Working at Northrop Grumman in Rolling Meadows, IL: 18 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Rolling Meadows, IL Area

"If you're looking to increase your technical knowledge, work somewhere else."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The chance to be involved with large-scale projects, handling requirements, and interfacing with subcontractors is a helpful thing to learn at least one time in one's career history."

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

"For the division in Rolling Meadows where I worked, it is important to acknowledge the importance of school reputation -- that was my experience anyways. Expect to have well-spoken HR interviewers, who will check in somewhat devious ways, whether or not you are willing to assist a person in difficulty. Remember that this company deals with government-classified information, so knowing how to keep confidential information to yourself is important."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Because the division I worked for was involved in the development of military products, there is a lot of bureaucracy involved with security clearances. This slows down the pace of work tremendously, and contributes to an attitude of complacency amongst the engineers. If you are looking for highly motivated workers, don't expect to find too many at the location where I worked."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management could be more involved with developing technical capabilities of their staff, (instead of focusing so much on the presentation aspects of working at Northrop Grumman)."

"Great place to work, people need to lighten up."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Time flexibility."

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

"You will get the job if you really want it :) Don't make it your permanent job, make it your resume builder."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Ugly dirty competition amongst employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay attention to those who actually do work and have made a difference within, from coming in on time every day to work, all the way to saving the company a $1.00."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Location."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Challenging on job assignments and allowing to self manage research to complete assignment."

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

"Try to be honest and do the best as your knowledge to answer all review questions."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"No training on new project and no guidance and hard to get clear requirement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Establish solid processes for engineers to understand goal to get better performing."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Working on state of the art equipment that is also secret. Travel to most of the locations except war zones was great."

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

"You need to dress for success, have a great resume, and be prepared to travel."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Going to Afghanistan for four months, then four months later having to go back again."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to hire more people to fill the overseas rotations."

"34 of 35.5 yrs were great. The last 1.5yrs were not."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"High technology company, protecting the war fighter and very good at it."

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

"It is a great place to apply technical knowledge and learn the technical trades in many areas. You have to be patient with moving forward as the policies mean slow progress. This is more evident as you take on more senior positions."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"It is anchored in concrete by US Government policy and its own similar policies. It takes too long to develop a product and get it to market."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Become lean on process, not employees. Become agile - light on your feet."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Everything from environmental to benefit, including health care & disable/dead insurance, holiday pay."

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

"Control the company's budget, do not depend on the other sources, develop new and more productivity."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The company's budget based on Government contract. No winning contract, no work to do, the employee will be laid off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay more attention to their employees how they performed their work."

"Nothing positive to say about the company. More concerned in management about keeping their jobs than doing them."

"Good company to work for."

"Benefits were good but the compensation was rather poor. Many of the managers favored motivating employees in negative ways."

"I've worked for NGC for 14 years and found it great for career growth and opportunities. NGC has a rich and diverse work environment that allows individuals of all walks of life and experience to play a part and make a difference to the war fighter on the ground all the way to the commanders in the top tiers of government."

"I worked for Northrop Grumman for 12 years and in the last 7 years they have shown that they are not a very ethical company. They do not care why people quit when it is for poor management reasons or due to retaliation. They sell products to one customer, then use the same parts from that product on another product to sell it to another customer."

"Company is average. Compensation is average, no yearly bonuses, High deductible health insurance, no team comradery, the workspace is old and drab and IT is treated is not treated as equally as the rest of the company. Perks are nothing to rant and rave about. Company has a lot of work to do to keep good employees."