The Ultimate Guide to Analyzing a Company’s Glassdoor Page
If you’ve heard of Glassdoor, odds are that you know you can find company ratings on our site. But while this is an important part of your job hunt research, the truth is that Glassdoor offers so much more than that (including job listings — more on that later!). So if you’re only looking at a company’s rating in order to assess what it’s like to work there, you’re missing out. But with so much information available, what exactly should you focus on?
I chatted with Jamie Hichens, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Glassdoor (and resident job search guru) to get the low-down on what job seekers should keep in mind when viewing a company’s Glassdoor page — here were a few of her top recommendations.
Something is wrong with your hiring process. Perhaps you’re not attracting the right candidates, or many of those to whom you offer positions accept jobs elsewhere. Maybe too many new hires leave your firm before the end of their first year.
The starting point to a resolution is tracking, in three key areas:
The hiring process itself
The candidates
Your new hires
Hire better: Take off the blinders and start tracking
Every organization has a unique employer brand, which is defined by their company values, mission, and culture. However, as most People Leaders know, the process of uncovering this brand and making it visible internally and externally can be challenging.
That’s why Culture Amp hosted a webinar with a panel of knowledgeable speakers to discuss what employers can do to strengthen their brand and improve the employee experience, from hiring to engagement to retention.