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Can Glassdoor reviews be trusted?
You can trust over 70–80\% of reviews of a company in Glassdoor. It’s best that you improve this number with a more thorough approach by doing a little bit of company’s background check with employees, feedbacks from other sites, blogs, do a site visit and many others.
Can companies remove Glassdoor reviews?
In short: Yes, you can remove reviews from Glassdoor.com. But, only in specific situations. Here’s how Glassdoor describes their position on removing reviews: “If you see something on Glassdoor that you believe violates our guidelines, you should flag it for our review.”
How do employees leave reviews on Glassdoor?
Inviting employees to leave reviews on Glassdoor
- 1Invite new hires to visit Glassdoor and leave their interview experience – (make sure this step is part of your onboarding process)
- 2Invite new hires to visit Glassdoor and leave their employment experience (make sure this step is part of your onboarding process)
Do Glassdoor reviews stay anonymous?
Glassdoor is committed to providing a constructive platform for people to share their opinions about their jobs and companies anonymously – without fear of retaliation and intimidation. So, if someone asks us to tell them who wrote a review, we say no.
Is Glassdoor safe to use?
Glassdoor is a great place to search for and apply to jobs in addition to researching companies and salaries. When it comes to security Glassdoor says that your information is protected and says that any reviews that you write will be completely anonymous.
Can companies pay Glassdoor to remove reviews?
No! Employers cannot pay Glassdoor to remove reviews. We take this policy very seriously. So much so that we make our clients who purchase our recruiting solutions explicitly agree to this in their contracts with us.
Is Glassdoor actually anonymous?
Glassdoor, for example, is an anonymous platform because we want employees to have a place to speak their minds about their workplace experiences without their employers looking over their shoulder. That said, there are limits to the restrictions employers can place on what you can say about them online.
Should I leave a Glassdoor review?
We strongly suggest you not make provable statements of fact in your Glassdoor reviews. We encourage you instead to offer your “opinions” about your workplace.
What are the biggest misconceptions employers have about Glassdoor reviews?
One of the biggest misconceptions employers have about Glassdoor reviews is that they’re a one-way conversation — that a company’s reputation is entirely dependent on what employees say about them, with no room for the company itself to weigh in.
What type of reviews are allowed on Glassdoor?
As we explain in our Community Guidelines, on Glassdoor, we allow reviews that name individuals in the highest positions in a company who have broad influence over the work environment, as long as the review describes the individual’s behavior or performance at work.
Can an employer find out who left a review on Glassdoor?
The technical answer is No. There is no way for the employer to trace your review through Glassdoor. However, I’m a Glassdoor admin for my company and on the HR team. I’d say 90\% of the time we know who left the posting because people tend to write them immediately after they have been put on a PIP, Have been fired, or quit.
Are reviews on Glassdoor really anonymous?
Yes, reviews on Glassdoor really are anonymous. We take that very seriously. Your anonymity is in your own hands: When writing an anonymous review for your employer you have the option to enter some additional information, like your job title, your location, etc.