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Working at Sears in Chicago, IL: 17 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Chicago, IL Area

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On average, employees in Chicago, IL at Sears give their company a 3.4 rating out of 5.0 based on 17, whereas overall Average Rating of Sears is 3.6 out of 5.0 based on 785 Sears Review Ratings. The happiest Sears employees in Chicago, IL are Anonymous Employees submitting an average rating of 3.3 and Software Engineers with a rating of 4.8.

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3.6
Average Rating
(based on 448 Sears Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.5
Growth Opportunities
3.1
People You Work With
4.2
Person You Work For
4.0
Rewards You Receive
3.2
Support You Get
3.6
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.6
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Posted 10 years ago in Hoffman Estates, IL

Working at Sears in Chicago, IL: 17 Employee Reviews

Sears Employee

"I have worked at Sears Holdings for 2 years and it was very wonderful experience. I get to learn many new things and my skills were also tested beautifully. I like my work and the challenges that go along with it, as every time you have to think for new approach for solving the problem."

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 4 / 5
Sears Employee

"Yes, Sears is a fairly good company with good environment."

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

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.6
Sears (785)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is Lehigh Press (8)
2.7 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Aaron Brothers (16)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (7,571)
Software Engineer

"I've done internship there for around 3 months. It was a learning experience in NoSQL DB and Spring framework importantly. I have contributed in a very positive way and helped the team to deliver the code before time. They have appreciated my work there."

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

"The pay is higher than what other companies would offer for similar work, but the office culture tends to be disorganized and slightly Kafka-esque."

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

"I've worked for Sears Holdings Corporation since December of 2013. I've found the managers to be approachable and willing to help in finding the position most desired by the employee if available."

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

"All in all I enjoyed my time with Sears Holding Corp. as a FED. The team I worked with was solid and would help one another with any questions or to shoot ideas off. The workplace could've looked a little nicer, but everyone seemed pretty nice."

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

"I have worked with Tata Consultancy Systems for almost 2.5 years mostly in Java/J2EE technology. The domain with which I was associated all the time was SCM/retail, that is why I have known so much about supply chains. I have almost worked on all kind of web technologies like, PHP, Java, J2EE,JSP, JavaScript, Node JS, ASP .NET, HTML, CSS, JQuery, and so on."

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

"Sears is a great company to work for."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"Sears is a great place to work, with great co-workers. I love the location."

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

"Be yourself. Just be honest at all times, and give them your all."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"Nothing, as the company is doing some improvement on their own. I believe they are doing just fine."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management is excellent at my location."

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

What do you like about working at Sears?

"The environment at Sears was great. The people were fantastic and the benefits were good."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"There was no real opportunity for advancement. The company was in trouble and there was a hiring/promotion freeze."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try not to let the higher ups rattle your cage so much. Have confidence in your skills and those of your team."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Assistant Store Manager

What do you like about working at Sears?

"I like the sales and interacting with the customers. I also like the training of the sales associates and seeing their progress."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"The hours were very long. Also, I didn't like the position the store was in. We had to work under the pressure of knowing the store might be closed at some point."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Create a more professional environment for the sales associates. This would translate into a better rapport with the customers."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Interactive Project Manager

"Great people to work with but no room for growth."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"I loved my co-workers at Sears. It is so rare to find the kind of mix of people whom I worked with. I found that I stayed longer than I should have because I loved my co-workers so much!"

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

"The people at Sears are phenomenal. The interview process usually involves several people from different disciplines, but don't let that intimidate you. Have a sense of humor and show your personality. Your experience and resume is important, but how you fit in with the culture is also a big part of the decision-making process."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"There is no room for growth within the company unless you have put in at least five years there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look holistically at the people who work for you, and make sure that you support them in where they want to take their careers."

Person You Work For 3 / 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
Field Trainer
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Associate Buyer
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.3 / 5 Work Setting 3.7 / 5
Support You Get 3.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.8 / 5
Company Culture 3.4 / 5 Way You Work 3.2 / 5
Staff Programmer Analyst
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Buyer

What do you like about working at Sears?

"It was an honor to work for a company such as Sears that promotes from within, offers unlimited growth and career potential, and enjoys high customer approval ratings."

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