Cerner Employee Reviews for Systems Engineer

"I love the company. I wish I had an option to work remotely, as I no longer will be living in Kansas City."

"Good place to start your career at and potentially retire."

"I have been a system engineer for a while now and have been through team changes and reorgs, I will say that while it seems at times no one is listening, they really are and try to help promote a work-life balance that helps the associates and the business. If you look, there is always opportunity to grow and move up. You have to look for it, it won't be handed to you."

"I've worked for Cerner for just over 2 years and have loved the company. While working for them I learned many new applications and even helped them teach some of these solutions to our partnered associates in other countries."

What do you like about working at Cerner?

"It was alright, because the people that they hire are right out of college and really fun to work with."

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

"Be prepared, and make sure you mention a few times that you want to work in healthcare."

What don't you like about working at Cerner?

"The hours and amount of work, unless you are 22, are not enjoyable. Especially if you have a family."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't lie about how many hours are going to be worked, and about working overnight."

"Great position for anyone with the drive."

"you can make cerner a great place to work for you"

What do you like about working at Cerner?

"there was a lot of freedom to manage my workload by myself. travel benefits were great for associates."

What don't you like about working at Cerner?

"as a virtual associate management will throw you in a project anywhere there is need despite their entire initiative to divide their client-base into regions and staff accordingly."

"Cerner was an excellent place for a first job after college. However, I knew that it was not a place I could see myself at long-term."

What do you like about working at Cerner?

"The compensation was very competitive for a new graduate, and it was exciting working in a field that felt like it really was on the brink of changing the way things are done, namely, in the way healthcare is delivered in hospitals and clinics."

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

"Be excited about big ideas, they love that kind of stuff there."

What don't you like about working at Cerner?

"The working environment was not always the most comfortable. Many of the employees who had worked there for a long time expressed disdain for upper management and the direction the company was headed, as well as a general lack of confidence in the competence of fellow employees or the speed of change in the organization."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They do an excellent job of thinking big and heading up initiatives to take health care in new directions. However, they need to devote more resources to turning projects around faster, because due to the centralized architecture of the company's offerings, things do not happen very quickly and changes are not easy to make because they must be cleared organization-wide."