TransAmerica Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I have worked for this company for last 4 years. Wonderful work environment. Nice place to work. Got freedom to share and implement the new ideas which helps the organization and team. Learned many things technically and personally last 4 years."

"I have worked for this company for last 4 years. Wonderful work environment. Nice place to work. Got freedom to share and implement the new ideas which helps the organization and team. Learned many things technically and personally last 4 years."

"If you don't mind hitting up your warm market for leads, and growing your business through recruiting, (sort-of MLM-style), you can do well here."

"Decent job. Steady work. Proprietary systems that required heavy learning curve."

"I have 4 years National Sales Trainer/ RFP Coordinator experience, and 6 months as an Intermediate Trainer."

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"Intelligent, savvy leadership at the top locally. Growth focused. You are rewarded with bonuses,pensions, and 401K matching. Most supervisors are aspiring for the best in performance and people. The president and CFO are educated and goal driven but act like just regular folks you would want to go to the game with. My tenure here we've had double digit growth every year except this one. This year its a bit out of our control, but there is a constant effort to get where we need to be."

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

"Prepare wisely and be yourself. Be honest otherwise you will be harming yourself and others. Integrity counts above all else."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"Some change, but that is just my nature. Although we have experience a re-alignment, it is well-intended and necessary from a dicipline standpoint."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take it one day at a time. Count your blessings. We will get where we need to be. You are appreciated."

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 like that it is profitable, growing, and in a great industry. It's a nice building in a nice area."

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

"Stick to the script, as panel interviews are the only factor that matters."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I dislike the level of education, maturity, pay, and quality of people. They are very poor."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Compensate education. Training and development should be compensated instead of used car salesman skills."

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."

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I like the security, environment, people, and responsibility. Transamerica is good to its employees."

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

"Be prepared for technical interviews that are in depth. Be professional in appearance and attitude."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I dislike human resources, for management, not the employees. I have seen this first-hand."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust your people. If you show this, they will be more apt to be a true team player."

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"The managers are awesome. The atmosphere is pretty laid back."

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

"Know someone who works in the company. Do your research into each department before you apply to particular ones."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"The work is very mind-numbing. Work typically gets put on the harder-working employees, while the lazy ones are allowed to slack."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Integrate all the systems more quickly. Reward the hard-working employees better."

"Training was very good at this company."

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"Training was intense, but it gave you everything you needed to succeed on the floor."

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

"You must be able to pass training, background check, and financial check, with drug screening."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"LTC was not the easiest because without power of attorney, we could not talk to family members about parents' accounts."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They had the best training program to prepare you for the floor."

"It was a privilege to work for Scott Lander, who was an outstanding leader."

What do you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I liked the many dedicated people deploying analytical systems for mission critical reports."

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

"The company has gone through a complete restructure, where none of my colleagues work there anymore."

What don't you like about working at TransAmerica?

"I disliked organizations not willing to contribute to the financing of the operations, which led to the dismissal of talented people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I was focused on executing my tasks and roles and had no involvement with management."