Benefits and salary are very competitive.
If you're lucky, you get a fun group or at least one person that becomes family.
Those two things are what kept me here so long.
If you don't move around every 3 years or so, you won't acquire any new skills and you'll delay your growth.
Everything, every process, and everybody moves at a slow pace. They pay you the same no matter how fast or slow you do it.
Some people are known to delay things just to start a "fire" and be heard.
Women get paid less. Yes, I'm a woman. It's just a fact and it's ridiculous.
Women are often given more administrative tasks, whereas men will be trusted more with the technical reviews and analysis of things.
Management needs to care more about their employees. I can tell that my manager has no clue what he's talking about 80% of the time. I catch on to his attempts to finish the employee's sentences to appear as if he knows what's going on.
If the group is too large for you to understand what everyone is doing, say something. We can tell when you don't know what we're doing. It makes me wonder what I need a manager for at all.
Be intentional and purposeful with your meetings and communications. Many people would rather work that extra hour than sit through a meeting.
Be clear, be transparent with communication, and communicate often. There's nothing more refreshing than hearing raw information and not having things sugar coated. Stand up and lead.
This was for an entry-level role. STAR format, 5 questions. I was asked about experience and difficult/pressure situations. Besides the 5 STAR questions, a couple of yes/no questions were asked, e.g., "Have you ever used tool X?"
It was challenging, but I felt confident with the experience and education that had prepared me for it. I did not get the offer, but it was good practice for the next interview.
A discussion with a manager showed me around the facility. The place is large, and the products are really impressive. This was a long time ago, so I'm not sure how relevant it is today.
This was for an entry-level role. STAR format, 5 questions. I was asked about experience and difficult/pressure situations. Besides the 5 STAR questions, a couple of yes/no questions were asked, e.g., "Have you ever used tool X?"
It was challenging, but I felt confident with the experience and education that had prepared me for it. I did not get the offer, but it was good practice for the next interview.
A discussion with a manager showed me around the facility. The place is large, and the products are really impressive. This was a long time ago, so I'm not sure how relevant it is today.