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

"Some work is OK, but arbitrary, pointless redirection wastes lots of time."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"Good people in the group. Much of the work was interesting."

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

"I've heard some parts of KLA are OK - good luck!"

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

"Management didn't have a clue about designing software. One salesman told me that bad software never stopped a sale. KLA often used customer to test release without going through internal QA."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get serious about software. Stop trying to insist customers do it your way."

"Death by thousand cuts."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"Interesting technology, real smart people, gym."

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

"Know programming."

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

"Politics, back-stabbing, outsourcing, layoffs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reduce the number of middle managers. Reduce red tape. Consolidate the offices, don't outsource."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"The people are great and good place to work."

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

"Show that you can give 110 percent."

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

"Job not so secure."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Save our jobs in the USA."

"Good place to learn some new skills for a couple yrs, then move on."

"Great place to work but not a career for the ones that get things done."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"The chance to mold your strengths and learn many techniques."

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

"Sell yourself well."

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

"The business culture is more of a buddy buddy atmosphere."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be open minded."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"Being on the cutting edge of semiconductor tooling development."

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

"Corporate structure."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spend time on the mfg floor."

"Very staple company financially but low on the pay."

"Rewarding, challenging and progressive company to work for."

"The people at KLA-Tencor are great, but the corporation lacks true leaders."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"The challenging environment and quality employees."

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

"The upper management was out of touch with the front-line employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get down onto the production floor and get to know the people that work hard for the corporation."

"Awesome."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"The free place to develop your talent."

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

"Nothing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good job."

"Good place to work."

"Great way to start off a career."

What do you like about working at KLA-Tencor?

"The great environment and most importantly the people. I learned how to become an effective engineer at KLA and how to be helpful to the engineering group."

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

"What I don't like about KLA-Tencor is the business cycle. It has it's ups and downs but it can be too overwhelming sometimes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep doing what they are doing, they've successfully built a great group of engineers and have been very productive, I wouldn't change a thing."