Working at Avanade in Seattle, WA: 26 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Seattle, WA Area

"Great company."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"Progressive and very upbeat attitude of almost all of the people."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"IT manager has strong personality."

"Demanding - but the rewards are in line with what you do."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"Mixture of clients."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"Long hours, travel."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen."

"A once great company."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"Interesting projects on the cutting edge of MS technologies. Good mentorship when on project and great professional support from employees."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"New CEO seems more interested in maximizing the current quarters profit and thus his bonus at the expense of the company's future. Recent decisions mostly eliminate the competitive advantage Avanade had over the competition, this will cost in the end."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Refocus on what made Avanade the best implementer of MS technologies... the employees. Ultimately a consulting company only has one resource to sell, the people they put on a project. Removing the enticements that ensured employees stayed at Avanade will ultimately mean you have no better resources than any other consulting company."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"Challenges and growth."

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

"Be honest. Don't be afraid to say that you don't know. Smile and don't pressure yourself but rather have fun with the interview."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"Travelling time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Help your employees balance their work and life style. Pay attention to their needs."

"Cool place to work."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"Traveling from project to project. No time to get bored."

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

"Seriously consider working for Avanade. If you can stand the weekly travel it is worth it."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"I love it all, it's been the best company I've ever worked for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None at this time, Keep up the good work and so will I."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"I work with a large number of good people that are good at what they do and are quite knowledgeable. The career model is flexible to meet the ever changing projects that we do, and with the continuous growth, there is lots of room for advancement."

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

"Be positive. The people I work with are part of the team, no matter what project we are on, and a good attitude is a must to do well in the company."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"There are a good number of policies to read and understand, but it only has to be suffered through once."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work, you have made it a great company to be a part of."

"Avanade is a rare company. Anyone working for Avanade is very lucky."

"Half of the company was laid off within the first year... a bit too much spending to start."

"This company was very agile in the beginning."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"I really like the people I work with. Smart bunch of folks."

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

"Make sure you keep a sense of humor and patience."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"We don't usually work in offices now so it can be lonely never seeing people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Find a good path for your senior leaders. No opportunities for growth."

"I was a short term resource without any benefits."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"The paycheck is the only thing that I liked about this company."

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

"Make sure your entire employment history can be verified. I worked for failed start-ups in the past and it almost cost me the position, because they could not verify my work history."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"You are treated like a machine, not a human being."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Come out of the ivory tower and meet your employees."

"Pretty good company to work for. They support their engineer with mandatory training requirements. (That's a good thing!)"