ION Geophysical Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"A great company with great workers"

"I worked at ION Geophysical for 8 years and found the company to be a great place to engage with multiple people from a variety of nationalities and work on various multi-national teams."

"Need a better top management team and CEO since I think recently ION performance goes down due to luck of their leadership."

"ION was a great company to work for and would consider working there again if they needed someone with my skill set. The previous CEO almost destroyed the company while making himself and the board a lot of cash. I am very glad to see the company doing much better under Brian Hanson's leadership."

"The company is currently changing is business model and undergoing massive restructuring."

"I worked for ION Geophysical as a sustaining engineer for two years. The people I worked with were knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with."

What do you like about working at ION Geophysical?

"Challenging work in the oil business which is 24/7, 365. Our customers are global and require constant help. This is most rewarding part of the job"

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

"Understanding the nature of the oil business is crucial. Customers are international in nature and the complexity of the industry is staggering. Learn as much as you can about E&P"

What don't you like about working at ION Geophysical?

"Future opportunities are not well mapped out at our company. I do not see a clear path of professional development."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get better and developing and promoting internal talent across silos"

What do you like about working at ION Geophysical?

"Stable and low pressure. No funding problem. Strategic relationship with BGP"

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

"Oil and gas exp. C++ desired. C# is a must"

What don't you like about working at ION Geophysical?

"Slow motion. Career advancement is dire. Too much attention to marketing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"reward talents. treat engineers better. improve benefits. need new perspective"

"Good Place to work , market driven."

What do you like about working at ION Geophysical?

"Had the support of management to make positive change"

"ION Geophysical severely damaged due to poor decisions."

What do you like about working at ION Geophysical?

"I liked the freedom to work on projects and getting full management support. In addition, there was also time for educational and trade activities. I was able to broaden my horizons with ION Geophysical."

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

"Enjoy your time while you can, get the experience while it is available. However, do not plan to have a long term career. Be sure to keep an updated resume handy."

What don't you like about working at ION Geophysical?

"I didn't like decisions made by upper management that ultimately resulted in the elimination of an entire business unit of ION Geophysical.Some acquisitions are good, but all must be scrutinized for merit."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Scrutinize all major business decisions to insure that the company will benefit from the financial impact of the decisions."

"ION is a good company"

What do you like about working at ION Geophysical?

"It is great to learn a new industry and I have been exposed to managing a worldwide organization that has enabled me to learn the cultures and business practices in countries I had not been exposed to previously."

What don't you like about working at ION Geophysical?

"Difficult to handle the many rounds of layoffs."