Glassdoor, the job and recruiting site, has announced the winners of its annual Employees’ Choice Awards, including a category for Singapore for the first time.
The awards honour the Best Places to Work in 2020 in Singapore and eight other countries, and are based on the input of employees who voluntarily provide anonymous feedback by completing a company review about their job, work environment and employer over the past year.
The Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards for Singapore feature the 10 Best Places to Work, honouring employers with 1,000 or more employees. Winners are ranked based on their overall rating* achieved during the past year.
The Top 10 Best Places to Work in Singapore for 2020 are:
Google (rating 4.5)
Facebook (rating 4.4)
Shell (rating 4.3)
Amazon (rating 4.3)
Microsoft (rating 4.3)
Visa (rating 4.2)
AIA (rating 4.2)
Hubspot (rating 4.2)
JP Morgan (rating 4.2)
HP (rating 4.2)
“The Employees’ Choice Awards for the Best Places to Work in 2020 mark the start of a culture-first decade,” said Glassdoor President and COO Christian Sutherland-Wong.
“Gone are the days when company culture could be considered a fluffy or non-essential business metric. In today’s age of workplace transparency, the mission, culture and values of a company are crucial when it comes to employers’ ability to recruit and retain top talent. We’re proud to celebrate exceptional employers who stand out in the eyes of their employees.”
“Workers are increasingly prioritising culture over cash and research consistently shows that culture is the leading driver of long-term employee satisfaction,” said Dr Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor Chief Economist.
“That said, business leaders have quantifiable proof that culture is one of the smartest investments they could make for the success and longevity of their companies. However, being a culture-first organisation isn’t about expensive perks, but about articulating a clearly-stated mission that resonates with employees’ own aspirations and fuels their best performance.”
Glassdoor’s 10 Singapore Best Places to Work in 2020 list features winning employers hiring across a range of industries, with technology dominating but oil & gas, insurance and finance also appearing on the list. Google claims the top spot with a 4.5 rating; also topping the list in the UK with the same rating. Eight out of the 10 companies are headquartered in the US, while Shell is headquartered in the Netherlands and AIA is a Hong Kong-based pan-Asia company.
Eight out of the 10 Singapore winners are also winners in multiple countries, with AIA and Visa being the only two winners which did not appear on other international lists. Microsoft appears on seven lists (US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Brazil and Singapore).
*Ratings based on a five-point scale: 1.0=very dissatisfied, 3.0=OK,
5.0=very satisfied. Actual calculations extend beyond the thousandth
decimal place.
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1 September 2014
Glassdoor shares list of top-rated companies for culture and values
Glassdoor has announced its report of the Top 25 Companies for Culture & Values, based on workplace insights shared by employees. Recognisable names in Asia Pacific include:
Twitter, which tops the list with a rating of 4.5* and the comment "the best place I have ever worked".
Rated no. 2 is PR agency Edelman, rated 4.4, which one employee says is "the only agency I will ever work for". Google was ranked no. 3 and also scored 4.4. It is called "an amazing company to work for" by one reviewer.
Riverbed is no. 4, with a score of 4.3. Facebook is rated 5th with the same score and National Instruments is 8th with a score of 4.2.
Apple is in 15th place and Nike is 16th; both scored 4.1. Disney is next at 17th, Citrix is 19th and Adobe is in 20th place; these three scored 4.0.
View the full list of 25 here.
*A rating of 4.01 or higher is equivalent to 'very satisfied'.
Twitter, which tops the list with a rating of 4.5* and the comment "the best place I have ever worked".
Rated no. 2 is PR agency Edelman, rated 4.4, which one employee says is "the only agency I will ever work for". Google was ranked no. 3 and also scored 4.4. It is called "an amazing company to work for" by one reviewer.
Riverbed is no. 4, with a score of 4.3. Facebook is rated 5th with the same score and National Instruments is 8th with a score of 4.2.
Apple is in 15th place and Nike is 16th; both scored 4.1. Disney is next at 17th, Citrix is 19th and Adobe is in 20th place; these three scored 4.0.
View the full list of 25 here.
*A rating of 4.01 or higher is equivalent to 'very satisfied'.
28 January 2014
The best answers to Glassdoor's top 25 oddball interview questions
Glassdoor has compiled the 25 weirdest interview questions of 2014, and invited members to offer answers. While odd questions often have no correct answer, or even an answer, they can often give some insights into the way a job candidate thinks, especially on his or her feet.
How candidates react - with hostility, humour, making a long list of possibilities or stuttering into silence, may show whether they have any general knowledge that the job might require; how much they want the job, and whether they can talk themselves acceptably out of a difficult situation.
Asked during an interview for an Apple Specialist:
If you were a pizza deliveryman how would you benefit from scissors?
A top-rated answer:
Being able to cut the coupons off for the customer that are usually stuck to the box.
Two humourous answers:
To gently cut my way to the CEO for an interview which I SHALL get!
It would keep me from running (an allusion to the 'runs with scissors' phrase that describes people who may be reckless).
Asked during an interview for an Airbnb Content Manager:
How lucky are you, and why?
A top-rated answer:
Studies have shown that what we call "luck" often boils down to the ability to notice an opportunity. Being alert, engaged, and creative is what lets you find and create those opportunities that others may have missed. I've never gotten more than $5 from a lotto scratcher, but I'm a very lucky person.
A motivated answer:
I don't believe in luck-I believe in effort!
Asked during an interview for a Dell Account Manager:
Are you a hunter or a gatherer?
A top-rated answer:
Hunters are "designed" to stay focused for a long time on a single task and to do it well, gatherers are capable of multitasking but they don't go deep into their tasks . So I guess the answer depends on the job description.
An answer showing how the candidate views his or her position within the team, or possibly thinking out of the box:
Neither, I'm the chief.
Asked during an interview for a Yahoo Search Quality Analyst:
If you were on an island and could only bring three things, what would you bring?
Two top-rated answers:
1) A fully equipped and provisioned yacht, a nice 100 foot model, something I can land a helicopter on.
2) A helicopter to land on my yacht.
3) My lovely wife.
1) Iron Man Suit.
2) Not necessary. I have an Iron Man Suit.
3) Not necessary. I have an Iron Man Suit.
Click here to view the full list of questions, and more questions from each company.
*Top-rated answers at the time of writing. New votes and new responses may change rankings.
How candidates react - with hostility, humour, making a long list of possibilities or stuttering into silence, may show whether they have any general knowledge that the job might require; how much they want the job, and whether they can talk themselves acceptably out of a difficult situation.
Asked during an interview for an Apple Specialist:
If you were a pizza deliveryman how would you benefit from scissors?
A top-rated answer:
Being able to cut the coupons off for the customer that are usually stuck to the box.
Two humourous answers:
To gently cut my way to the CEO for an interview which I SHALL get!
It would keep me from running (an allusion to the 'runs with scissors' phrase that describes people who may be reckless).
Asked during an interview for an Airbnb Content Manager:
How lucky are you, and why?
A top-rated answer:
Studies have shown that what we call "luck" often boils down to the ability to notice an opportunity. Being alert, engaged, and creative is what lets you find and create those opportunities that others may have missed. I've never gotten more than $5 from a lotto scratcher, but I'm a very lucky person.
A motivated answer:
I don't believe in luck-I believe in effort!
Asked during an interview for a Dell Account Manager:
Are you a hunter or a gatherer?
A top-rated answer:
Hunters are "designed" to stay focused for a long time on a single task and to do it well, gatherers are capable of multitasking but they don't go deep into their tasks . So I guess the answer depends on the job description.
An answer showing how the candidate views his or her position within the team, or possibly thinking out of the box:
Neither, I'm the chief.
Asked during an interview for a Yahoo Search Quality Analyst:
If you were on an island and could only bring three things, what would you bring?
Two top-rated answers:
1) A fully equipped and provisioned yacht, a nice 100 foot model, something I can land a helicopter on.
2) A helicopter to land on my yacht.
3) My lovely wife.
1) Iron Man Suit.
2) Not necessary. I have an Iron Man Suit.
3) Not necessary. I have an Iron Man Suit.
Click here to view the full list of questions, and more questions from each company.
*Top-rated answers at the time of writing. New votes and new responses may change rankings.
16 January 2014
Glassdoor's best employers for 2014 include many with Asian offices
Glassdoor,
a community where people share salaries and inside information about
their employers, released the results for its sixth annual Employees’ Choice Awards,
honouring the 50 Best Places to Work, and new for 2014, the 50 Best
Medium-Sized Companies to Work For.
Most of the companies and employees which use Glassdoor are based in the US, so feedback may not be quite the same in our region. Some of the companies which have won awards may not have a presence in Asia either, but many do.
Of the top ten employers with 1,000 or more employees, Bain was
listed no. 1 with a 4.6 star rating out of a maximum of 5 stars. A
Glassdoor user is quoted saying "Drive real changes to solve big
problems, while learning a ton and having a clear career path." The
company has 14 offices in the Asia Pacific region, Bangkok, Mumbai,
Singapore and Tokyo among them.
In second place, Twitter. The company lists Singapore, Sydney, Seoul, and Tokyo among its international office locations, and Glassdoor gives it a 4.6-star rating as well.
LinkedIn is in third place, also with 4.6 stars. LinkedIn opened its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore in 2011. In Asia Pacific, LinkedIn has a presence in nine cities, Bangalore, Hong Kong and Melbourne among them.
Google, which seems to be on every job-seeker's wishlist, is rated no. 8 on the list, with 4.3 stars, and Apple is ranked 35th with 3.8 stars. Both have Asian offices as well. Google is in 16 cities in Asia and the Pacific, from Australia to China, India, Malaysia and Thailand (and of course Singapore). Apple lists 547 jobs in 13 countries and territories in Asia Pacific at the time of writing, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore and Japan among them.
While the tech industry dominates in the top 10, there are companies from other industries as well. Travel conglomerate Orbitz Worldwide and Nestle Purina Petcare were ranked 9th and 10th respectively.
Orbitz mentions a Sydney office on its website, and current job openings include vacancies in Bangalore, Sydney, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Nestle Purina Petcare's Asia, Oceania and Africa headquarters are in Sydney, Australia, while the Nestle group is present in 17 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, including China, Korea, Singapore and Vietnam.
Most of the companies and employees which use Glassdoor are based in the US, so feedback may not be quite the same in our region. Some of the companies which have won awards may not have a presence in Asia either, but many do.
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In second place, Twitter. The company lists Singapore, Sydney, Seoul, and Tokyo among its international office locations, and Glassdoor gives it a 4.6-star rating as well.
LinkedIn is in third place, also with 4.6 stars. LinkedIn opened its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore in 2011. In Asia Pacific, LinkedIn has a presence in nine cities, Bangalore, Hong Kong and Melbourne among them.
Google, which seems to be on every job-seeker's wishlist, is rated no. 8 on the list, with 4.3 stars, and Apple is ranked 35th with 3.8 stars. Both have Asian offices as well. Google is in 16 cities in Asia and the Pacific, from Australia to China, India, Malaysia and Thailand (and of course Singapore). Apple lists 547 jobs in 13 countries and territories in Asia Pacific at the time of writing, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore and Japan among them.
While the tech industry dominates in the top 10, there are companies from other industries as well. Travel conglomerate Orbitz Worldwide and Nestle Purina Petcare were ranked 9th and 10th respectively.
Orbitz mentions a Sydney office on its website, and current job openings include vacancies in Bangalore, Sydney, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Nestle Purina Petcare's Asia, Oceania and Africa headquarters are in Sydney, Australia, while the Nestle group is present in 17 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, including China, Korea, Singapore and Vietnam.
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