Nokia Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Nokia and my previous company Motorola were great companies to work with."

"I started with Nokia in 1999. For many years Nokia was the leading mobile handset manufacturer and was at the forefront of the mobile internet revolution. While it has lost its way of late, Nokia has always strived to be a company employees have been proud to represent. It has always had a moral and ethical spirit, ensuring not only that it worked towards its financial objectives it maintained a desire to achieve environmental and corporate 'citizen' responsibilities. At its heart Nokia cared."

"I worked with the Here.com deployment/development team. This was a great opportunity, in fact one of the most enriching opportunities throughout my career."

"HR policies are generous. However, the company faces many struggles to remain relevant in the industry. The announced acquisition of Nokia's mobile phones divisions has had an impact on morale (poorly) and the company's financials aren't doing so well.The major problem, is that Nokia's management teams are ineffective. They are wishy washy, and refuse to actually manage poor performers beyond the annual review process."

What do you like about working at Nokia?

"People at the company. the environment and the tools available."

What don't you like about working at Nokia?

"Management did not always know what beans were there in their bags."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get on the floor and see people working. This would help see the real workings."

What do you like about working at Nokia?

"My team was great, with real team-working and good collaboration between us. There was good feedback from the management, with the possibility of job rotation and continuous learning."

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

"I'm talking about the Nokia I worked for 15 years. Now things are rather different, difficult economic situation, change in the board, tough moment in TLC market, more inefficient and less inspirational context. My advice: 'If you can act like a shark, swim in that sea'."

What don't you like about working at Nokia?

"There were some very aggressive and ambitious people who broke the 'perfect place to work for' status of Nokia. The difficult economic situation put the attention to sales target rather than to people. Results: Know-how and collaborative thinking got lost forever."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should listen more to my customers and employers, and give example by leadership."

"It is a good workplace with fantastic co-workers."

What do you like about working at Nokia?

"It was a good workplace with fantastic co-workers and a 15-day paid sick leave annually (though I do not use)."

What don't you like about working at Nokia?

"I disliked the 50-minute one-way driving from my home in San Diego to work in Carlsbad."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management can communicate more often to the engineering staff."

"It is a positive and learning environment."

What do you like about working at Nokia?

"They are great people always looking for a better way from all team members, and they support new ideas."

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

"Assure you are able to talk with all people that you'll regularly interact with."

What don't you like about working at Nokia?

"They need better communications between teams at remote locations using all technologies and site visits."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to look for new ways to support the development of people and process."

"It has been a great experience."

What do you like about working at Nokia?

"Expectations are set and I have delivered above and beyond."

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

"After acquiring Motorola Networks, NSN is going through stabilization process."

What don't you like about working at Nokia?

"There are no challenges, work has become routinely and habitual."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Since NSN acquired Motorola Networks, layoffs are constantly going on."

What do you like about working at Nokia?

"The way we work, access to a lot of resources, possibility to develop your skills."

What don't you like about working at Nokia?

"Minimum chance of career growth, sometimes it's hard to understand company's policy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To tell people more often about current situation in company."

What do you like about working at Nokia?

"The challenge and the customer. Good teammates and support, Global teamwork."

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

"Hold off until H2 2013. As reported in the press, they are ripe for consolidation."

What don't you like about working at Nokia?

"Not stable, not sales centric. well intentioned but don't understand what it means to focus on the customer."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be consistent and maintain open communication. A few folks are way too political"

"Short term activity only"

What do you like about working at Nokia?

"Good benefits such as 5 weeks PTO, 1 weeks personal days and 2 weeks sick days plus 8% 401K match."

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

"Don't go there; if you like challenge or you think you can turn the company over, go there to try."

What don't you like about working at Nokia?

"The company is not able to turn to growing and not improving."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have a vision with working approach, have longer term plans."

What do you like about working at Nokia?

"Nokia is (or was) a wonderful company. Tremendous global recognition. Our tools touched tens of thousands of developers in over 120 countries. Our team was very proud of our product and worked very hard to improve the developer experience."

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

"Wait until they start growing in smartphone (Win 8) and Asian markets."

What don't you like about working at Nokia?

"In the end, Nokia exited the Symbian business and sold us to Accenture."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nokia has much larger problems right now, we were just a side effect."

What do you like about working at Nokia?

"I like a company that I could grow together with. The company culture focus on both winnings - the success of business both for itself and its customers, and winning of people, so its employees could happily work for it."

What don't you like about working at Nokia?

"I don't like too much paper work in company daily procedures. I understand the importance of paper work but we should have flexibility in some real cases."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep communication with employees. If we can understand their need inside we would be able to keep them, which possibly means keep our best business running smoothly and bring in profit."

What do you like about working at Nokia?

"NSN Mexico is an inspiring company, based on values, communicates openly, and is innovative. These are the things I value in this company."

What don't you like about working at Nokia?

"This is an excellent place to work, and flexibility to their employees is the base of this company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide more empowerment to employees in order to execute and innovate constantly."