Each year, we celebrate outstanding employers around the world with our Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award for Best Places to Work. Unlike other workplace awards, there’s no self-nomination process – winners are determined based on employee feedback. So what does it take to be considered?

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Revealed: Best
Places to Work
Winner Criteria

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Agenda
• Benefits of being a Best Place to Work
• Criteria for consideration
• Top questions answered

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Why Strive to Be a
Best Place to Work

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Boost Awareness
2017’s Best Places to
Work List received
2,000+ pieces of media
coverage globally.

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Sources: 1BrightLocal Annual Consumer Review Survey, 2016; 2Harvard Business Review, March 29, 2016
MAKE BETTER HIRES
Happier Employees = Easier Recruiting
84% of people trust
online reviews
as much as personal
recommendations1
A bad company
reputation costs
a company at least
10% more per hire2
If you’re employees
are happy,
candidates will
take notice

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Increase Your Company’s Bottom Line
Glassdoor’s “Best
Places to Work” list
outperformed the
S&P by 122%
Note: Annual returns assume annual rebalancing to reflect portfolio definitions.
Source: Chamberlain, Andrew (2015). “Does Company Culture Pay Off? Analyzing Stock Performance of ‘Best Places to Work’ Companies,” online at glassdoor.com/research/.

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Criteria for
Consideration

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Quantity of Reviews
U.S. Large Companies: At least 75 ratings across
8 workplace attributes from U.S. based employees.
1. Overall Company Rating
2. Career Opportunities
3. Compensation & Benefits
4. Culture & Values
5. Senior Management
6. Work/Life Balance
7. Recommend to a Friend
8. 6 Months Business Outlook
U.S. Small & Medium Companies: At least
25 ratings across 8 workplace attributes
8 WORKPLACE ATTRIBUTES:

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• Quality is dependent on what employees have to say
• Feedback into what it’s like to work at a company:
What’s working well
What needs improvement
Advice to management
Quality of Reviews

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Consistency = quality
and quantity of reviews as
they trend over time
Consistency of Reviews

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Top Questions, Answered

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What do you mean that
“Glassdoor approved reviews”
are considered?

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What do you mean
by enough reviews across
8 categories?

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If some employees don’t provide
a location in their review,
are they considered for awards?

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When is the deadline
to meet the consideration
requirements?

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If Oct. 22 is the deadline —
is that to submit a review or
have it posted on site?

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Where can I track if I’m
qualified or not to be considered?
In the Employer Center?

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What are the top traits that Best
Places to Work Winners have
in common?