Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Get the Low Down on Prospective Employers

From DICE News, January 6, 2009...

Want to get the inside scoop about a company’s work environment? Then go directly to the source - current and former employees - to find out their opinions. Hearing a realistic description of a company’s work environment will help you limit your search activities to companies where you stand the best chance of fitting into the culture.

Glassdoor.com is one of several Web sites that collects anonymous employee opinions about work environment, compensation, and management team, and then posts the unfiltered information online. On Dec. 15 the company released its first annual Employees’ Choice Award winners, naming the top 50 employers according to survey feedback collected during 2008. The criteria included:
  • A minimum of 25 reviews from U.S.-based employees
  • An overall rating of satisfied from employees across all categories
  • The CEO must have received an approval rating of at least 50 percent

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