Pros
With headquarters in San Jose, Rosendin is one of the largest electrical contractors in the country with a strong presence in the West, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area. Due to its smaller, specialized divisions, Rosendin can be very flexible and competitive for a wide variety of projects, including but not limited to: wind farms, utilities and infrastructure work (Caltrans, PG&E, Caltrain, Bridges, Airports), hospitals, living and office space type buildings, water treatment plants and substations. Rosendin should easily withstand the economic downturn with its significant backlog, due to great overall planning by the company leadership. This company has been around since the early 1900's and it has become even stronger once it became 100% employee owned in the 1990's, with its greatest success taking place in the last 3-4 years.
Additionally, Rosendin is always looking for young and intelligent employees that can be trained to learn the ropes of an industry that is comprised of a lot of aging employees. It needs "new blood" for the present, but most importantly for the future.
Cons
There is a downside to Rosendin's success, especially in the last two years. Rosendin has been slow to respond to the need for additional employees in certain areas, placing a greater burden on the same amount of employees to handle a significantly larger work load. This has increased the stress levels at work and it has had a negative impact on the profitability of some projects.
For the same reason, proper and complete training at Rosendin has been lacking. New employees have received incomplete training in a rush to get them ready for their new positions. Combining the lack of training with a large workload and little support from the immediate managers, some employees have had a difficult time adjusting and becoming successful in their positions. There have also been instances of quick turnovers.