Hilti Worldwide Reviews

Pros

When my internship started I noticed that values like intergrity and team work are really lived by most people. It is just a great experience especially as an intern to work with great people on an interesting field. Thank you for your support!!!

Cons

I didn't perceived any downsides during my internship.

Advice to Senior Management

I just want to say that my internship was great here!!! Hope to get another chance in the future to work for Hilti!!! Great employer!!!

Pros

great product
customer reach
globlel support

Cons

SMD- systamatic lobbying process
Not interested in employee growth
Par low pay scale

Advice to Senior Management

adapt some good carrier develoment process from different company

Pros

products.
salary package
location
well organized
some highly motivated people

Cons

not walk the values
ever conflicting priorities
lot of politics

Pros

International opportunity
European location
A very innovative company with world-class technology and products for the industry. No company is better.

Cons

Age restrictions on upward mobility due to 55 years age rule for which all leadership candidates are evaluated. In other words, if you are not young don't work for Hilti.

Advice to Senior Management

Do not make quick decisions on personnels' value to the organisation, as with Hilti change is constant, so take your time to evaluate your members.

Pros

Good place to work in.

Cons

Company should review their salary packages.

Advice to Senior Management

To change to a more people organization.

Pros

The industry is great. The co workers are great. The product line is fun to work with. Benefits are OK.

Cons

Managment is running scared and does not know how to manage. Management is basically a a glorified baby sitter. No a proactive helper.
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Advice to Senior Management

Review the management style. It is out dated and demoralizing. Learn how to really motivate by having a pay plan that is really sales oriented.

Pros

Close location to the mountains - great skiing
Promise a lot - but keep nothing
Relatively good payment

Cons

Now in crisis, younger people are not given their promised promotion so they leave the company by themselves. Company structure is rather old
Very male oriented company not supporting woman proactively - almost no woman in middle and upper management
No objective evaluation of results - HR judges your performace but never talked to you in the last 3 years
Currently the company is rather ill in their upper management - not seeing where the problems are. Their employees fancy them and they swim in their pride.

Advice to Senior Management

HR - has some really bad business partners with no proper HR skills
Proactively develop young people and keep your promise

Pros

I've been with the company for almost 2 years now, and although there are not a lot of pros to mention, I'll be fair and mention a few. First, the benefits are pretty good compared to other firms in the industry. Second, many of my co-workers are decent people and we seem to have bonded well since we're all in the same boat so to speak. I think my working relationships will be the one thing I value when I have left the company.

Cons

On to the cons... First, we wear logo'd "red shirts" as a uniform. I personally don't feel very professional when I'm asking C-level executives to treat me like a professional when I don't look like one. Uniforms are only acceptable when you're the business owner, or if you're a service sales rep. taking orders. Second, we drive red logo'd company trucks- also tacky. Maybe we should bite the bullet and spend some money on advertising and marketing like our competitors. Third, we're micro-managed. We're supposed to hit 13 accounts a day, and report all actions on our laptop... that's not possible if you get into any meaningful sales conversations. Fourth, you never know how you're getting paid day to day. The payplan changes monthly, and once you figure it out, it changes again. Fifth, working for Hilti means 6am service calls on jobsites, walking in the rain and mud, getting your hands greasy, ripping your clothes, and lugging around 35lb. tools up flights of stairs.

Advice to Senior Management

Although there are pros and cons for working at Hilti, I do have a few really good and useful recommendations for management. After all, a company needs to figure out how to run an efficient shop while being good to it's employees. First, separate the sales force into two functions: true professional sales, and service sales. If it were me, I would have my sales pros driving unlogo'd cars in slacks and a collared shirt, calling on all office staff, PM's, engineering, and purchasing. The service crew can have the red trucks and red shirts, do all DX or cert/tool training, handle repairs, visit all jobsite staff, and visit office warehouse crews. Second, pay the sales crews in addition to their base salary, a flat uncapped commission rate of 10-15% for every dollar over their quota no matter what product group is sold. Third, start a marketing/advertising campaign and get involved with the US contractor audience in print, event sponsorship, and TV. Fourth, micromanaging should only be reserved for those reps who need the guidance. Don't make it a company wide requirement. Fifth, reduce office politics. The DM/RM/AM relationship should have an open door policy, and do sensitivity training to make sure management knows how to work with different personality types. Sixth, stop making AM's responsible for damaged demoed inventory. This should be a write off since it's part of the sales process. Seventh, reward your employees who do a good job. Make them feel like they're part of the team.

Pros

Growth opportunity if you are willing to follow the process and find a path and sponser that will support you in advancing
Pay is good
Amount of Holidays are great
Skiing access is wonderful
If you network well you will survive
OK Central European Location to see parts of Europe
If you want to learn process and document it all, this is the place for you

Cons

Sparse Nightlife, long hours, endless charts and measurements, most mgt has not picked up a hammer
HR group needs to improve the connection with people
Multiple folks with to many agendas

Advice to Senior Management

LIsten to others downstream