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"I love being a part of something larger than myself. When I am given the support needed to be successful, it is a great feeling to be able to make things happen. A real sense of achievement makes each day worth it."
Posted 10 years ago
Program Manager at Applied Materials

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"People."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Politics."

Program Manager at BAE Systems

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"Good money - little commitment to the workforce/managers"

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"compensation - workers"

Program Manager at Microwave Networks
in Tampa, FL

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"MNI is a friendly place to work, but lacks direction."

What do you like about working at Microwave Networks?

"The people are good to work with and you get a great deal of autonomy."

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

"Must be self motivated and focused."

What don't you like about working at Microwave Networks?

"Lack of direction and dedication."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on accoutability and company growth."

Program Manager at BAE Systems

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"BAE is a great employer they view each line of business as a separate business, sometimes not giving each line of business the attention it needs to remain in business."

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Large company with an expaned portfolio. Tactical vehicles allow our people to come back home, and I love being a part of that."

What don't you like about working at BAE Systems?

"Stability of each line of business. BAE dosn't give enough attention to each line of business equally allowing some to fall."

Program Manager at Mimix Broadband
in Sugar Land, TX

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"Although I did not have any industry experience I advanced quickly in a highly technical industry with little or no guidance or support"

What do you like about working at Mimix Broadband?

"Good people at times"

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

"Have a technical expertise"

What don't you like about working at Mimix Broadband?

"I have no credibility or power within a company that is run by an Engineering department that has no knowledge of how to make money"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do not give so much power to the Engineering department and give the Operations group a stronger role in overall planning"

Program Manager at Sprint
in Overland Park, KS

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Long hours and a never ending demand for product improvement."

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

"Expect the unexpected."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Lack of growth in organization."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Push the envelop and throw punches at competitors."

Program Manager at Proxim Wireless

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"loved working there, great opportunities for advancement, increasing responsibilities"

What do you like about working at Proxim Wireless?

"proxim was great about investing in employees and advancing people who wanted a lot of responsibility"

Program Manager at Vanguard International Semiconductor

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"It takes time to be a sucesful foundry company from a DRAM house."

What do you like about working at Vanguard International Semiconductor?

"It is a nice company."

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

"Honesty and humble."

What don't you like about working at Vanguard International Semiconductor?

"Family reunion in the States."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Time and quality."

Program Manager at Unisys
in Atlanta, GA

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"I had a great 10 plus year run with Unisys and they treated me very well when it was time to go!"

What do you like about working at Unisys?

"My Senior Manager was extremely competent, had lots of confidence in me, and our management and team work achieved contract renewal each year for over ten years."

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

"Can do attitude, coupled with integrity, ethical awareness, and professional competence are things Unisys values most."

What don't you like about working at Unisys?

"The annual rating system was excruciating and a bit of overkill."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote from within, especially, at the senior management level."

Program Manager at Venatore

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"Small company but great position and supported well by small, but competent, management team."

What do you like about working at Venatore?

"Autonomy, exciting, interesting, challenging and meaninful position."

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

"You need to be a business yourself and really know your stuff. If you can do these, then management will support you well. If not, then no reason interviewing."

What don't you like about working at Venatore?

"The fact that after a surgery and 4+ mos of down-time, following a helicopter landing in a war zone, the contract had changed and a larger company (DRS) had taken over and given my job to one of their PMs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work and grow so you have more pull."

Program Manager at Advanced Energy
in Fort Collins, CO

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"High Energy, fast paced environment, cuting edge manfuacturing processes, lean design practices."

What do you like about working at Advanced Energy?

"people, technology, and always something new going on."

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

"buckle up, it's a wild ride!"

What don't you like about working at Advanced Energy?

"high turnover, don't stick with people thru downturns."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"have faith in your team in the trenches."

Program Manager at AAR Corporation
in Garden City, NY

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"Agressive Atmosphere"

What do you like about working at AAR Corporation?

"Fast pace, detailed, well organized."

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

"Get all interview agreed ammenities in writing."

What don't you like about working at AAR Corporation?

"Some late nights 11pm-12am."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Monitor the bevior of senior employees in office politics."

Program Manager at Orthodyne Electronics
in Irvine, CA

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"Family owned business with a non-family ceiling."

Program Manager at IBM
in Moorestown, NJ

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Opportunity to experience many career activities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get back to basics, keep process in an appropriate place and don't over develop college graduates. Make them earn the benefits of career development programs versus throwing them in right out of college and watching them leave."

Program Manager at Shared Technologies
in Coppell, TX

What do you like about working at Shared Technologies?

"The competency of the technical teams"

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

"Everyone is different and no matter where one goes it will take time to understand who is competent and who is not and who one can rely upon and not."

What don't you like about working at Shared Technologies?

"I was offered an uncolicited job at a substancial rasie and after two years I was one of the first to be RIF'd."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Practice what you preach. The CEO went all across the US explaining how he instructed his direct reports that the employees were their greatest asset. He then went on to say if they had any employees that consistently went above and beyond do everything possible to reward them and definitely to keep them. He also said if they had any employees that were just getting by, management needed to strictly follow the rules. I worked for two years without a sick day, I took on multiple projects that were in addition to my job description and consistently receive praise from our customers, howeveras I mentioned what I was told did not seem to be the path the company followed."

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