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The top 20 most impressive employee benefits — and the unusual perk that landed Zillow on the list

Over the past year, rising competition for top talent has led to a benefits battle among tech companies. Industry titans reworked their… Read More

The 25 Best Jobs in America: Tech gigs dominate Glassdoor’s annual ranking

A new survey from Glassdoor finds that 46 percent of respondents are planning to look for a new job in 2016. And if… Read More

Tech Moves: NetMotion appoints former Cisco director as president; Cascadia Capital co-founder joins WRF board; and more

—NetMotion Wireless appointed Christopher Kenessey as president of the Seattle-based mobility management solution provider. He’ll lead the company’s global business operations, sales, marketing… Read More

Airbnb tops Glassdoor’s ‘best places to work’ list; Zillow, Expedia, F5, Concur make top 50

Airbnb has dethroned Google atop Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work” list for 2016. The peer-to-peer lodging company, now valued at… Read More

‘Baby Bartons’ share what they learned from Expedia and Zillow founder Rich Barton

The founding of Expedia within Microsoft was a rare moment in the tech ecosystem — one that gave rise to… Read More

Tech jobs rank high on Glassdoor’s list of the 25 best jobs for work-life balance

Some might think that a life in tech means grueling hours, crushing workloads and little free time to spend with… Read More

Zillow and Expedia founder Rich Barton: Extreme startup lifestyles are ‘unsustainable’

LAS VEGAS — When Expedia spun out of Microsoft in the 1990’s, founder Rich Barton and his team made a conscious… Read More

Study: These tech companies treat job candidates the best during interviews

The job interview is a nerve-wracking experience. But some companies do better than others to make prospective employees comfortable on… Read More

Tech CEOs dominate Glassdoor approval ratings — but guess who’s missing?

Employment review site Glassdoor just released its list of the top 50 CEOs of large companies, as rated by their own… Read More

Here are the top 25 best cities to find a job, according to Glassdoor

If you want a job that you like and pay reasonable living costs, move to Raleigh. At least, that’s what… Read More

Here are the weirdest interview questions that tech companies ask potential employees

Imagine yourself in the middle of an intense interview with a fast-growing tech company, when all of a sudden, a manager throws… Read More

Top tech internships of 2015: How Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft and other giants rank

For the best internship experience at a tech company with an interview of only average difficulty, pick Facebook. The social network tops… Read More

Tech industry dominates list of top 25 highest-paying jobs in demand

If you want a nice-paying job that’s in high demand, the tech industry is probably your best bet. Glassdoor is… Read More

Rich Barton-backed career site Glassdoor picks up $70 million in funding

Glassdoor, the jobs and career site co-founded by former Zillow and Expedia CEO Rich Barton, just announced $70 million in… Read More

Tech giants fall out of Glassdoor’s ‘Best Places to Work’ list while F5 Networks, Zillow make the cut

Employees at tech companies aren’t as happy as they used to be — or maybe they’re just complaining more about… Read More

Why Zillow’s Rich Barton loves businesses that rely on the ‘magic’ of user-generated content

Don’t ask Rich Barton to invest in your enterprise software company. The Zillow co-founder and former Expedia CEO just doesn’t… Read More

Zillow chairman Rich Barton: How transparency is catalyzing revolution

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton shared his business creation and investment philosophy this past week at the Zillow Premier Agent Forum, calling… Read More

Nadella earns high marks from Microsoft employees, outpacing Ballmer, prior to this week’s job cuts

The psychological impact of Microsoft’s job cuts is still rippling through the company’s workforce, but CEO Satya Nadella has the advantage of… Read More

Seattle skyline and Rainier at sunset

Employee satisfaction: These 50 cities have the happiest workers

Maybe it’s all that sunny California weather. Glassdoor today released its second annual Employment Satisfaction Report Card and found that… Read More

Chart: The top 25 companies for pay and benefits

People looking for high pay and good benefits are finding that working in the tech industry comes with plenty of… Read More

Chart: Top 50 highest rated CEOs based on what employees say

Looking for a good boss? This list might be the place to start. Glassdoor has released its annual list of… Read More

Want a job at Apple or Yahoo? You’ll have to answer these outrageous interview questions

Why are manhole covers round? How many cows are in Canada? How many quarters would you need to reach the height… Read More

Tech employee survey: Twitter is the best place to work, LinkedIn 2nd, Facebook falls to 3rd

Twitter trumps Facebook — at least in employee approval ratings. That’s just one of the findings from Glassdoor’s sixth annual Employees’… Read More

Glassdoor raises $50 million, tops 22 million members

Glassdoor, which compiles salary and workplace data on more than 300,000 companies, has raised $50 million in financing from Tiger Global… Read More

In light of IPO, here’s why employees love working at Twitter

Twitter became a public company today, setting an opening price of $45.10 with a market value of $24.5 billion. The… Read More

Chart: The hottest tech jobs in Seattle, NYC and Bay Area

There are lots of ways to slice and dice jobs data, but employment review site Glassdoor has come up with some… Read More

Yes, we’re satisfied in Seattle: City ranks 3rd in employee satisfaction survey

The traffic congestion kind of sucks, and the rain certainly can be a bummer at times. But, for the most… Read More

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

Oh my, job interviewers will sometimes say the darndest things. And thanks to Glassdoor now we know what might be… Read More

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

Whether you’re thinking about working at a big tech company or just are interested about the inner cultures of places… Read More

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

The employees have spoken: Facebook is the best place to work. Glassdoor.com released its fifth annual “Employees’ Choice Awards” that… Read More

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