Conexant Systems Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"I like the people"

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

"The 12hrs shift"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To develop a better strategy to be more productive"

"Good technological work enviroment."

"Good place to work."

"In depth cable TV testing by rigorous documentation."

What do you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"I was allowed to plan my own approach to the program design. I got to work with JAVA and do technology transfers to C# which gave me a very good appreciation for the differences."

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

"The company is very involved with DOCIS testing of cable TV systems, review this requirement and be ready to explain how you would use the documentation to design your code."

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

"Management was unsupportive and mostly missing when needed to support the product release. The company was also going through a merger and the department goals were evaporating as well as their support for previous schedules."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get on the ball and know the current status of your departmental software. Don't leave it up to your subordinates to form communications with the other departments. Be available for support needs."

"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."

"we don't want you."

What do you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"pays ok; benefits good;"

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

"you will get your pay today, but you don't have a future."

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

"the company does not value their US employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"you should relocate yourself out of USA."

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"

"It could be better only if..."

What do you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"Middle management is accessible, team is very cohesive and competent (used to be much more so), good core values of quality of deliverable and workplace environment, etc."

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

"Budgetary constraints have crimped investment in next generation and uncertainty surrounding an impending acquisition has affected team morale. There is/was also a lack of foresight that has prevented hiring of new talent leading to a stagnation of the intellectual environment and stretched teams."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop over-optimizing market strategies and investment in your future. To be a technology leader, you have to have a significant focus on driving change, and not entirely on meeting/predicting near term customer and market needs."

"I enjoyed working at Conexant."

"Excellent company."

"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"

"Great place to work. Great people."

What do you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"Many opportunities to learn new technology. Great benefits package."

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

"Moving a my division to India."

"Good"

What do you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"I like our FAE management style that I have opportunity to learn new skill while helping my customers."

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

"There are many design centers outside US and difficult to get timely supports."

"It is a small division, so don't expect advancement opportunities. But it IS leading edge..."

What do you like about working at Conexant Systems?

"flexible hours. no dress code. smart people. convenient location."

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

"Relax. You interview with future coworkers and they're all good people."

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

"The family feel lessened over the years and acquisitions and the economic belt tightening."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve communication with the rank and file."