Electronic Data Systems Employee Reviews for Information Analyst

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

"The company as I knew it is gone. EDS was purchased and absorbed by HP."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Go back to what made the company great. Stop trying to compete with discount providers."

What do you like about working at Electronic Data Systems?

"Good place for programmers."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Data Systems?

"Sometimes the things are very slow."

"Great employer, hard to back into after layoffs."

"EDS will use you up and spit you out."

What do you like about working at Electronic Data Systems?

"The work itself."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Data Systems?

"Always promising to allow for growth in technical fields but never allowing the time for technical training."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try being honest with your employees. We know you are lying to us."

"Proceed with caution."

What do you like about working at Electronic Data Systems?

"As a former employee the job was close to my home and I worked an average of 45 hours per week."

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

"EDS is made up of very different business units. Do some research and try to find out as much as you can about an organization. Some are better than others and it's critical that you select the right business unit. Remember, your manager controls your career at EDS."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Data Systems?

"Since I was with the company for over 17 years I was impressed at how EDS invested in its people development. In the year 2001 all that changed and training and mentoring programs went out the window to save money. The company is not the same and has little loyalty for its employees. Manager controls employee's career and if you have a bad one you are screwed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get back to your mentoring and training programs and instill employee to employer loyalty again. Playing politics with employees' careers and making things difficult will only harbor bad feelings."

"It is great."

"Not enough customers."

What do you like about working at Electronic Data Systems?

"Working with large amounts of data."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Data Systems?

"Only one customer."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look for other uses of talent."

"EDS is not really focusing on helping employees to grow."

What do you like about working at Electronic Data Systems?

"Was not working long enough to have an opinion."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Data Systems?

"Not given the job as promised during interview."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to employees and take action."