Nortel Employee Reviews for Senior Engineer

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"For many years, the opportunity for advancement was great, and I was able to progress accordingly."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"The last 3 - 5 years, the company was very unstable (as were most other telecommunications firms)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It is hard to quantify, since the business areas are being broken up an sold"

"nice place, highly skilled people, good interesting work"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"good technical place"

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

"go for it! nice place to work"

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"nothign- I liked it a lot"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"nothign- doing great- maybe listen to the lower level people a bit more for feedback"

"ok"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Variety of job tasks"

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

"They are in Chapter 11 liquidation"

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"Lay off"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"more openess"

"These assessments were based on my 25yr career there."

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Professional, opportunity, educational and personal growth."

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

"Too late."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"Senior management had tunnel vision, hence the bankruptcy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would have pursued partnering/merging with another equipment maker like Hauwei, Ericsson, Alcatel or Lucent."

"Nortel was a good company to work prior to all the problem happened the last few years."

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Good people, good benefit and good career movement"

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"Too many level of management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be cohesive with the employees"