Department of Commerce Employer Reviews

I was able to learn a lot about patents and office work while working at the US Patent and Trademark Office. I was able to accurately apply my engineering skills to patents and grow in an environment that was new to me.

I gained a lot of call center experience. I also enjoyed talking to people all over the country. There was a quota set by the company but there was no competition among coworkers.

This was a fun temporary job to collect census data from residential addresses, when they had failed to mail in the data. Meet lots of interesting people, got thrown off several properties because residents did not want the government to know anything about them. Got to use my limited Spanish to gather information from several non-English speaking residents.

The national aquarium was located in the HCHB and the workspace was awesome!

All you do is make phone calls. The job is not hard or mentally challenging. Management at the Tucson Call Center is full of poorly educated, narcissistic, dishonest, spiteful women who violate employees' rights and federal laws with no real oversight or accountability. The only reason they are hiring temporary interviewers is so they have no benefits – more... and no rights when management violates the law. If you want to be mistreated, stuck in a dead end job that keeps you below the poverty level, this is the job for you. The union is supposed to help you but the minute management threatens them, they tuck their tails between their legs and stick their heads in the sand. Run away from this job as fast as you can! – less

Production was not great but other than that i enjoyed my time there

Nice place to work. Good atmosphere.. Lot of learning. Lacks personnel growth

It was a great temp job. Highly recommend anyone to work for the Census when it comes around again.

Specialized field of interest. May make limited purchases with credit card. Limited travel depending on funding at the time. Enter time sheets into automated payroll system. May assist with budget and inventory management.

Very pleasant environment. No matter what your pay grade is, everyone is treated equally.

Working at the Department of Commerce was a great learning experience. Learned a lot about the needs of the people I worked to support. I was surrounded by people who I could learn from. Even though I young in the IT field, I did not like how the OIG department IT department worked with contract IT department. The communication just was not there to – more... create a successful work environment – less

The Patent and Trademark Office provides excellent facilities, great salary and benefits, and career advancement. However, the position is rather dull compared to many engineering opportunities.

Once the daily meeting is over, you basically manage your own time, and strategy for getting as many interviews as possible.

The job was great! I was out in the field gathering census information. I enjoyed meeting new people every day. I met with my lead enumerator every few days to hand in my work product and discuss the details of my next areas to enumerate. I was kept on through several downsizing phases because of my successes in the field. My team leader was wonderful. – more... It was a valuable experience all around. – less

Provided clerical support to the Director, scheduling appointments, meetings, and travel arrangements prepared letters, memos and correspondence ansering calls and directed calls to approprate staff provided customer service to patrons as needed and payroll. Worked well with management and co-works there was no hard part the most enjoyable part was – more... the Director telling me job well done. – less

• Develop and prepare work plans, statements of work, and written communication with high-level US Government (USG) and foreign officials.
• Provide instruction of Iraqi language and culture with the Department of Commerce.
• Assist with the development and implementation of plans for technical assistance in Middle East and North Africa.
• Travel to – more... the Middle East and North Africa to assist with programs and technical assistance activities approximately four to six times a year
• Provide vital government-to-government assistance to countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
• Initiates and/or maintains liaison contact with external entities/organizations at the national level, to include both governmental entities which support community engagement efforts. – less

•Planned work by reviewing assignment area to determine organization of neighborhoods and locate households for conducting interviews.
•Conducted interviews with residents in assigned areas by following stringent guidelines and confidentiality laws. Explained the purpose of the census interview, answered residents' questions, elicited information following – more... a script, and recorded census data on forms.
•Assessed quality control levels on selected addresses, determined which samples passed or failed, and maintained records for quality control verification.
•Complied with accuracy standards while maintaining high production rates.
•Maintained records of hours worked, units produced, miles driven, quality control results, and expenses incurred in the performance of duties.
•Met daily with supervisor to review and submit work, and receive additional instructions. – less

Fun and exciting job. Too bad only temporary. Best job I have ever work at.

The most enyoable part of the job is seeing happy customers.

Great Place to Work , with full intreaction towards clients and co-worker, you always share ideas and Knowledge acorss the board.