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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3.0
Aug 8, 2015

Good people/You are still just a number

Anonymous employee
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Pros

1. Benefits are great 2. Most people are good people 3. Flexible hours 4. Plenty of work and then some 5. True to their bonus structure

Cons

1. You need to know someone in upper management to hang around 2. Don't reimburse school as said, even for experienced individuals continuing their knowledge 3. A lot of fresh faces straight out of school without experience, which makes adhering to any processes difficult 4. Constant state of flux and change to structure, sometimes people would start a new position and receive a project only to leave the position quickly and the project is passed down. Unable to be completed 5. Typical corporate environment even though it is masked. If it is time to make cuts, it is everyone for themselves except for the uppers and their friends

4.0
Aug 8, 2015

Excellent Company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good base pay for most people, great benefits, very strong talent management and development resources. Big company with small company feel to it. Strategy of acquisitions has made it a major player in oil and gas manufacturing equipment and services

Cons

It is oil and gas and cyclical in nature. It seems to be a lot of little to medium size companies instead of one large company. This could be seen as a pro though:) But this is changing under new leadership, and NOV corporate is getting stronger and more efficient and using the cyclical nature of the business wisely to affect changes. I don't expect this to be a "con" much longer.

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