Working at TransAmerica in Los Angeles, CA: 16 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Los Angeles, CA Area

"A great place to work. great team"

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I like the people and friends, event planning, and easy communication between managers and staff."

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

"Show enthusiasm and commitment to learn, be well organized, and exceed expectations. Your attitude should be that your job is to make your manager's job easier."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"There are minimal career growth opportunities for administrative type positions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest more career growth opportunities and team-building events to help build morale."

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I absolutely thrive on managing and resolving issues from multiple departments. I like creating new growth opportunities for the company's profits."

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

"Be personable and knowledgeable. Demonstrate creativity you can bring to the department."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"The career pathing is lacking and I do not like my commute."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spend more time on education to maintain industry standards. Use a more formal project management methodology."

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I like many of the people whom I'm working with, who are interested in new technology and improving the existing processes."

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

"You may be asked to debug a paper printout of an excel spreadsheet."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I don't like the over-emphasis on actuarial studies in lieu of technical skills."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Set up a strong mentoring program for software developers, and replace technical leads who have experience but lack general computer science knowledge."

"Awesome place. If you have a chance to work for them in their new location, do it."

"Normally a safe place."

"The company division was sold in the mid-1990s."

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"The company had good sense of HR management."

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

"No, as this company division was sold and has become something else."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"There was nothing negative."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your staff advisement."

"I think Transamerica was the best job I have ever had, and I regret ever leaving."

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I worked with a great group of designers on many fun projects, and I loved the people."

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"Great people who support one another"

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

"Good company, and worth interviewing for."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I disliked Downtown LA."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow your people to grow, and don't limit them to their current role."

"Transamerica's upper management is working hard to make a great company to work for."

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"The people at Transamerica have a passion for retirement plans and are great to work with. The upper management is innovative and communicates its vision. The company seeks to promote from within and encourages higher education and training."

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

"The company is great to work for, and the people are very friendly and want to help. Plan compliance is an excellent source of help. It is important to understand the structure that is expected of the position and consider if it is right for you."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I did not have a complaint about the company until I transferred into installation services. Even though I proved to excel at relationships and communications, I found the daily regimentation restrictive. I prefer to work in an open structure and have difficulty in limiting certain tasks to specific days."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs to find a better way to ensure a better job/personality fit. The environment is very supportive, but when structure does not fit, it is hard to muscle around it."

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I had good managers."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I disliked the limited opportunity."