Working at Nortel in Santa Clara, CA: 12 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Santa Clara, CA Area

"Very good company with a global footprint. Manage lost direction and the company folded."

"I was on Contract."

"To late to change..."

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"1 man's job distributed to 3 or 4 people.If senior enough, you could earn top $ without even doing any work, or even showing up at work. It's like your best dream comes true, isn't it"

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

"Ask them when would all the senior mgmt (director and above) quit/leave And come back after that."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"Not one of the seniors; not old enough to obtain membership of the good-old-boy club."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Identify your contributors and compensate them fairly. Get rid of the deadwood.Since you are so busy playing politics and not keeping top talents, no wonder the company went for Chapter 11.And, PLEASE, quit from Cisco. People there are now noticing you are polluting their culture and work environment. Don't turn Cisco into the next Nortel!"

"Contract Job"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"In Shipping Dept"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nice People"

"Currently in Chapter 11."

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"It was on the leading edge of technology when I was there."

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

"N/A. The are on their way out of business."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"It was heavy at the top. Multiple layers of management, inflexible and it became somewhat restricting to overachievers"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Become more flexible, creative and utilize the skill of the people you hire."

"Good company, interesting products. They're caught in tech downturn, so jobs come and go."

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Good products, great people, always on the edge of technology, which was interesting."

"nothing good here. Infact I made a mistake in joining this company."

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"nothing"

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

"don't look for this company"

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"everything"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"we can not change them"

"Reasonable Job experience at Nortel Networks"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Very project oriented and structured in the way that there is less confusion."

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

"Try to focus on understand technical principles and methodologies"

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"Still could do better in terms of career development and advancement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide more open forum for employee feedback in terms of product decisions and influence on how things are done."

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"This was a summer internship while in college and was a long time ago. I remember enjoying the corporate culture."

"Good Company to work in its hey day"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Atmosphere, Great People, Great facilities,"

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

"Dont. It is company that is in bankcruptsy court."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"Terrible managment"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None - They dont listen, why waste your breath."

"The company was fun to work for, until they ran into some financial troubles."

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Lots of hands on projects to work on, room to move and grow."

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

"Company is shutting down..there are no more jobs available."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"company running into financial troubles"