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"I love the challenges that come with the position. This industry is forever changing. Learning the new technologies and overcoming the new issues that get introduced with implementing the new technology. These challenges are very rewarding and bring a huge sense of accomplishment. Having that feeling is the epitome of loving your job!"
Posted 11 years ago in San Diego, CA
Systems Administrator at VarZero
in Needham, MA

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"VarZero is an exceptional company to work for."

What do you like about working at VarZero?

"Freedom to express my skill set in all facets of the job."

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

"To be honest and open about your skill set and work ethic."

What don't you like about working at VarZero?

"The distance to travel to get to work is a bit long."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do more research on a product that you are selling."

Person You Work For 5 / 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 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Systems Administrator at New York University
in New York City, NY

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"Great place to be employed for several years."

What do you like about working at New York University?

"Benefits were excellent, very friendly and stable environment to work in."

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

"Keep and open mind and have a pleasant attitude when going through the interview process."

What don't you like about working at New York University?

"I believe growth is difficult sometimes because of seniority and the low employee turnover rate."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sometimes people should be awarded jobs jobs based on merit and performance, rather than time served."

Person You Work For 4 / 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 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Systems Administrator at Oral Roberts University
in Tulsa, OK

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"Overall very positive."

What do you like about working at Oral Roberts University?

"I believe in the vision of the company. I feel like I am am making a difference."

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

"If you don't genuinely believe in the mission then you might not be successful."

What don't you like about working at Oral Roberts University?

"The pay is well below where it should be for the same work. Also, information can be a bit siloed between departments"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Fix the pay problem and encourage more cross departmental collaboration."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Systems Administrator at Gemmy Industries
in Coppell, TX

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"A great place to grow in hat sizes and gain more hats."

What do you like about working at Gemmy Industries?

"The people are great to work with, managers are for the most part great to work with."

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

"Expect to wear multiple hats, but that very much depends on the job."

What don't you like about working at Gemmy Industries?

"No overall planning or employees are not aware of the planning. Departments don't communicate efficiently for the good of the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reinvest in your own company, as that is how I have seen many companies grow the fastest."

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 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Systems Administrator at Ecumenical Association for Housing
in San Rafael, CA

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"I maintain computers for 3 different buildings and maintain network stability for the Ecumenical Association for Housing."

What do you like about working at Ecumenical Association for Housing?

"The ability to travel and meet new people everywhere I'm sent."

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

"Experience is the key when it comes to getting hired."

What don't you like about working at Ecumenical Association for Housing?

"The work hours vary depending on the property's budget that is set."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To outreach to other branches within the company's district."

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
Systems Administrator at Pacific Life Insurance
in Aliso Viejo, CA

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"Good Company, takes good care of their people"

What do you like about working at Pacific Life Insurance?

"Good Company environment, Excellent Benefits, Great care of the staff."

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

"Be sure as to which department you are interviewing for."

What don't you like about working at Pacific Life Insurance?

"Occassional Micro Management, sometimes there is a Not Invented Here attitude. Some decisions made based on politics rather than on technical merit."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen More, Choose Wisely, and poll multiple sources before a decision"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Systems Administrator at Home Care Industries
in Clifton, NJ

What do you like about working at Home Care Industries?

"Trust & Love for the owner of Home Care Ind."

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

"Be honest, work hard and treat your coworker with respect."

What don't you like about working at Home Care Industries?

"I did not like the mid night time phone calls perhaps."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat every employee with respect and they will never let you down."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Systems Administrator at Allegheny Technologies
in Pittsburgh, PA

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"Great Project and Technology"

What do you like about working at Allegheny Technologies?

"I loved the Job and Resposibilities. Perfect fit for my skills and abilities."

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

"Yes. Support your team members and express your willingness to 100%."

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

"Location & Commute over the 7 year period. Took at least 3 hours out of day with traffic."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need flexibility in the IT environment to telecommute and flexible work hours during key project deadlines."

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 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Systems Administrator at FGM
in Reston, VA

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"A great place to work that really cares about their employees."

What do you like about working at FGM?

"They have a great Attitude and treat their employees very well."

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

"Be prepared for a challenge and a lot of hard work."

What don't you like about working at FGM?

"The ability to wear many hats and learn a lot, as well as the challenges provided by this company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They can improve on documentation and creating processes and procedures."

Person You Work For 3 / 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 3 / 5
Systems Administrator at Lockheed Martin
in Vienna, OH

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"I liked most aspects of my job. My management part of my job was the most challenging."

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

"To be honest and show that you can take charge of the position you are applying for."

What don't you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Being independent and creative about problem solving and solutions to ongoing problems."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To acknowledge the work done by those that actually do the job, not just take credit for the work being done."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 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 5 / 5
Systems Administrator at Pacific Life Insurance
in Aliso Viejo, CA

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"Team player, quick learner, work well with others and customer service skills"

What do you like about working at Pacific Life Insurance?

"I enjoyed working with multiple teams and learned from them. The company has great VanPool programe for employees that live far. The people in the entire company are great to work with."

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

"The people here are great. The company has good health benefits and retirement benefits. And Their bonuses are great as well."

What don't you like about working at Pacific Life Insurance?

"I don't have an issue working here. I was laid off due to position has been eliminated as part of the workforce restructuring and reduction."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Systems Administrator at Support Consultants
in Houston, TX

What do you like about working at Support Consultants?

"The coworkers and customers are very friendly and are pleased with our work"

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

"keep a smile on your face and be ready for any type of emergency. The customer is usually right."

What don't you like about working at Support Consultants?

"limited resources and difficulty reaching customers in a timely basis"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"additional customers and diversification. We need a maintenance plan tailored to the indiviedual"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Systems Administrator at AT&T
in Saint Louis, MO

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

"They aren't interviewing much right now - just laying people off."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"Being forced to retire due to the T-Mobile situation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't make deals with T-Mobile unless you've considered the impact that the decisions could have."

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
Systems Administrator at IAC Group
in Wauseon, OH

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"As the Only IT guy in this huge facility I was always busy!"

What do you like about working at IAC Group?

"Daily challenges! Always busy. The people were great to work with."

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

"Make sure you are aware of the responsibilites that are expected. People are great, however!"

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

"Being called in at any hour of any day, and it happened all the time"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"When promoting withing be sure the person is compensated for the added responsibilities."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Systems Administrator at Dallas Airmotive
in Grapevine, TX

What do you like about working at Dallas Airmotive?

"The people I work with are incredible, they will go out of their way to help you out."

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

"Be honest, be yourself, ask if they are willing to compromise on something that you will either need to learn or get training on."

What don't you like about working at Dallas Airmotive?

"Does not have enough resources to get the job done."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get more resources, it's hard to work overtime, specially when people get burned out."

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