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      Applied Materials

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      Applied Materials reviews

      3.9

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (4,573 total reviews)
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      Gary Dickerson

      85% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

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      Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,573 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Applied Materials employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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      3.0
      Aug 6, 2012

      Great experience, less bright future

      Algorithm team leader
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      Pros

      Financial stability, multidisciplinary environment, challenging technological problems, R&D methodology, benefits and compensation, each individual is measured by achievments.Emphasize on safety.

      Cons

      Difficult to introduce innovation.There's a lot of overhead in the R&D cycle due to the different procedures.Matrix management.

      3.0
      Aug 3, 2012

      Work like a slave, get rewarded like a king

      Anonymous employee
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Highly intelligent workforce, many opportunities to move around and grow your career. Challenging work for most roles, not boring! Lots of opportunities to make recommendations and influence up.

      Cons

      Many senior leaders seem to drive their own siloed agendas. It's not political in the sense of internal aggression, but it is difficult to collaborate and work across BU's and functions. Long-timers are rather jaded, probably because they have seen so many ups and downs in this highly cyclical environment.

      4.0
      Jul 30, 2012

      A wonderful place to work for over two decades!

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Applied Materials is a global company with a vary diverse workforce. Because of its size and presence in the global marketplace, if provides good oppportunities for you to explore different career paths. The company does focus on employee satisfaction and tries to promote a heathly work-life balance. Very competitive compensation benefits as well! Top executives make a good effort to communicate to every employee, with regular web-based and in-person 'town hall' meetings, all employee meetings and even web blogs.

      Cons

      Applied's primary business segment is the Semiconductor market, which is a cyclical business. Because of this cyclicality, the industry and company does experience fairly regular 'downturns' in the business. These down turns can put a strain on business performance and can lead to employee turn-over in some cases, but Applied has learned to mangage these downturns better over the years.

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