Arkema reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(448 total reviews)
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Thierry Le Hénaff

87% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Arkema has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 448 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arkema employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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448 reviews
4.0
Jul 30, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great location in Tokyo Interns in a relatively horizontal organization (opportunity for input, lots of responsibilities...) Variety of markets Decent Pay

Cons

Integration in the local Japanese team can require hard work, especially if one can't speak Japanese

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Arkema Response
9y
Thanks for this feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time with us in Japan. About your advice, I think it would be great if you could share it with the team and your supervisors there.
4.0
Jun 15, 2016

A Crucial Time for a Growing Company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The willingness to teach young professionals about how the business operates and how to grow as both a person and professional. The team members at Arkema are great and bring a small company feel to a multinational corporation. Many perks to a good work life balance i.e. on site picnics with live music and informative personal health meetings.

Cons

Decision making ultimately was France-centric which was hindering progress of abroad operations. Some aspects of technology availability/usage within the company were outdated.

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Arkema Response
9y
Thanks for your comment. Indeed, decision-making comes from France, most of the time, as the Executive Comitee is based near Paris. Nevertheless, all the decisions are taken with the insights of industrial directors based in the country we operate in. We are not taking decision on the spot, without any knowledge of what is happening on the field. About Talent Management, we created a Talent Program in 2015 to give managers who are early in their careers a chance to spend several years in Arkema subsidiaries outside their home countries, as an exciting opportunity to gain unmatched, engrossing international work experience. A stimulating boost to a career, this immersion in Arkema’s international operations is an asset to move up the ladder!
4.0
Jun 2, 2016

Good company with good pay

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people to work with and pay is very competitive.

Cons

French control can be tough but you can get used to it.

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