Working at Caterpillar in Peoria, IL: 74 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Peoria, IL Area

"Used to be a great company, but no longer. Constant threat of layoffs... better be a 'yes' person and subscribe to the group think if you want to fit. No room for any critical thought process at this company. Sad how the egos have taken over."

"I've worked at Caterpillar for 6 years now. Three years as an IT tech intern and another three years on the GIS support desk. It's the world's largest tractor company and I'm glad to have worked in an enterprise environment for so long."

"Nice place to work. I really felt great beginning my professional career with this company."

"I have worked at Caterpillar for two years through an agency. Workers at Caterpillar can expect to work with some leading edge technologies. The sheer scale of Caterpillar products can be awe-inspiring. Caterpillar can be quite aggressive at keeping salaries low. Caterpillar also has issues with internal communication at times, but that might be unavoidable in a corporation of Caterpillar's size."

"I love the position but it does not allow for advancement. This is an 800 billion dollar company and training within is done by people that are employees, and that training is not specialized enough for some of the positions that are filled. Some of the employees want a union and for myself I do not agree. I have left the position because of the way some are advanced and good positions are filled."

"I didn't like them."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"The people working here are pretty good and friendly. The boss is kind."

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

"Be confident, talk about your past working responsibilities."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Low chance to learn more and do more challenging work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay more attention to management and make sure everything is under control."

"Chance to utilize my skills while contributing to development of organization."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Working with cross functional teams and sharing ideas within the organization to come up with the best of the best."

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

"Good corporate culture and established processes will help nurture as competitive professionals in the industry."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Organization structure, the way it is set up is not optimal, communication and implementation can be improved further."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Conduct more employee surveys and continuous improvement sessions often across all divisions and teams. Outside work meetings/gatherings to promote team building."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I like the recognition I receive and the opportunities for career advancement."

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

"Be yourself. Relax and just answer the questions in an organized manor. Make small talk."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"It would be nice if headquarters was not in Peoria."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would hold my direct reports accountable. Accountability needs to trickle down to management, employees, and the shop floor. I would find out where the chain is broken and set my foot down. Easier said than done but this will be one of my initiatives."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Thu culture at Caterpillar is acceptive of the younger generation and focused on work-life balance."

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

"Talk to everyone you meet and find out what their career path has been because everyone's is different."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Caterpillar is headquartered in Peoria, IL, which is not an ideal city for young professionals."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on making Caterpillar more appealing to the extremely talented and high potential employees and potential employees."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Caterpillar is in transition. It definitely is conservative with flashes of collaborative culture. Cat provides a great support network and learning opportunities, but it still values years of internal experience the most."

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

"Cat has a very supportive work environment and is conservatively managed; you have to prove yourself and wait your turn to get the best opportunities."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I wish we had more personal time to develop ourselves and an option for unpaid time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Ensure employee career opportunities are not merely determined by direct supervisor opinion and provide a better process to change jobs within the organization."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Massive wealth of technical expertise inside the company. Flexible work schedule, good work-life balance, acceptable salary."

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

"Adhere to the STAR interview guidelines. Talk about what you know and what YOU have done, not your team."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Corporate atmosphere, hard to advance career, engineering not valued at the business level, boring cost reduction work, location in Peoria is terrible."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would modernize the companies' facilities and workforce tools. We are out-gunned in software and computing technologies that our competitors are utilizing every day."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I don't like working here."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Care for the employee."

"Don't innovate, that isn't allowed."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"The pay is good, and there are many experienced engineers to work with."

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

"Have clean urine before your first interview, they will pop up with a medical test."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"They will put you anywhere in the country regardless of your choice."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to employees when they threaten to quit, otherwise more will."