HII reviews

3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(2,097 total reviews)
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Christopher D. Kastner

64% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

HII has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,097 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HII employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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2.0
Oct 14, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The company provides very good benefits. I was able to explore the various departments of IT at the Newport News Shipyard.

Cons

As an intern I was not valued and idled for months at a time. When I was given work I was given busy work.

2.0
Oct 3, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

It's a good, solid place to start a career. It generally sounds impressive on a resume (to those outsiders who don't know any better). Also, since it's such a large company you have opportunities to transfer and get a new experience without changing your employer. Job security is almost always guaranteed and as the old shipyard saying goes, if you go somewhere else and "it doesn't work out, you can always come back to the shipyard."

Cons

Some departments are better than others. I've worked in a couple of very professional and normal (functioning) ones, but have also worked in one that was horribly inappropriate and dysfunctional----really rotting from management down. I agree with another review that it is indeed a white collar jobs program and a good old boy network. And I agree with another point----it really is operating half a century behind times and frighteningly, many employees have a mindset that is decades behind. Be prepared for every 'ism' in the book: sexism, racism, ageism, you name it.

3.0
Oct 3, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Salary use to be great. I would say great working hours but we no longer work four tens. You get paid weekly and on Thursday

Cons

The place is unprofessional They don't really care about the individual. Engineers are treated equal to designers. No respect.

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