724 Associate Reviews

Associate at TABC

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Toyota is a good place. Diversity and quality are the key values of the company"

What do you like about working at TABC?

"Headquarters have a room to grow. That is where all the opportunities are."

What don't you like about working at TABC?

"Poeple on Satellite locations or branches have little room to grow."

Associate at PwC

What do you like about working at PwC?

"The group I am on stresses hours billed, and not always efficiency or effectiveness. Sometimes I get mutually exclusive demands for billed hours and the work I am performing."

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

"It is a good place to work if you can handle the lack of direction and expertise that some of management has. But I do not speak for all the managers. So far, about half of them have not been experts in their field. I feel like they just wing it the best they can. Again, that is not everyone."

What don't you like about working at PwC?

"People are really good friends; however, some managers do not know how to manage well and help you keep billed (which they are somewhat responsible for)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would get rid of some of the personal metrics and incentives that can sometimes pit employees against each other."

Associate at The UPS Store

What do you like about working at The UPS Store?

"I like the easy going boss. Working with customers is fun, and there is room to help the business grow."

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

"It's a good place to work for someone needing a part-time job, but not a career."

What don't you like about working at The UPS Store?

"The pay is low and there isn't much opportunity for growth. The boss nit-picks."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would be more proactive in finding ways to grow the business, and I would spend less time nit-picking the employees."

Associate at Merrill Lynch

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Team efforts. Good bosses that want you to succeed in your career."

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

"Make sure you know the company inside and out. Know a few deals that they have worked on and the results. That's how I got the job."

What don't you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"They went bankrupt. That means that lots of people I knew are unemployed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would make sure that there could be flex time for the employees."

Associate at Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Litigation firm that varied in assignments"

What do you like about working at Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan?

"Varied experience and able to go to other departments to learn different areas of law"

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

"Be the usual lawyer that one knows to expect in a defense firm"

What don't you like about working at Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan?

"Too stiffing and concentrated on billing more than results, but better than most defense firms"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"be more flexible as to new ideas and angles of attack on litigation matters"

Associate at Home Depot

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"I liked meeting the people and also walking around on the floor."

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

"Say you like to work any day or any hours."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"The lifting was too heavy, and it was too late at night."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My bosses were not a problem; the lifting was bad."

Associate at Macy's

What do you like about working at Macy's?

"I like my company, trust-able, supportable, team work, respect."

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

"I can only recommend them to be honest always, and ask about all their questions."

What don't you like about working at Macy's?

"When the employees do not act as a team member."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would like to always have management support of the employees!"

Associate at State Street

What do you like about working at State Street?

"I like the ablity to work with number and figure out problems."

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

"Know it is a very tight corporate culture and you need to know your math"

What don't you like about working at State Street?

"I didn't like the corporate culture, I think it could have been more relaxed"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to make sure they are cultivating ideas form the workers below them."

Associate at Cognizant

What do you like about working at Cognizant?

"Very supportive teams ,ability to take own decisions.emphasis on learning"

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

"make sure you negotiate the right position and right salary."

What don't you like about working at Cognizant?

"Performance appraisals and pay scale.Also an affable upper management would be great."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve performance appraisal and reward genuine candidate.Less emphasis on reporting and more useful work"

Associate at NASA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"A wonderful yet technical experience."

What do you like about working at NASA?

"The ability to work on new technology, develop new software, and create dynamical physical systems that can be applied to real life."

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

"Be honest, present yourself in an appropriate manner, and do not shy away from your accomplishments, no matter how small."

What don't you like about working at NASA?

"The need for projects to obtain funding as well as the focus on intellectual property hampers the progress of the work done."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs to aggregate various projects and teams in order to create a focus on specific projects that are likely to succeed."

Associate at Kmart

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"I don't feel that I was able to work effectively."

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"I liked my co-workers and felt I could get along with most of them."

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

"This is not a place for someone looking for full time."

What don't you like about working at Kmart?

"The fact that no one was full time except managers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Believe in your staff more and give them a better work environment to work in."

Associate at UPS

What do you like about working at UPS?

"It is laid back and flexible. The boss accepts me and is easy with kids."

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

"Know that it is mostly seasonal work and pay is low. Each store is independently owned."

What don't you like about working at UPS?

"Training has been disorganized. It's too much knowledge for the low pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Utilize more of the services, and get out into the community to upsale."

Associate at In-N-Out Burger

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Very fast paced and fun"

What do you like about working at In-N-Out Burger?

"I loved everything! The fast pace, the team unity, enthusiasm, and culture."

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

"Be genuine and have fun. The managers here can spot fake from a mile away. The best chances you have come from being yourself"

What don't you like about working at In-N-Out Burger?

"There's really nothing bad I could say about this place. The only thing would be that its hard to get a holiday off if you don't request it 6 months in advance- although they are pretty fair with the weekly days off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the great work! Management is the reason the store became one of the top producing stores in all of california"

Associate at Samsung

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Korean management is stressful and reporting to Seoul is stressful as well."

What do you like about working at Samsung?

"The company employed many young people, which made it easier to relate and work."

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

"Not a lot of experience is required when applying for positions at this company."

What don't you like about working at Samsung?

"The management is very disorganized and needs to report to Seoul headquarters for every decision to be made."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management needs to improve greatly on communicating with each other and with headquarters."

Associate at BMC Capital

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Enjoyed doing loan there very much"

What do you like about working at BMC Capital?

"Associate program was great. It fit well for loan size."

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

"It was an overall good experience for growth in lending."

What don't you like about working at BMC Capital?

"The associate program did not adapt for further growth within."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow for learning curve of associate instead of strict timeline."