How many cows are in Canada and 24 other wacky interview questions from Amazon, Google and more

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Oh my, job interviewers will sometimes say the darndest things. And thanks to Glassdoor now we know what might be on top of their list next time you roll into the offices of Google, Amazon or Microsoft. Glassdoor, which compiles salary reports and CEO reviews for companies, has now released a list of the top… Read More…

Here’s what employees love and hate about working at Amazon, Microsoft

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Whether you’re thinking about working at a big tech company or just are interested about the inner cultures of places like Amazon and Microsoft, there’s a website similar to Yelp that provides an inside look at some of the biggest corporations in the country. Glassdoor hosts a load of information on job compensation and company… Read More…

Facebook is the best place to work; Steve Ballmer, Amazon enjoy better approval ratings

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The employees have spoken: Facebook is the best place to work. Glassdoor.com released its fifth annual “Employees’ Choice Awards” that are based on the input of nearly 500,000 company reviews during the past 12 months. Based on aspects like workplace factors, career opportunities, compensation, work/life balance and culture, Facebook was rated as the top rated… Read More…

Glassdoor raises $20M, tops 14 million registered users

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Glassdoor, which compiles compensation data on tens of thousands of companies, is getting its very own payday. The Sausalito, California-based company, led by former Expedia executive Robert Hohman and backed by Zillow co-founder Rich Barton, today is announcing $20 million in new funding from DAG Ventures; Benchmark Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures and Battery Ventures. Total funding… Read More…

These 11 tech giants are paying software engineers on average $100,000 or more

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The market for software developers remains red hot. And companies looking to attract the best and brightest minds are paying top dollar —  stressing yet again the need for additional educational resources in the fields of science, engineering and math. According to a new study out this week by jobs and career site Glassdoor, 11 tech giants… Read More…

Jobs exits with 97% approval rating among Apple employees

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Maybe it’s true that you can’t please all the people all the time, but Steve Jobs is a mere 3 percentage points away. Reviews from nearly 1,000 Apple employees put the departing CEO’s approval rating at 97 percent, according to data released today by the employment review and ratings site Glassdoor.com. That makes him one… Read More…

Study: Facebook leads in work-life balance, Amazon trails

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Amazon.com has been hiring new workers at an amazing clip, but a new study suggests that its employees are still feeling more overworked than their counterparts at other large technology companies. Facebook, on the other hand, seems to have this whole work-life balance thing figured out. A report out tonight from employment review site Glassdoor.com,… Read More…

Study: Microsoft’s Ballmer sees approval rating decline

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Take this with a grain of salt, like a U.S. presidential approval rating based on a limited survey, but the latest CEO rankings from employment web site GlassDoor.com show Eric Schmidt faring considerably better in sentiment from his company’s employees than Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer and Yahoo’s Carol Bartz do among theirs. Schmidt’s approval rating from employees… Read More…