HRchat Podcast

Glassdoor Community Features with Christian Sutherland-Wong

The HR Gazette Season 1 Episode 618

According to a recent Glassdoor survey conducted by The Harris Poll, over two-thirds (68%) of U.S. employees would like a way to ask their coworkers and company leaders questions anonymously at work. In addition, 3 in 5 U.S. employees (63%) wish they had an online community where they could get career advice on dealing with workplace-specific challenges.

Glassdoor recently unveiled new community features that enable users to anonymously or openly connect in real-time with other professionals about their company and industry on desktop or mobile devices.

As a worldwide leader in insights about jobs and companies, Glassdoor’s reviews and ratings have disrupted how millions of people find jobs and research companies. With these new features, Glassdoor says it will help empower employees to build communities and gain helpful insights from colleagues and other professionals to advance their careers.

Joining Bill to explain what this all means for employers and employees is Glassdoor CEO, Christian Sutherland-Wong.

Questions for Christian include: 

  • To usher in a new era and evolve the product experience, Glassdoor has revealed a new logo and brand identity that emphasizes the connections made throughout careers. Tell me more.
  • Tell us about Glassdoor's annual DEI Transparency Report and why it matters. 
  • Let's now talk about some of the new community features released by Glassdoor:
    • Users can have candid conversations in real-time with online communities to ask questions, get answers, network and confidentially share their professional and personal perspectives in a supportive space. How is this helping employees?
    • Users can join conversations in hundreds of ‘bowls’ on a wide range of topics, from Industry Bowls like Finance to Interest and Identity Bowls like ‘Working Moms’ or ‘Black in Tech’ to private Company Bowls where users can engage with coworkers and leaders at their company. How are these bowls being used? What new avenue does this open up to users to share ideas?
    • When conversing, users have the o

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