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Glassdoor review: employer reviews with Indeed's jobs

Job search engine

Glassdoor became known for what employees write about their employers: anonymous reviews, salary reports and accounts of job interviews. It also shows job listings, which today are those of Indeed.

Who Glassdoor is for

Glassdoor is for anyone who wants to check an employer before applying or before an interview, not for those looking for another place to search. Read reviews with care. They are single voices, and unhappy people write more often.

What Glassdoor offers

  • Anonymous reviews of employers by their employees.
  • Salary reports, and an estimate of what you could earn.
  • Interview reports with the questions that were asked and how hard it was.
  • Job listings next to all of this.

Who pays for what

Job seekers
Nothing. Reviews and salary reports are not behind a paywall
Employers
Post through Indeed, under its terms. A job posted there appears here too

What speaks for Glassdoor

  • A large collection of anonymous employer reviews.
  • Salary reports from employees.

What speaks against Glassdoor

  • The jobs are largely those of Indeed.
  • An Indeed account is needed.
  • Fewer reviews of small, local employers.

How to apply

Glassdoor signs you in with an Indeed account, so you need one to use Glassdoor in full. Open the listing and follow its application button. It takes you on to where the application is made.

Where the listings come from

As a place to find jobs, Glassdoor no longer stands on its own. A job posted on Indeed appears on Glassdoor automatically. Searching both sites therefore shows you largely the same listings twice. What Glassdoor adds is the view from inside the company, next to the listing.

Alternatives to Glassdoor

  • Indeed

    Indeed collects job listings from company websites, job boards and agencies and adds its own. What that means for your search, and where it falls short.

  • LinkedIn

    On LinkedIn employers post jobs and recruiters look for candidates. Who it is for, what is free, what costs money and how you apply.