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Updated Jun 14, 2013
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3.1 391 reviews

                             

38% Approve of the CEO

Applied Materials Chairman and CEO Mike Splinter

Mike Splinter

(250 ratings)

49% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at Applied Materials full-time

Prossmall company mindset with a big company advantage

Conscyclical business cycle for company

Advice to Senior Managementmanagement is somewhat green

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Overall positive

Technology Director (Former Employee)
Santa Clara, CA

I worked at Applied Materials full-time for more than 10 years

ProsOpportunities to work with industry leaders, latest technology

ConsUnrealistic timelines and resources, rigid bureaucracy

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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New leadership is great what Dr. ordered

Upper Management (Current Employee)

I have been working at Applied Materials full-time

ProsFinally AMAT is getting back to it's core competency, innovating breakthroughs in semiconductor manufacturing technology

Consbeen a lost culture since Splinter took over

Advice to Senior Management90% focus on identifying and fixing customer problems but still do some key infrastructure improvements 1 or 2 key initiatives per year. Give GMs the right mentoring, coaching, training, authority, accountability and tools to prove themselves, and reward them well if they succeed.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Tech Lead (Current Employee)
Austin, TX

I have been working at Applied Materials full-time for more than 3 years

ProsThe Pay Is Great and employees are awesome minus management

ConsManagement is terrible
Hours are terrible
Room for Advancement is very low

Advice to Senior ManagementHire better managers and supervisors. This group is going downhill quick

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Materials Project Management (Current Employee)
Austin, TX

I have been working at Applied Materials full-time for more than 10 years

Prosa competitive salary and benefits

Conslong hours and longer hours

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Constant turn over

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)

I worked at Applied Materials

ProsPays well and has great benefits

ConsMgmt turn over, continually revised goals and objectives based on management turn over

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Good technology company, limited career oppotunity

Senior Member of Technical Staff (Current Employee)
Sunnyvale, CA

I have been working at Applied Materials full-time for more than 10 years

ProsCutting edge semiconductor processing technology, diverse workforce, broad product portfolio (therefore can have various positions to switch to); reasonable working environment; good training/continual education programs.

Consa lot of politics; no long term planning; poor marketing; eroding technical leadership; overall lousy management; ...

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Great Job best I ever had

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)

I worked at Applied Materials

ProsGreat pay and decent benefits

Consmore about on time less about quality..

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Tough atmosphere

Senior Program Manager (Current Employee)

I have been working at Applied Materials full-time for more than 10 years

ProsThe knowledge level, professionalism and commitment of the IT staff is very high, good people to work with. Compensation can be very good.

ConsManagement can be somewhat arbitrary, IT often seen as a necessary evil, not a value add to the business. Constantly fluctuating silicon industry makes for a roller-coaster effect, things are good when it's up, bad when it's down. Heavy use of off-shore "outsourcing" makes strong team building difficult and a significant amount of re-work.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Great place to work..."

Finance Manager (Current Employee)
Santa Clara, CA

I have been working at Applied Materials full-time for more than 8 years

ProsLongevity and good rotational program

ConsVery old-style, not always the most opportunities in career growth

Advice to Senior Management...

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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