Working at KLA-Tencor in Milpitas, CA: 42 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Milpitas, CA Area

"Pretty good place to work."

"A good, leading edge company."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"Innovative, industry leader, with dominant market share in most of its markets."

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

"It is a very nice place to work. You will learn a lot working there."

What don't you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"A bit too large to move as quickly as I would like, yet a pleasant place to work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Maybe think about increasing the directed research budget. I know this comes at the expense of the continuing engineering budget, so its just a suggestion."

"Good company with tough technical problems solved but with bad leadership."

"Employee focus brings company improvements."

"Great company to work in the field of semiconductor wafer inspection system."

"Happy to work at this company."

"Was a great place to work, however it all has changed once the new management team came aboard."

"Outsourcing overseas has been detrimental to career growth and morale."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"Training."

What don't you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"Management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Training."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"Technology and well diversified of technologies."

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

"You should be pretty competent in your area of expertise in addition to being a good political player."

What don't you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"Downsize and 3% cut every quarter just to make the bottom line look good for their stock price."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire US citizens."

"Reduction in force."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"The job. I interface with 3D CAD applications, import to a graphic application, render and/or tough up images. Then prepare the images for output, be it hard copy for publication, or soft copy for WEB applications."

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

"Be prepared to work hard."

What don't you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"The people. Other than one's own department, all else was a mystery. Did not seem to have any organization. Each division did things their own way. It was difficult to support each division, as the rules kept changing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Organize, then enforce."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"I learned a lot especially for the technical management skill for past 10 years staying at KLA-Tencor."

What don't you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"Too much travel and hard to balance with the work and family life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Business is very important, however, employee is still important too."

"Company in crisis, offshoring itself to reduce cost rather than fostering growth in new markets."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"Great cutting edge technology in some of its divisions."

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

"Pass your way and look for real growth opportunities in life science capital equipment or Green energy."

What don't you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"New management chose to offshore the company for short term profits rather than look for new business growth."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"Everyone is extremely intelligent, but not pushy or showy. Everyone is respectful of others and works as a team."

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

"You should be arrogant."

What don't you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"It's very communist-like. People are afraid to discuss current events or life details in fear that their opinions/lifestyles might offend somebody."