Working at Cadence Design Systems in San Jose, CA: 44 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Jose, CA Area

"Great professional software sales focused company to develop sales skills."

"Working for Cadence is a great opportunity."

"I was a contractor at Cadence and was not with the agency I worked through long enough for Benefits."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"The people."

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

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Nothing."

"Loved the job but they converted to an external Rep based Sales model."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Great opportunity to use all skill sets."

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

"Change happens fast."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"They change sales channels yearly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Great products, great company."

"It has been eight years know since I worked for Cadence."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"My supervisors knew their job. Flexible in what hours to work."

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

"No, because I was not interviewed but acquired."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Going rapidly through acquisitions and close-downs / lay-offs."

"High technology company in a market growing smaller every year."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Large company with structure."

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

"Be very experienced and knowledgeable in your field."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Impossible to get promoted in a shrinking market."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Branch out into other technology areas."

"A great company with some challenges."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"The challenge of building an international online community with blogs and discussion forums"

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

"I'd avoid it. Interview with competitor Synopsys -- much better culture there."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"My VP -- though my boss was fantastic."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Replace themselves -- they are managing Cadence into ruins."

"Very unstable company, highly political."

"Cadence develops the world's best class technology."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Some managers need to have more technical background."

"Open and innovative environment with lots of opportunity to take on greater responsibilities."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Wide breadth of responsibilities. Job constantly challenging and a lot of real time problem solving and customer interfacing."

"Great place to work and great people to work with."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"The coworkers and the management staff were great while I was there."

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

"Be yourselves... the culture there likes people to be themselves."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"One too many reorgs for my taste."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Less of reorgs."

"Old school theory management."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Professional atmosphere."

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

"Cadences's reputation and performance has been poor for quite some time. I would avoid working for them except on contract basis. The company has had high management turnover, poor financial reports and weak products."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Various forms of dishonesty among certain people within management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It's been quite a while since I worked there, but if I was current management, I would want a more respected company in their field to buy them out."

"Great place to work and good management."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Opportunity for new experiences, international responsibilities."

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

"Be honest."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Layoffs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Some managers need to have a more technical background."