Working at Novellus Systems in San Jose, CA: 16 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Jose, CA Area
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On average, employees in San Jose, CA at Novellus Systems give their company a 1.4 rating out of 5.0 based on 16, whereas overall Average Rating of Novellus Systems is 4.1 out of 5.0 based on 37 Novellus Systems Review Ratings. The happiest Novellus Systems employees in San Jose, CA are Engineering Managers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Supply Chain Managers with a rating of 4.6.
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Working at Novellus Systems in San Jose, CA: 16 Employee Reviews
"I worked at Gasonics which was acquired by Novellus which was acquired by Lam. Great technology and really good management."
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Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Keep your focus on your client's needs and never stop looking for ways to improve."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Continuing their strive for excellence. They are a great company with strong customer service orientation."
"Sucks to be there. OK to be from."
What do you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"Some good folks, just not enough to influence the overall work environment and culture."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"read-up on the industry to see the science trends"
What don't you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"Too negative. No real positive support for people. Continuously reducing people and increasing per capita work load in increased travel requirements."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Rebuild the business plan to incorporate buy-in on lower levels. DOn't always think you have the best plan.... as Novellus was built from a <20 person start-up as an awesome company, some of the BEST ideas are from the people you never see or even know about."
"Please note that although this was a fantastic company I was contracted to them. They wanted to hire me but could not at the time."
What do you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"This was a large company and very competitive. Their efficiency was superb. The environment was great and so were the perks. Everyone was very professional."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Work hard and the perks are there! Overtime was paid, you could sign up for box seats to the Shark's games...so just do your job well and all is taken care of for you."
What don't you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"Well that fact that they needed to stay so competitive they did not hire me! Everyone thought I was permanent and when they found out that I was still a contractor the VP's did not sign off on the purchase requisition to hire me regardless of the Director of Marketings' recommendation."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"None. They are a well oiled machine."
"Decent place to work."
What do you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"Stable work environment."
What don't you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"Inflexible management style."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Loosen up a bit."
"great company, became an industry leader"
What do you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"new technology"
"Great company to work for in that decade"
What do you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"I grew into new positions as my knowledge expanded with the company."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Plan to work hard and long hours"
What don't you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"I liked everything."
"As noted Novellus Systems was a very good place of employment"
What do you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"The technology the innovation the FSE training was excellent, we became experts on the systems we serviced."
What don't you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"Nothing to report"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Improve monitoring of remote management practices."
"low moral"
What do you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"A job while it last"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"lie, lie, lie to get in and get start looking around immediate for a back-up plan (another company)"
What don't you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"Low work moral, demeaning verbal responses, loud and irrespectful verbal communications from management (those that are still around, those that are nice have all left)"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"leave"
"Not a good place for carrer advancement."
What do you like about working at Novellus Systems?
"good co-workers"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"if you ask for less salary and you are willing to work from 9am to 8pm .... you are hired.."
What don't you like about working at Novellus Systems?
". upper management doesn't know anything about engineering.. only they knew is cheap labor..."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"too many levels in the management.... strip down the hierarchy .."
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