Hovnanian Enterprises Reviews

Pros

- in the treasury you see and know all. High degree of autonomy and ability to showcase your skills and leadership.

Cons

Inadequate pay.
Lack of performance reviews or knowledge of career path

Advice to Senior Management

Treat your employees with respect and EQUALLY in the same roles.

Pros

Sometimes innovative if the CEO wants to pursue a new fad or technology.

Cons

Lets get the obvious out of the way. Not a good idea to seek work in a depressed industry. And It becomes a really bad decision if you choose a poorly managed company like this one.
Senior Management is the real problem here with very inconsistent communication, strategy and execution. Even given low marks in Builder Magazine by their peers.
In spite of the representations by HR and hiring managers, policies and procedures are not adhered to, career path depends on favoritism and results are achieved through bullying and partiality.

Advice to Senior Management

Won't ever happen but need to replace the CEO.

Pros

Good location, looks good on resume. Benefits are fair, fun environment, co-workers were excellent.

Cons

Management is incompetent. Some don't even understand how a building is built. Management couldn't tell which employees knew their jobs and which didn't. This results in very high turnover due to unfair promotions/firings.

Advice to Senior Management

See above.

Pros

Multiple career paths are open to any employee.

Cons

The pay is not as competitive as they promote.

Advice to Senior Management

Reward successful associates rather than across the board raises based on percentages.

Pros

If you're looking for an environment where you can spend all day socializing, playing dirty politics, dealing with bureaucracy, and interacting with the most close-minded, unprofessional, and fake colleagues, then this is the place for you.

Cons

The work at all levels is not challenging, rote, out-dated, inefficient, and no one wants to change a thing. They claim to be "cutting edge" but it's all talk. The knowledge, experience, and expertise to bring the company into the Millenium does not exist; any attempts to "raise the bar" result in a company-wide collaborate effort to quickly, expel the poor soul. If you've ever read the book "21 Dirty Tricks at Work", everyone at this company is very proficient at the swift application of these tactics.

Advice to Senior Management

Wake up! All those who you think are dedicated, loyal confidants working tirelessly for the best interest of the company are actually working tirelessly to continue maintaining the major cover-up of costly business mistakes, hiding their incompetencies, and keeping the company stagnant in order to continue racking up on unearned bonuses, coerced promotions, and fabricated accomplishments.