Applied Materials reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,571 total reviews)
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Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,571 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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5K reviews
4.0
Jan 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunity and support to move within the company - learn different types of job functions - gain great experience, management allows you to do your job without micromanaging, lots of creativity, great people - very intelligent and nice to work with. Good benefits package. Fairly well managed company. Fluctuations in semiconductor industry due to anticipated economic conditions can provide much needed rest during downturns company enforced shutdowns.

Cons

Periodic reorganizations can place you under less desirable management chains. Company practices can be unreasonable to supply base, for which it relies on heavily - can put suppliers out business during downturns. Nature of industry (not company's fault) leads to wide fluctuations in anticipation of changes to general worldwide economic conditions - i.e., although creating opportunity during growth cycles, layoffs occur during downturns - this may be uncomfortable for many.

4.0
Dec 30, 2011

Great experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Energetic team lead by great country president

Cons

Business model needs to be reviewed

2.0
Dec 19, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Applied is best suited for new graduates with little experience. You'll get: - Opportunity to work with high-end technology - Opportunity to travel at someone else's expense - Opportunity to convert your H1B into a green card (but you won't be happy staying there that long...) - Solid compensation at start and in good years

Cons

Applied Materials is not a place for technologists to build a long-term career. - Long hours and generally uncaring management means that you will likely be a pissed-off engineer working in a building full of pissed-off engineers - High turnover means a lot of time spent on re-work - Poor raises and rates of promotion even with high ("HS/TC") performance ratings - Advancement dependent on personal connections rather than performance. In one department in SSG, rankings and promotions were handed down before performance reviews were completed. - In good years, compensation is a 6 on a scale of 1-10. In bad years, its a 2. Average: 4 on a scale of 1-10.

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