Working at Yahoo in Sunnyvale, CA: 51 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Sunnyvale, CA Area

"I have worked with Yahoo since 2011. I was impressed by the integration centric employee culture in the company first week after I joined the company."

"I've work for Yahoo! Taiwan Shopping and Data team for 3 years. I think this company is very good company and suitable for most talented engineers."

"Good company to work with! I had an amazing time working with Yahoo."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"I like the work environment and new technologies."

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

"Company should have road map for at least 2 years and cannot re-org multiple times regular intervals. Employees lose confidence."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"No reviews for managers. Project planning should be accepted be even with team members."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should think about whether manager is capable of managing team."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"It is a good place to start with. People here are really good!"

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

"None really. Make sure you do your algorithms well. Also, prepare CSS and JS."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Lots of friction in getting stuff done. It hampers progress."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Lets make more progress fast. There's a lot to do!"

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Great people who are very smart and dedicated to the business and products."

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

"Enjoy the interview, it will be an interesting experience that should not be missed."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Senior management operate in their own stovepipe, putting their division goals ahead of company goals."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Form a cohesive management team, develop a set of goals and priorities for the company and hold people accountable."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"The spirit of innovation, the engineering approach, the projects and the quality of the people."

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

"Yahoo has strict channels for hiring people. One has to comply with their HR department."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"The quarterly rhythm when everything is re oriented if no profit is shown during a quarter."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better business model and business decision, be aware of the competition and rethink the services - be really innovative."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Yahoo! provides so many opportunties for me to grow in managing projects. The matrix environment allowed me to work globally while building working relationships with managers in advertising, operations and engineering that carry through on other assignments at Y!"

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"I do believe that communication to employees can has improved. This was the one thing the company worked on very hard."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management can keep staff aware of upcoming changes. Change is hard for teams and regrouping presents different challenges."

"Working for the greater good."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"It was a very dynamic environment, with some of the most intelligent and driven employees I have had the pleasure to work with."

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

"Don't be afraid to ask questions, even the hard ones. Employees will be frank and answer to the best of their abilities."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"The tools we had to use were limited in functionality. There was also a lack of cohesiveness in the toolsets available, with multiple properties using different tools, very few of which were driven by a centralized tools team."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus. Multiple times projects were taken up, only to be dropped... then picked up again, then summarily dropped... and picked up yet again. This is a waste of resources and money."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Yahoo provided opportunities to learn and move up within the company quickly. In under 2 years I was promoted twice (to leadership positions). I was also able to help promote change and lead in a cross-functional leadership role."

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

"Show that you can help promote change, lead and be dedicated to your beliefs."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"One of the difficult situations at Yahoo was the lack of innovation at the upper management level and the multiple re-organizations."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Innovate! And think outside the box. Yahoo needs to be a leader, and not following trends set by other companies."

"World's largest digital media company."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Having the ability to reach over 700,000,000 users world wide."

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

"Be self driven and self motivated, be an expert in your field."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Having had 5 CEOs in the past 5 years and a constantly changing direction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on our core assets, give projects a chance to succeed."

"I am very happy to have chance to move back to US."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"The department culture is good and everyone is hard working."

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

"Be prepared what strength you have and work on the weaknesses."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"We need to have a better product plan instead of following other company projects."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"It's the best industry education you can get. Web services, search and digital advertising."

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

"If you get an offer, take it. You will learn a huge amount in a short period of time."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"It's so diverse that sometimes there isn't enough focus and it's hard to get things done."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Put 10-20% of the company aside to innovate without boundaries."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Everything is great; the place, the management, the salaries and the people."

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

"You must be very smart to have a position with Yahoo."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Please keep up your great work."

"A very secure job, great opportunity to try/learn new technologies."