First Solar reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(684 total reviews)
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Mark Widmar

86% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

First Solar has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 684 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Solar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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684 reviews
5.0
May 29, 2013

Awesome Company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good opportunities for growth.

Cons

Concerns for the future of solar.

2.0
May 25, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good compensation and benefits, reasonable work life balance

Cons

favoritism, poor management skills, bloated management team, little opportunity for career development, too frequent re-org

1.0
Mar 23, 2013

A Company run firmly on favoritism and not promoting from within.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They do have good benefits.

Cons

If you are not in the social clicks in the company your opportunities are squashed. When hiring for new positions they do not look at the experience of the there present employees as a positive asset for the new position. They weigh both the external applicants evenly with the internal applicants. After 1 to 2 years of employment at First Solar they no longer allow you opportunities to grow.

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