Lockheed Martin

nduitch

Does anyone work for/know someone who works for LM. I just graduated school and the job market is not so good. I'm most likely looking for an Internship as my professional work experience in limited. There is a location in Akron, OH, but I did not see any posting relating to this location.

My degree is in Geography/Music
I am interested in working in the GIS(geographic information science)

Thanks for you time CP members,

Dutchman

Airplay355

Good luck man! I'm in the same boat you are. Certainly is a bad time to be graduating. I scored an internship doing research at UNECOM for the next year. Hopefully it will be a good resume builder and help me land a real job/a spot in grad school.

Conradicles

They are one of my customers, and if you can get your foot in the door, that is a great company. Wish I could give you more info, but I can't.
Hope all works out well for you.
Eric.

AudioGenics

My wife and I worked for Lockheed prior to the acquistion of Sanders and Martin Marietta.

check the website. There is a section specifically for college students.

http://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/

Jstas

Lockheed is a great place to start out fresh out of school. They don't always pay the most competitively but they do offer benefits packages that many companies do not come close to rivaling. That includes paying for grad school. You also get corporate discounts at major auto manufacturers, electronics manufacturers, airlines, rental car companies, and so on and so forth. All that stuff adds up and for someone fresh out of school you will gain oodles of experience with all kinds of stuff in an environment loaded with some very bright people.

It comes with some drawbacks due to security issues but you soon learn to live and deal with it. I can't really elaborate because of the environment but it is nothing to dissuade you. I worked on some of the coolest stuff there from ballistic missile defense to homeland security projects. But if it wasn't for the security, I wouldn't have been able to do that.

At the same time though, while it is a great place to start out, other places become more attractive as you progress in your career. It's hard to get fired from LM but if they really don't want you around, they make your life hell. But, if you stick around and are successful, LM is one of the few places left where you can start and end you career there. Part of that is due to the fact that they have their hands in so much that you can literally work there for 50 years and never do the same job for more than 5 years in a row.

But, like all places, they have bad people working there as well as good people. Sometimes it can be a challenge, especially when those bad people are in positions to do a good deal of damage to a project through mismanagement and general non-productivity. But again, that's anywhere. You could do far, far worse than working for Lockheed Martin.

Polk user

Take a year or 2 off and join the Peace Corps or some NGO type organization and travel around to 3rd world countries. You will learn a TON about yourself, the world and how 80% of the 6 billion people here on earth live in poverty.

It will open your eyes and you will learn what is really important in life. You will also network and meet some great people who can help you out in the job market.

nooshinjohn

Polk user wrote: »

Take a year or 2 off and join the Peace Corps or some NGO type organization and travel around to 3rd world countries. You will learn a TON about yourself, the world and how 80% of the 6 billion people here on earth live in poverty.

It will open your eyes and you will learn what is really important in life. You will also network and meet some great people who can help you out in the job market.

What is really important in the world is your friends, your family and your God... The best way to help those in poverty is capitalism, and once the governments of those impoverished nations learn that, all will be elevated from poverty. It is happening now in India, and everywhere free markets and free people have been allowed to thrive, it has worked.:)

Jstas

Polk user wrote: »

Take a year or 2 off and join the Peace Corps or some NGO type organization and travel around to 3rd world countries. You will learn a TON about yourself, the world and how 80% of the 6 billion people here on earth live in poverty.

It will open your eyes and you will learn what is really important in life. You will also network and meet some great people who can help you out in the job market.

That's great and all but if you have loans and other bills to pay, gallivanting around the world like that doesn't exactly help the situation.

While it is always an option, I see far too many people do just such a thing and it hurts them more than helps them in the long run due to many factors. Not the least of which being a debt situation that is oppressive and the deferment of student loans only exacerbates that.

There are plenty of other ways to go about helping the less fortunate that do not require you to blow off entire years of your life. Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, United Way and countless charities and missions through both secular and religious organizations.

BTW, Lockheed Martin actively participates in Habitat for Humanity, BB/BS and United Way and countless other charities. I was involved with everything from bike runs to Habitat for Humanity. I was able, on more than one occasion, to secure some level of donation, logistical help or financial backing for several efforts with the Boy Scouts as well.

You don't necessarily have to go to a 3rd world country to find disadvantaged people. They are right here, in this country. And IMO, we should be fixing our own poverty problems before we go trying to tell others how to fix theirs.

Lowell_M

Jstas wrote: »

And IMO, we should be fixing our own poverty problems before we go trying to tell others how to fix theirs.

+1 ...and I don't know anybody from Lockheed.

Bigherm

The job market is tough right now, good luck in your search.

apphd

As others have said Lockheed is not a bad place to work for many reasons. Right now a couple in my area are on the down slide of the government contract cycle. One is going through large layoffs (700+) due to cancelation of the new Presidential helicopter, and the drop in US Postal Service business.

This is not something isolated to Lockheed as it's the same for any company that does a lot of gov. work. This is a very cyclic business, just the nature of the beast. The currant spending spree will probably create a boom or bust for these companies as some will get monies from these programs and others will loose as money is yanked from them to pay for the new.

I like to stay away from these companies as I just do not like this political cycle. But with the major customer being gov. these companies usually pay the best and have lots of work on leading edge technologies. Many people survive these cycles and retire after long careers with one company.

I would say with the currant employment picture, if you have the opportunity to work with them take it. You can always look for another job if you find it is not what you want. When things are good and jobs are plenty the best advice I would give is try and find a job you really enjoy and like getting up and going to everyday. Not as easy as it sounds:eek:

Good Luck with your search

Hawkeye

Jstas wrote: »

Lockheed is a great place to start out fresh out of school. They don't always pay the most competitively but they do offer benefits packages that many companies do not come close to rivaling. That includes paying for grad school. You also get corporate discounts at major auto manufacturers, electronics manufacturers, airlines, rental car companies, and so on and so forth. All that stuff adds up and for someone fresh out of school you will gain oodles of experience with all kinds of stuff in an environment loaded with some very bright people.

It comes with some drawbacks due to security issues but you soon learn to live and deal with it. I can't really elaborate because of the environment but it is nothing to dissuade you. I worked on some of the coolest stuff there from ballistic missile defense to homeland security projects. But if it wasn't for the security, I wouldn't have been able to do that.

At the same time though, while it is a great place to start out, other places become more attractive as you progress in your career. It's hard to get fired from LM but if they really don't want you around, they make your life hell. But, if you stick around and are successful, LM is one of the few places left where you can start and end you career there. Part of that is due to the fact that they have their hands in so much that you can literally work there for 50 years and never do the same job for more than 5 years in a row.

But, like all places, they have bad people working there as well as good people. Sometimes it can be a challenge, especially when those bad people are in positions to do a good deal of damage to a project through mismanagement and general non-productivity. But again, that's anywhere. You could do far, far worse than working for Lockheed Martin.

I have agree with this post. I work for a competitor to LM. Most of the large companies have their fingers and toes in much more than defense. I was fortunate to get on with a program which has a long life cycle (20 years) which will have me retired before the funding goes away, hopefully! My company will offer a transfer to another program if the one your working on is terminated or scaled back if you have been a performer. Dead wood does not get this opportunity.

Gordon

doggie750

Been in your shoes b4, just hang tight bro. FYI, been trying to get into LM as well and had a few close calls but unfortunately internal employees weight more coz it's cost effective for them. If you are so focus on LM only then I suggest you get your background check paid by you or other agencies. GL....
Oh btw.......CONGRATULATION and welcome to the real world. I work for Chevron now so you can contact me if you see anything in our site. FYI, this year is FROZEN cold as well as anywhere so might wanna get on a higher education or add on skills. The more Guns the better right?