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

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Excellent."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Not enough challenge, resource optimization is at par at best"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Leverage resource better, encourage risk taking."

"Overall, CAT is a good place to work."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Organized and self-regulated."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Sometimes felt that management was too controlling and departments are too compartmentalized."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Encourage workers to suggest improvements."

"Stable profitable company with many global opportunities to advance."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"The people are hard-working, professional, down-to-earth, friendly."

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

"Be able to discuss examples of previous job successes and failures; describe the story from start-to-finish (what happened, how did YOU impact the project you were working on)."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Some departments have limited advancement opportunities."

"Very good employer when the work is there."

"Caterpillar is a good company to work for, I left BAE for family reason."

"Caterpillar is a great company to work for with plenty of opportunities."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Excellent learning experience, worked with many interesting and new technologies. Also the people that work there were very friendly."

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

"You should make sure you have a portfolio of all the things you know. Keep it with you when you interview, they like proof."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Distance from Chicago and pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good job. Pay your employees well."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Knowledge growth."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Nothing."

"Excellent."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Great people!"

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"So big!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep on innovating!"

"A good employer - Caterpillar."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"The work environment is professional and all the people are dedicated to the success of the company."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Nothing as such."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They have a good management."

"You learn a lot and work with great people."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Helping design parts and working with a great team."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I was contract and I wish I was a Caterpillar employee."

"The company will tell you one thing and then do another."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I loved the challenge that the job gave me."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"After I was laid-off from the temp position that I held, the company turned around and told the unemployment office that I was fired. They have done this to quite a few employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep your word."

"I heard Caterpillar is so much different than the time I was there."