues with the management."

"Good place to work at, good environment, good people."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Interaction with internal and external customers, interaction with engineering teams, felt like I could contribute to the growth of the company, Travel, support from others, resources."

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

"Have high expectations of yourself and take advantage of the growth opportunities."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"High stress environment during down turn situation, large variation of management styles."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Create a management culture that everyone can follow to make employees feel more comfortable and empowered to perform always at their peak."

"Applied internally trains new college graduates and mid-career professionals."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"The employees are friendly and ambitious."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Working on Saturdays."

"Industry leader, cyclic business."

"Great place to work."