ALTEN Reviews

Pros

Okay for getting a job straight out of university.

Cons

You're limited contractually to tasks that don't help you grow your skills as an engineer. The business managers are often overworked.

Pros

Good only for first years after graduation, working for top tech companies.

Cons

Almost impossible to make your way up in the technical side of the business. Forget about having a change in your job title even if you are doing a complete different thing to what you were hired for, even if you have much more responsibilities. Extra work is paid in bonuses and with very unfair amounts. They say they look after you but the only thing they care about is money. Be prepared to start working in Chester and 6 months later move to Bristol or Derby, because they'll do with you whatever they want. Alten is one of the cheapest companies to their customers and that affects your salary, which will be one of the lowest in the market.

Pros

You can work on different projects in automotive, railway, energy industries.

Cons

You have to report to several people (Alten as your employer and also to your customer)

Pros

-Trust and support from senior managers -Responsibility -Dynamic role

Cons

-Workload if not self managed correctly