None - Anonymous employee SoftLayer Employee Review

2.0
May 7, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They hire juniors with no experience, perfect to get a first IT job. Training provided, do not have to be highly experienced,easy recruitment process.

Cons

Low salary compared to others local IT companies, office location is far from the big city, not much career growth opportunities

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Pros

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Cons

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