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4.4
Average Rating
(based on 5 Novell Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.5
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.8
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
4.8
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.5
Work Setting
4.4
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Novell Employee

"Great environment and people.Only issues were with upper management and their lack of direction."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Novell Employee

"I've been enjoying working with Novell Filesystem and balanced Life with a decent compensation. I do have freedom to work on the product to identify and solve the problems in the core and connecting areas of the Filesystem."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.4
Novell (6)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is E-Plus (7)
2.1 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Verifi (6)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (10,602)
Technical Writer

"Fascinating, challenging job, but the company was struggling."

What do you like about working at Novell?

"It was incredibly challenging, which made the job fun and compelling. I worked with great people on interesting projects."

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

"Do your homework about the company and ask a lot of questions."

What don't you like about working at Novell?

"It was just sad to watch the company shrinking with so many layoffs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think they need to find a compelling place in the market for their products."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Marketing Manager

"I had the opportunity to evolve at Novell."

What do you like about working at Novell?

"When I was at Novell it was growing and the employees were energized"

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

"Be aware of what you are interviewing for and verify expectations."

What don't you like about working at Novell?

"Ray Noorda believed you should have a lay off ever year to get rid of the excess people. It caused havoc with employees"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They have struggled with their marketing and sales directions. They have to learn how to do that or they will go away"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Information Security Officer
Person You Work For 3.3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3.3 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Software QA Engineer

"Good company with great people to work with."

Novell Reviews FAQs

Is Novell a good company to work for?

Novell has an overall rating of 4.4 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 5 Novell Review Ratings left anonymously by Novell employees, which is 13% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Novell.

Does Novell pay their employees well?

Novell employees earn $49,000 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 26% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 2 Novell employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Novell Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Novell?

100% of employees would recommend working at Novell with the overall rating of 4.4 out of 5. Employees also rated Novell 4.5 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.8 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Novell?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Novell is a Technical Writer at $57,000 annually. Browse Novell Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Novell?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Novell is a Production Worker at $30,000 annually. Browse Novell Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Novell?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Novell to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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