NOV reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(3,243 total reviews)

Clay C. Williams

70% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

NOV has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,243 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NOV employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
5.0
May 17, 2016

Very professional company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Well driven company. Management good at listen to workers for better ideas and better processes. A engineer have a lot of freedom as long as delivery time is met.

Cons

Maybe too focus on high margin rather then focus on perfection Salary are not so great

4.0
May 16, 2016

Good company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with, managers care about employees. A lot of different options career-wise. Has ability to make big changes in the industry.

Cons

National Oilwell is a big company and it suffers the same problems of all big companies - hard to turn a big ship quickly.

4.0
May 16, 2016

NOV

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

World leading expert in high tech drill systems with a broad product catalog. Good working environment with professional colleagues and great after work alternatives. International company with diverse workforce.

Cons

Could invest more in employers in form of education to make them work better and smarter, so that the company could be more competitive in the marked and field.

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