Great people and great perks. Vacation was plentiful and negotiable.
Many experts all around to consult and glean knowledge from. Flexible work-from-home options.
Easy to get lost in the fray. Difficult to transition roles or change departments. IT support staff was non-existent. Engineers had to constantly solve their own IT/networking issues, taking critical time away from the real job. Performance evaluations are a farce. IBM is changing its business model and is probably abandoning the semiconductor manufacturing business, which might explain the decline in support staff.
Cease splitting up teams around the world.
It took two months after being accepted in early October, as everything goes via India for recruiting. Yay outsourcing! The only time I spoke to a person with an American accent or native English speaker was when I was told I'd been accepted. An Indi
I had an onsite interview. I first met the head of the department at a career fair at my university. When I went to the plant, they gave me a tour. I had interviews with four different people. It mostly consisted of them explaining what they do. O
The environment is very relaxed. If they are paying your travel expenses for the interview, you have a very high percentage of being hired. The key is to pass all prescreening.
It took two months after being accepted in early October, as everything goes via India for recruiting. Yay outsourcing! The only time I spoke to a person with an American accent or native English speaker was when I was told I'd been accepted. An Indi
I had an onsite interview. I first met the head of the department at a career fair at my university. When I went to the plant, they gave me a tour. I had interviews with four different people. It mostly consisted of them explaining what they do. O
The environment is very relaxed. If they are paying your travel expenses for the interview, you have a very high percentage of being hired. The key is to pass all prescreening.