Pros
NOV has a supportive and informal atmosphere with many opportunities for career advancement. Having fun is promoted by leadership whichis awesome. There is a great work-life balance within the culture of NOV. It is a series of small companies inside one large company, so it is nice in that there are many different opportunities from formal to informal work environemts. It is a great company for engineering, manufacturing, finance and sales personell. NOV is great place to gain experience and to develop. Leadership embraces new ideas. If you like working on projects, technologies, products or widgets, this is the place for you.
Cons
It seems that outside of the engineering, manufacturing, finance and B2B sales, little growth for a career can be expected. Lower than average starting salaries in comparison to the market average can be expected at this company unless experience is gained outside of the company.