National Semiconductor Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Great place."

"Good working environment."

"What is the future for National"

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"National used to be a great place to work! People were actually into the electronics business. It was fun!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Shop around."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Are they really still in the IC business? It is not obvious they have changed for the better."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Find management that has their heart into the actual electronics business, National used to have such management."

"Good all around."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Being at remote site."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Very flexible, low pressure work environment. Good benefits and compensation."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Limited opportunities for digital engineers, as company focus is towards analog."

"Good place to hang."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"High technology."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I left long time ago so I did not have any suggestion."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Too much chemical can harm our health."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"OK for management to keep going this way."

"The truth about Natiional Semiconductor."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"The benefit."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a good company to work for."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"The always changing business direction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"At the same time of increasing profit margin, don't give up the low margin but big revenue business. Should take both."

"Company folded, due to Japanese and Korean competition."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"The people where very nice and inteligent."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"This particular fab was closed down and sold to Fairchild."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"A lot of diversity and groups that make up the company. A lot of growth and decent pay."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is hard to get in, but is worth it. Keep in mind you may be contract a while with no chance of going direct hire. The pay and benefits though are adequate for a working household and there is room to grow with the company."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Hard to communicate between the ethnicity of the company, and hard to start, as it was contract to start. Contract that extended 3+ years in length or longer. I was there 7+ years total. Pay was decent tho for the money, It is very unstable as a company in the way of hiring and layoffs. It seems they always were cutting back on their workforce."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Re-institute middle management and assign multiple teams and drop self directed teams. This is one direction that would hurt company in the long run always have. There is need for more leadership within the ranks and needed guidance for the direction of a group and keeping everyone focused on the same page."

"Constant layoffs."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Lots of responsibility."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Depends on hiring manager."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Unstable, layoffs, management makes decisions unilaterally and in secret."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Talk to workers first."

"Restructuring is a way of life."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"A global workforce gave interesting interactions."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Take advantage of training offerings."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Too many restructuring events caused by economic trends."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on core products and developing US resources."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Very friendly place."

"Site is in the process of shutting down."

"Company with strong potential which requires a new mgmt team."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"At the time a talented work force which generated creativity."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good luck."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Unfortunately due to poor senior mgmt. Layoffs and poor financial mgmt led to a depleted work force and no strategic direction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Retire."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"My co-workers, good location, fairly good pay."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Only consider National for a short term job. With the current board and upper management the company will continue to decline."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"The company is run poorly. Walking away from 10-20% profit on devices while allowing their factories to sit idle is not a strong business plan."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get some common sense. Engineers that repeat the same mistakes are not learning and need to be replaced."