APL Reviews

Pros

international relations and learning about trade and commerce

Cons

dealing with global cultures and difference in communciation

Pros

International experience. Great people. Decent benefits.

Cons

Impacted by global economic and industry downturn. Collaboration among business groups could be better.

Advice to Senior Management

Invest in and develop those that want to learn.

Pros

Knock off on the dot. Just drop everything and go. Generous leave entitlement. Idyllic resort feel at HQ. Flexible working hours. Carpark rate is fair, but Manager grade gets free parking.

Cons

Too specialized functions and many colleagues clamouring for 1-2 jobs. NOL traditional culture. Retirement village. Some department heads (esp those from NOL days ) have TOO MUCH discrectionary power. Laptops are from 2004 when you have to/demanded by boss to be fast

Advice to Senior Management

Work on implementing a culture of positive competitiveness. Remove the old NOL top down thinking. Have a singaporean flavour. Don't keep going for cheap FT and overlook your locals.

Pros

there are good opportunities to work across different countries and cultures; dynamic business environment; fast-moving industry environment; APL have a good and transparent appraisal system and support high potential employees in advancing further

Cons

the company tends to move more slowly than others in the industry; while this can at times be frustrating and opportunities are missed, the long-term performance is very solid and the financial foundation is very strong; there are rather few changes in management and thus a somewhat limited availability of new opportunities

Advice to Senior Management

Continue the prudent behaviour in the marketplace in principle, yet become more flexible in taking quicker decisions in this increasingly fast-paced and aggressive industry.

Pros

Great people. challenging operating enviornment and constant change (if you consider that good). Multinational locations if you get a chance to move.

Cons

Not run like an american company, more like what it is a Singapore based company. Job security directly tied to what have you done today.

Pros

Chances to move up come around often, everybody is friendly, nice buildings and a lot of chance for upward movement.

Cons

It is hard to come up with negative things about this company. This has been a very good place to work.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't change too much of what you are doing - this is a fair and positive place to be employed.

Pros

great compensation
company likes to promote within

Cons

information from senior management take time to filter if at all.

Pros

Not sure there is much reason anymore. Once was a great place to work. Very team oriented and actually fun.

Cons

Run by the foreign parent that has no idea what diversity means. No women or people of color in top management anymore...no role models.

Advice to Senior Management

Consider what you once had and try and replicate it. Really embrace the diversity of your workforce and promote it.

Pros

You can learn a lot because the organization is always changing.

Cons

No work/life, no transparency, and no leadership that helps take your career to the next level.

Advice to Senior Management

Improve in the area of work/life, improve transparency, and develop management in the area of soft skills. Once the economy improves I'm not sure who will want to work there.

Pros

Good benefit and work environment

Cons

UARC and no commercial projects