Caterpillar Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I didn't like them."

"I've worked with Caterpillar since 2007. I have been able to grow within the company. I have learned a lot and have gained a lot of experience through my job roles and training."

"Learned a lot about heavy equipment."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Company had great tools for new hires. Boss was great."

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

"That you ask questions. And stay firm on what you want for salary."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"That the company hired too many of its family members."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"That they not hire their friend's son or family members."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Familiar; years of service; get along with boss; nice gifts."

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

"Think about it really hard. They are demanding and somewhat perfectionists, yet not very generous with salary or benefits."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Distance from home; commute time spent in traffic; new boss still learning and needs to be professional; superiors are too familiar sometimes; juggling many responsibilities; not enough training when given a new task or responsibility; not structured."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Appreciate people more; titles and positions be more structured and defined; have more professionalism."

"I gained a lot of experience and knowledge."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"The knowledge and work culture of the company and the respect towards the employees."

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

"It's a good company and they respect their employees."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Work environment, like the relaxing places, is not there at all."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management is doing good and not much to say."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I enjoy working for Caterpillar and have gained a lot of experience doing different things."

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

"No, I think Caterpillar does a great job in the interview process."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I do not dislike working for the company, however, I have invested a lot of time recently in higher education in order to advance. I am looking to lead a division in a cost-effective manner."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think the management should be a little more employee oriented."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I like the location of their SolarTurbines facility. The SolarTurbines Facility is in San Diego, which is nice."

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

"Don't bother applying for this company. You will hate your life by working for this company."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Managements are group of uneducated people, with no leadership skills. Most managers only promote their family members."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My suggestion to the board of directors is to change all your mid-level managers."

"Great training program but very old school, big ship culture."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Great training program that provided opportunities for growth and development."

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

"Speak honestly and truthfully. The job interview won't throw curve balls, it's simple and straightforward."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Very conservative, risk averse culture, big ship mentality that is not very open to innovative ideas."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be innovative and understand that the competition has caught up."

"I have had a good experience at Cat."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Good communication; Caterpillar is a very good company to work for."

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

"Be a hard worker; Caterpillar is a very good company to work for."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"N/A; caterpillar is a very good company to work for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"No suggestions - management very good: Caterpillar is a very good company to work for."

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."

"As a mechanical design engineer, I have learnt a lot as an intern guy."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"The culture of the company, the relationship between colleagues, and the engineering tasks we are working on."

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

"Be well prepared for yourself, be ready that they are going to ask you some engineer problems."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"The job is not a very good match to my skills."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"He is a very nice guy, but I will suggest him to be a little more strict on the tasks."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Compensation was well above average for the area, especially with the state of the economy."

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

"They're only about profits, stock holders, and profits and not caring about producing a quality product."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"It was highly stressful, numerous occasions of backstabbing by others to get ahead, and management having no idea of what they're in charge of strictly being based on their educational background for the positions they hold and lacking common sense."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Let their subordinates perform their assigned duties without trying to micro manage them, and having no idea of what they're actually in charge of!"

"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?

"Close to home, can move up in the company if you like."

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

"Know your stuff! Be confident and you be alright!"

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"CAT Company trying to send work to other states is not good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Bring more jobs to Aurora build here not overseas."