Working at Federal Signal in University Park, IL: 3 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in University Park, IL Area

"Boring work place environment. Low salary, no raise after 3 years. Good people."

"I have a great mentor in my boss, he is supportive yet clear."

What do you like about working at Federal Signal?

"I have a great work environment, great boss, enjoying working with customers."

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

"Make sure that you can work independantly and be punctual."

What don't you like about working at Federal Signal?

"Customer budgets are weak and the sales/decision cycle time is very long. Usually about 12 to 18 months."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Tailor product improvements based on our customer requests and comments."

"Federal Signal gave me my first job opportunity, and I am grateful. Their compensation was weak compared to my fellow graduates, but I understand that improved after the department manager was let go during my time there."

What do you like about working at Federal Signal?

"I liked the people I worked with and how hands-on the work was. Also, the flexibility my manager gave me by letting me work 9-80's. My manger was a great person to work for, and seemed generally interested in me and my personal life in a friendly way."

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

"Be honest with the management. I never found a person there in the engineering department that didn't seem like they would understand any problems, and I enjoyed working with them. If you are looking for entry level employment, there are not a lot of 20+ year olds last I knew, so meeting people from work for social activities is a little awkward."

What don't you like about working at Federal Signal?

"I did not like the compensation. I was hired at 44k/year. I was the lowest salary of any of my college colleges. The department manager was responsible for this. He was laid off, and they hired an engineer with 1 year more experience than me for over 6k more than my salary."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Their management had fixed the greatest problem I had with the company. I enjoyed working there, and had I not found a job that was more in my desired field with a 20% raise, I would still be with the company."