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"As a Program Manager (PgM) you're always learning. No two programs are the same because technology is constantly changing. Therefore, you are constantly in a learning mode. As the PgM, you have to learn new structure and processes. Thus, a Program Manager’s world is ever changing, growing and evolving – it’s a great ride! One more thing that I love about being a Program Manager is that you work with all sorts of interesting people. Program Management is a great training ground for future CEOs. Ability to manage things, risks, tasks, processes and at the same time lead people is for the few, the proud and the good PgMs. What do I hate about being a Program Manager, your success depends on the success of the team. You're now the head coach of Washington Redskins. If the team wins you take the glory, if the team does not win, you're toasted regardless of your previous accolades as a championship winning coach. Analogously, as a Program Manager you must rise above details mentality and become more of delegator and coordinator. Else I forget, to succeed as a PgM, you must maintain an open communication channel 24x7 and you must be a good and effective communicator; otherwise, don’t go down this path."
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Program Manager at Unisys
in Austin, TX

What do you like about working at Unisys?

"Painful - how do I tell the innumerable ways to deal with the archetype bean counters."

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

"If anyone is applying - consider withdrawing the application. Not advisable to join Unisys when the squeeze and freeze is on."

What don't you like about working at Unisys?

"This company is burning to the ground and taking all of us with it."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Program Manager at Microsoft
in Redmond, WA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"For a vendor, this team is a good team to work with."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I am assigned to the team by Chinasoft. All the people that I worked with are nice."

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

"It's pretty much the same as Microsoft would interview their own employees. Microsoft has high expectations."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"As a vendor, we are second class citizens compared to FTEs. For the most part I am fine with that, except when it comes to office space. Vendors sometimes don't have any place to sit."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"As vendors, we are getting less pay, and work harder than FTEs. The China vendor team is not as capable as Microsoft FTEs, so please lower expectations to the offshore team. As a team leader, sometimes I found its difficult to manage expectations."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Program Manager at ChinaSoft
in Redmond, WA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Good company for starter, but no senior position avaliable"

What do you like about working at ChinaSoft?

"Very supportive, nice place to work with. People are nice."

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

"They are vendor company, so they are very likely to ask Microsoft FTE to provide interview."

What don't you like about working at ChinaSoft?

"The company is a vendor company, the paid is not good enough."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would like the management show the career options, I could not see that in Chinasoft."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Program Manager at Serco Group
in Reston, VA

What do you like about working at Serco Group ?

"I believe in the mission and the work ethic of the people I work with."

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

"be confident and excited about what you believe in and what you do"

What don't you like about working at Serco Group ?

"Simply put, I feel underutilized at the moment. I love to be over tasked and very busy. I need more to do."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remember your focus and core business. Expand in areas that make sense and realize people are not numbers. People generate numbers."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Program Manager at Danaher
in Chandler, AZ

What do you like about working at Danaher?

"The customers are very good to work with for the most part."

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

"Be sure you understand the job function for which you are being interviewed. Job functions change often after the interview process."

What don't you like about working at Danaher?

"Very combative management style with little to no opportunity for career development"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Managers need to look for solutions not to place blame."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Program Manager at Shell
in Houston, TX

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"I had a blast communicating, planning & delivering"

What do you like about working at Shell?

"Team spirit to accomplish all goals through creating, planning and delivering deliverables. And freedom to plan & deliver."

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

"Be yourself. But this will depend on the person interviewing & the techniques used"

What don't you like about working at Shell?

"Internal politics, and sometimes time taken by senior management to arrive at decisions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep bureaucracy minimum & empower people to excel. But these were minimum."

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
Program Manager at TMX Finance
in Alpharetta, GA

What do you like about working at TMX Finance?

"It is a rapidly growing and changing company with great opportunity for career growth."

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

"Look forward to an exciting but changing environment with room to affect positive change."

What don't you like about working at TMX Finance?

"Some of the change comes with no clear direction and a lack of proper planning."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To keep management long enough to implement a cohesive strategy."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Program Manager at John Deere
in Moline, IL

What do you like about working at John Deere?

"Very professional and well run. Has a great reputation for high quality."

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

"Be well prepared and make sure you are well qualified."

What don't you like about working at John Deere?

"I was asked to move and at the time I couldn't. I didn't have an option to stay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Maybe give someone a chance to make a situation work before you make a decision."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Program Manager at YMCA
in Salt Lake City, UT
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Program Manager at Microsoft
in Redmond, WA

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like everything: the work, people, environment, the perks, gobs of support, and the fun that everyone was willing to pitch in on - just plain old work hard and have fun... good stuff."

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

"Take your time to answer. The interview will go on forever and they are looking for smart people, so take your time."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I don't like the miscommunication. I was hired and laid off the same day. I was told that the headcount was too low after I was interviewed and didn't get the job. Bummer."

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
Program Manager at En Pointe Technologies
in El Segundo, CA

What do you like about working at En Pointe Technologies?

"Was given a number of responsibilites. Enjoying working with Firstsource internet business."

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

"Dress professionally, be on time, and bring examples of your work."

What don't you like about working at En Pointe Technologies?

"Shifting priorities, long work hours, changes in management, .com business went bust."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest better planning and scheduling of projects, better system for prioritization of tasks"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Program Manager at Hewlett-Packard
in Houston, TX

What do you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"Built messaging, pay was good, work from home, flexible hours, interaction with executives, strategy development, organized events, developed training."

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

"Run away - there is major reorganization and management change going on."

What don't you like about working at Hewlett-Packard?

"Unorganized, too big, cold, hard to have an impact, unappreciated, just a number, hard to make friends, demanding with no reward, no raises, no incentives."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"stop reorganizing for a minute, retain experienced talent, promote from within the company, focus on key businesses and move people there."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Program Manager at Powersolve
in Reston, VA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"large and very in depth, have much experance in all phases of communications"

What do you like about working at Powersolve?

"The customer and the task that where give to us."

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

"no, to hard to give anyone a clear direction of thier thought process"

What don't you like about working at Powersolve?

"No direction or building of employees, the education aspect was not there"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"more training to enhance the personnel that are at the company"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Program Manager at Cartus
in Mission Viejo, CA

What do you like about working at Cartus?

"I am a self-directed employee who manages a program with little to no supervison"

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

"Any background in real estate is beneficial and I would stress that experience"

What don't you like about working at Cartus?

"Salary is not compensurate with responsibility. Consultants have a high degree of responsiblity and should be compensated accordingly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better compensation for the consultants on the front line and the client contacts"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Program Manager at OptumRx
in Irvine, CA

What do you like about working at OptumRx?

"OptumRx is a great company to work for. The employee culture contibutes to making OptumRx a great company to work for."

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

"I would recommend applying as it is a great compancy to work for."

What don't you like about working at OptumRx?

"My only complaint is my commute. Also, I have worked for the company for 15 years, Although I have worked in different roles within the company, I am ready for a change."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to keep open lines of communication with the employees."

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