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FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy’s 10 regulated distribution companies form one of the nation’s largest investor-owned electric systems, with more than ...
Mission: FirstEnergy will provide competitively priced, high-quality products and value-added services in areas of:
• Energy sales and services
• Energy delivery
• Power supply
• Regulated and non-regulated supplemental services related to our core business

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Salary Negotiations

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I have an offer at FirstEnergy for 125k and no sign-on bonus. How should I negotiate a higher base salary? I’m currently at 123k (8 years work experience), so I’m not very excited by this offer.

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FirstEnergy Reviews

FirstEnergy474
3.7
60%
Recommend to a Friend
71%
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FirstEnergy CEO and President Brian X. Tierney
Brian X. Tierney
4 Ratings
    5.0
    Project Management Specialist
    Current Employee, more than 8 years
    Fairmont, WV
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    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good pay and great benefits. Excellent work/life balance. Leadership really seems to care about what we think and makes changes accordingly.

    Cons

    This is a great company to work for. I can't think of any cons.

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    FirstEnergy Interviews

    Experience
    Positive64%
    Negative12%
    Neutral25%
    Getting an Interview
    Applied online54%
    Staffing Agency11%
    Campus Recruiting9%
    Difficulty
    2.8
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    1. Associate Transmission Operator Interview

      Anonymous Employee in Akron, OH
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      Positive Experience
      Average Interview
      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at FirstEnergy (Akron, OH) in Aug 2023

      Interview

      Standard STAR interview with some technical questions about electric systems including circuits, common theories, how some electric machinery works. They said the tech questions were just to gauge the current level of knowledge.
      Interview

      STAR type questions; some about diversity situations.

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    FirstEnergy Awards & Accolades

    • Emergency Recovery AwardEdison Electric Institute2011
    • Technology Transfer AwardsElectric Power Research Institute2010

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    What are perks and other benefits like at FirstEnergy?

    ...Good benefits and pto most of your peers are nice management tends to look down on you....

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    Overall, 60% of employees would recommend working at FirstEnergy to a friend. This is based on 474 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

    64% of job seekers rate their interview experience at FirstEnergy as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at FirstEnergy.

    55% of employees think that FirstEnergy has a positive business outlook. This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

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    FirstEnergy Locations

    • Akron, OH
      3.9
    • Brecksville, OH
      5
    • Cleveland, OH
      3.4
    • Elyria, OH
      4
    • Fairlawn, OH
      4
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