Avantages
Very friendly environment! Ample room to move up! Very fair salary! Applied is a very well rounded company that truly cares about it's employees. It is difficult to describe, but it has the benefits of being a large company, while maintaining the caring, close-knit feel of a small company. PLEASE, please believe me that this is a wonderful place to work. I know that I'm not going anywhere any time soon. I've found my place of work.
Inconvénients
There are not very many cons that I can think of. You will need to have SOME knowledge in your area of hiring, but that is applicable to most jobs, so it's not really something that should be counted against Applied. Even if you have no knowledge or experience, however, they walk you through everything and train you slowly until you are ready. You will never be throw into the deep end. They teach you to swim long before you are given access to the pool.