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Working at Conexant Systems in Newport Beach, CA: 9 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Newport Beach, CA Area

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On average, employees in Newport Beach, CA at Conexant Systems give their company a 2.7 rating out of 5.0 based on 9, whereas overall Average Rating of Conexant Systems is 4.1 out of 5.0 based on 36 Conexant Systems Review Ratings. The happiest Conexant Systems employees in Newport Beach, CA are Operators submitting an average rating of 4.8 and Audio Engineers with a rating of 4.3.

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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 16 Conexant Systems Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.1
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Working at Conexant Systems in Newport Beach, CA: 9 Employee Reviews

Senior Software Developer

What do you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"This company gave me the opportunity to grow in different platforms."

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

"This company doesn't exist any more, so I don't know if anyone wants to interview with them."

What don't you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"The company has been shrinking since 2000. I felt quite depressed to work there later."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management need to make right decisions on many critical paths."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Manager

"Dynamic Environment"

What do you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"Fast paced, dynamic environment, designing and deploying cutting edge solutions"

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

"Dress code is business casual, be honest and forthright in your interview"

What don't you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"severe market conditions causing large extended downsizing over and extended period"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"to focus more on inovation and marketing, the constant cuts only demorolise the employee base and cause the cream to leave for better employment"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

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Conexant Systems (36)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
Senior Accounting Assistant

What do you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"Professional, well establish company, use update and efficiency system as (SAP)."

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

"Hiring more experience within job function on each area is needed."

What don't you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"Lacking procedure and instruction, need good management to resolve work flow for each job function."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide well management to work on team work with good procedure and instruction,"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Audio Engineer
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
ASIC Design Engineer

"Company lacked foresight but I had lots of responsibility and everyone was focused on success."

Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.9 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Operator
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Conexant Systems Employee

"Great people, bad management, sinking ship. You can get a better job down the street at Broadcom."

What do you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"People are friendly, although less so as the work force is reduced. Engineers are best in the industry."

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

"Don't bother. Broadcom is a better option. Conexant just had a layoff in November 2010."

What don't you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"Senior management is clueless. Look how many times they replaced them. Also people work too many hours. It's easy for management to say do the same with less but it is near a breaking point."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop trying to compete with better companies than you. Look to compete in niche markets."

Senior Systems Administrator

What do you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"Can't ask for a better company to work for, I was there for 12 years."

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

"The company went through lots of tough times but I think they are stable right now, they have great benefit including stock options, get a job there if you can."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Great managers to work with"

Customer Quality Engineer

"Good place to work"

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

"Good place to work. Other than spinning off."

What don't you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"keep spinning off division"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"stop spinning off division"

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