Joe Wiggins GDRoadshow Presentation

#GDRoadshow

Featured Speaker

Joe WigginsUK Public Relations

Sr. PR Manager, Europe

[email protected]

@JoeWi@GlassdoorUK

“Best Places to Work”

Roadshow

@GlassdoorUK

A Few Places That Didn’t

Make the List

(But Should Have)

Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory

Disneyland

Glassdoor

So, How Does My Company Get On the List?

You Know It As “Best Places to Work”

But what sets it apart

is it’s the…

Employees’ Choice Awards

Where Employees Decide Who Wins

To Date, Google Employees Contributed…

3,018Company Reviews

3,700Interview reviews

1,666CEO Ratings

Employee Reviews – What We Look For

Consistency Quantity Quality

Common Attributes of a “Best Place to Work”

Vision

Leadership

Transparency

Vision

Vision

Does Your Company

Have a Vision?

What Is It? Does It

Inspire You?

To improve is to change; to be

perfect is to change often.

Winston Churchill

Leadership

Leadership

Employees Are

The Solution

Not The Problem.

Transparency

Transparency

Are You Listening?

Really Listening?

Embracing Transparency

Listen Respond Track

Listen: Be Open to Frequent Feedback

• Candidate Interview Process

• New Hires Onboarding Process

• Quarterly All Hands Meetings

• Employee/Manager 1:1s

• Annual Performance Review Process

• Employee Resignation

Respond: Don’t Wait to Get Involved

1. Respond rapidly

2. Welcome ALL feedback

3. Address specific issues

4. Be considerate

5. Promote the positive

Track: Learn What Works and What Doesn’t

Example: CEO of Zillow

Zillow CEO Spencer

Rascoff

responds to reviews on behalf of the

company.

As a result,

four candidates in arecent 30-day period

said that reading the

employer response solidified

their decision to accept

the job offer.

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Summary

• Best Places to Work = It’s all about employee feedback

• Review quality, quantity & consistency matter

• Common traits: Vision, Leadership, Transparency

• Free Employer Account allows you to listen, engage

and track

Questions?