Research by
Glassdoor says Tuesday is also the best day to schedule an interview.
Glassdoor says the position requires a bachelor's or master's degree in geology.
In fact, job search platform
Glassdoor says one of the most popular interview questions that candidates can expect to be asked is, «What gets you up in the morning?»
Not exact matches
As part of
Glassdoor's 50 Most Common Interview Questions series, career strategist Mary Grace Gardner from The Young Professionista
says that «knowing what excites you helps to assess whether or not you fit with the company's culture.»
That employees are concentrating on making more money — instead of simply hanging on to their current salary - indicates a new sense of empowerment,
says Rusty Rueff, a
Glassdoor career and workplace expert.
What makes the company unique: Making
Glassdoor's 2016 list of «Top 25 Companies for Vacation and Time Off,» employees at Liberty Mutual Insurance
say they receive four weeks of paid vacation in addition to 1.5 days of extra vacation time accrued every month.
«This practice started very deliberately with the big tech companies, which, even during the last recession, were thriving,»
says Scott Dobroski,
Glassdoor community expert.
«Skills are more important than experience,» she
said in an interview with
Glassdoor.
A recent study conducted by
Glassdoor found that among employees who
said they are thinking of leaving their current job, 45 percent (a plurality) cited salary as the single biggest motivating factor for leaving their current company.
Indeed, a full - time SpaceX employee, who enthuses about the «dynamic work,» «great people» and benefits on
Glassdoor, mentions «base salary» as a drawback,
saying it «could be more competitive.»
Through research and surveys,
Glassdoor has found that benefits and perks affect recruiting efforts «in that they certainly help get prospective talent interested in a company and through the door,» Dobroski
says.
Though some of these seemingly out - of - left - field questions can be difficult to answer, they «test a job candidate's critical thinking skills, see how they problem solve on the spot, and gauge how they approach difficult situations,»
Glassdoor's head of global recruiting and talent acquisition, Susan Underwood,
said in a press release.
«Benefits and perks matter because they're an added piece of the total compensation puzzle,»
says Scott Dobroski,
Glassdoor's career - trends analyst.
In a recent
Glassdoor survey, two - thirds of the people polled
said that diversity was important to them when evaluating companies and job offers.
Citing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Glassdoor chief economist Dr. Andrew Chamberlain
says in an email that wages for customer service jobs generally «are above the national average in tech - related industries.»
At Facebook, which was ranked first on
Glassdoor's list of 100 best places to work in 2018, staffers
said they appreciated the unique career opportunities and the company's transparency.
«Socialising with colleagues should have the sole purpose of building, not damaging relationships,»
said David Whitby, the UK Country Manager at
Glassdoor.
At the panel, Ellen Smith of IBM
said they are making it a priority to respond to every single
Glassdoor review they receive in 2017.
Almost 90 percent of job seekers
say they plan on using their mobile device for some job searching in the next year, according to
Glassdoor.
«If your employees are engaged and care about the company and its culture, and feel like they know what's happening»,
says Fradin, «then they become an advocate for the company — recruiting other people, talking positively about it, writing a review on
Glassdoor.
Not only that, but they will
say rude things about you on
Glassdoor.
The
Glassdoor survey also evaluated diversity among direct managers and found more than half (57 percent)
said their direct supervisor is male.
Therefore, it's time for employers to dust off the playbook from the economic growth years and pay attention to compensation practices that retain talent,»
said Rusty Rueff,
Glassdoor career and workplace expert.
In the Fortune article, Heather Friedland, chief product officer of
Glassdoor,
said that her company offers employees paid time to volunteer.
«For instance, Friedland
says that
Glassdoor employees donate the value of one of the company - provided lunches per month, opting to buy their own meal so that the money can go to a local charity.»
One such posting in
Glassdoor, for instance,
said that the new company takes in a lot of data, including heart rate, accelerometer readings, or readings from other sensors.
«With more people planning to look for jobs on their mobile device in the next year and beyond,
Glassdoor is committed to providing a great mobile job search experience to help you find jobs and companies you love,»
said Ryan Aylward,
Glassdoor chief technology officer.
Jobs typically associated with this seasonal swing in hiring, including cashiers and warehouse jobs, are seeing above - average pay growth,»
said Dr. Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist of
Glassdoor.
Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist at
Glassdoor,
said there are practical reasons why most companies would prefer bonuses over pay raises.
Even looking at
Glassdoor or something similar to learn what former employees are
saying is invaluable information to have, because quite frankly, if you're going to approach employee advocacy blindly without even a sense of what your employees feel about the company, then a tool might even be a bad thing.
Rob Hicks, Managing Director of Explore Learning
said: «We are so thrilled to win a
Glassdoor award for a second year running!
Robert Hohman,
Glassdoor CEO and co-founder
says: «We know today's job seekers are more informed than ever about where they go to work, researching everything from company culture to career opportunities to pay philosophy and more.
80 % of those surveyed
said «working with people they like is highly motivating» (Source: a
Glassdoor study)
Instead of regurgitating a list of basic facts that anyone could find out through a Google search, go deeper into your research — look at the company press releases,
Glassdoor listings and LinkedIn postings to read between the lines of what past and former employees have to
say.
«We sail, and if we don't know our destination, we may end up where we don't want to be,»
says Rusty Rueff, a director at
Glassdoor, a career website based in Sausilito, Calif..
Find out what former and current employees are
saying about their employers, the company culture, and the interview process on sites like
Glassdoor, CareerBliss, and Vault.
In a 2014
Glassdoor survey, nearly three - quarters of employees
said their employers value work experience and related skills more than education when evaluating job candidates, with 53 percent
saying a graduate degree is no longer necessary to secure a high - paying job.
78 % of software engineers
said that they would leave their job for more money and compensation according to
Glassdoor.
Again, review sites such as
Glassdoor are a good way to see what current and past employees have to
say about working somewhere, and one of the main things they will often give feedback on is work / life balance.
Take a look at their social media accounts and what employees
say on
Glassdoor about working there.
Following up is critical in showing your continued interest in a job opportunity,
says Allyson Willoughby, senior vice president of people at
Glassdoor, a job and career site where employees anonymously post the pros and cons of their companies, positions and salaries.
«Résumés are the heartbeat of a career search,»
says Jacqui Barrett - Poindexter, a career and workplace adviser at
Glassdoor.
Employment Guide recently explained that 48 % of respondents to a recent survey
said they used
Glassdoor in their job search.
«Popular resume templates and HR pros prompt job seekers to include a list of strategic skills on their resume,»
says Glassdoor expert Eileen Meyer.
«The language or content of a resume can definitely tank a job seeker's chances of landing their dream job,»
says Jamie Hichens, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at
Glassdoor.
For the rest of my latest blog post over at
Glassdoor, please click: Getting Your Resume Noticed: «
Say This, Not That.»
Career Advice
Glassdoor Job Zen career advice career management career strategy By Jacqui Barrett - Poindexter Anyone who
says they are 100 percent satisfied with their job in many cases is either being dishonest or their boss is standing nearby.
In the 2017
Glassdoor HR and Recruiting Statistics report, 72 percent of the 4,633 CEOs surveyed
said they're concerned about the availability of key skills in job seekers.