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"Being a product manager is like being a mini-CEO without all the negatives that come with being a CEO. I love it."
Posted 10 years ago in Redwood City, CA
Senior Product Manager at Best Buy
in Richfield, MN

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"Chaotic."

What do you like about working at Best Buy?

"Fast pace environment with lots of project activity. Funding is less of an issue than making a clear case for your project."

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

"Be young. The company values energetic, innovative, creative approaches. Most of the functions are project and function coordination. Much of the creative and software development work is done by contractors."

What don't you like about working at Best Buy?

"Functional overlap and undetermined decision rights. Even at the VP level it is frequently unclear about which person or organization has the authority to run or approve a project or function."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clarify function, authority and responsibility. Vertical responsibilities are vague, horizontal scope of responsibility is undefined."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Senior Product Manager at GeoFields
in Atlanta, GA

What do you like about working at GeoFields?

"For the most part, I could work on whatever I wanted to."

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

"Be prepared to work for less than what you are worth."

What don't you like about working at GeoFields?

"There was nowhere else to move up. The pay was not great."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sell more software. Serve more than just the oil and gas pipeline industry."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Product Manager at Calix
in Petaluma, CA

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"Great company - growth impacted by world economy"

What do you like about working at Calix?

"Great vision and success. This company has great potential to continued success."

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

"Know your strengths and weaknesses to present yourself honestly. Know the products and market for Calix."

What don't you like about working at Calix?

"Great development team and vision with good flexibility and drive."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the eye on the ball to penetrate International market."

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 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Product Manager at ARRIS Group
in Wallingford, CT

What do you like about working at ARRIS Group?

"strategy and future for employees, Salary, Benefits, Fun place to work"

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

"Understand the MSO, CATV operator and revolution underway in this industry"

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

"ARRIS is a great company to work and I wouldn't change much"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work, strategic thinking and focus on the future"

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 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Product Manager at OurStage.com
in Chelmsford, MA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"ok"

What do you like about working at OurStage.com?

"Fast-paced, autonomy, and fun to work on music related projects"

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

"don't - they are not financially secure and are irresponsible as a business"

What don't you like about working at OurStage.com?

"Politics, no direction from upper management, back-stabbing, and generally people that don't know what they're doing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire a seasoned pro and listen to what they have to say"

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Product Manager at Frontier Communications
in Allen, TX

What do you like about working at Frontier Communications?

"entrepreneurial company, allows employees to drive product direction, road map."

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

"Focus on results, reporting, market research, innovative ideas to drive revenue."

What don't you like about working at Frontier Communications?

"Not enough cross team support, teams often work in silos instead of together"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work as a team, support teams need input and direction."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Product Manager at Amazon
in Seattle, WA

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"It is a cutting edge e-commerce company, focused on the customer experience, with great teams and co-workers."

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

"Having a strong analytic skill set is essential. Be results-focused."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"There are poor personnel management and lack of upward career growth at the senior level."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should have better oversight of team and personnel development, and more focus on creating a collaborative workplace."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Senior Product Manager at CBS Broadcasting
in San Francisco, CA

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"Unfortunately, the focus is not on direct marketing."

What do you like about working at CBS Broadcasting?

"CBSI is energetic, and people genuinely like being there - great SF location."

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

"Fabulous place to work for journalists and website developers and engineers."

What don't you like about working at CBS Broadcasting?

"It is difficult getting things done, as direct marketing and CRM are not a focus."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide necessary resources to get things done, or re-gear goals."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Senior Product Manager at SunTrust Banks
in Atlanta, GA

What do you like about working at SunTrust Banks?

"Working with the clients to develop solutions for their business issues."

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

"Different departments operate differently within the bank, so it's a matter of evaluating the situation and make sure that it is right for you."

What don't you like about working at SunTrust Banks?

"Conservative nature and elimiation of many benefits, including some of the pension plans."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take a better look at the competition and develop a strategy for bringing their infrastructure to a point where costs can be reduced yet improve efficiency and straight-through processing."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Product Manager at InterComponentWare
in San Mateo, CA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Technology driven Healthcare IT company"

What do you like about working at InterComponentWare?

"coworkers in North American formed a strong and cohesive team"

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

"let your inner geek shine as you focus on supporting ICW's eHealth Platform"

What don't you like about working at InterComponentWare?

"the cultural differences between German HQ and the US operations"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"move more senior management permanently from Germany to work in the US"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Product Manager at Imera Systems
in San Jose, CA

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"Good people. Rewarding. Need to know how to work around problems."

What do you like about working at Imera Systems?

"Working with major companies like Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Volvo, Cadence, and others are very rewarding."

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

"Must know how to work around problems and issues to get the job done even if there is no tools helping you."

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

"Company lacks necessary tools for getting jobs done. I have to work around or spend my own money to get the needed tools."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more sensitive to employees' needs in getting their jobs done."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Product Manager at Techexcel
in Lafayette, CA

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"Helpless"

What do you like about working at Techexcel?

"Familiarity of the products, and every details of corporate operation."

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

"Prepare many questions in the areas of company future, finances planning, as well as the execution plan of the above."

What don't you like about working at Techexcel?

"Nobody seems care and no one accepts responsibility, including CEO."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Plan beforehand and plan well, execute firmly. Build team and trust."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Senior Product Manager at The Gap
in San Francisco, CA

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"Reputation of the company in the retail world. Exposure to various retail technologies."

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

"Each department has a subculture of its own. Overall, supporting managers and exciting work."

What don't you like about working at The Gap?

"Job location and reorganization happening over the last few years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Too much reorganization happening in the last few years has been impacting employee morale."

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 Product Manager at Intel
in Santa Clara, CA

What do you like about working at Intel?

"Great vision. Great people. Great discipline. World class processes and technology"

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

"Ask the tough questions. Pay attention to the culture and the manager."

What don't you like about working at Intel?

"Culture is too harsh and confrontational. Not enough mentoring by senior management. Sink or swim environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Mentor junior employees and middle managers. Have a gentler culture where employees can flourish and shine."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Senior Product Manager at Verizon Communications

What do you like about working at Verizon Communications?

"The company has a large customer base and a great number of successful products."

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

"Apply for any number of jobs, because each one is totally different."

What don't you like about working at Verizon Communications?

"The company is the size of some states in the US, making it harder to network and move ahead. It is very tenure-based and there are few jobs in NY."

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 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
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