What do real employees have to say about your next employer?

Deciding whether a potential employer is the right fit for you is about more than their annual turnover. If all goes to plan, you’ll be spending a lot of time at this workplace; are you sure their company culture, management style and career development opportunities meet your expectations?

Wouldn’t it be great to be a fly-on-the-wall and go behind the scenes of a company that interests you before you sign a contract? Online research is sure to provide insights, but the way in which a company promotes itself online can be significantly different from the culture that exists day-to-day in that workplace.

SEEK company reviews showcases real observations from real employees about their workplace experiences. It’s a space for past and present employees to contribute anonymous feedback, helping you make crucial career decisions by better understanding your potential employer.

• Only seeing half the picture? In this day and age of online profiles, it’s not hard to do some background research on your next employer. You can browse the company website for mission statements or annual reports, read up on the boss’ bio or check out the latest customer testimonials with ease. You’re sure to walk away with a glowing impression.
  
  At the other extreme, there are plenty of discussion groups and forums online where employees can vent their frustrations about an employer. In fact, you needn’t even go online; just hang around any water cooler or Sunday afternoon barbecue and you may well find someone with a story to tell!
  
  The trouble with both of these options is that they only give half the picture. A company’s mission statement may not correlate with what is really happening on the ground. Similarly, one disgruntled employee may not represent the commonly held view of an organisation’s work culture and modus operandi.
   
• Whose opinion about a company can you trust? Online gossip can be misleading, while some contributions to forums are no more than spam. This kind of ‘feedback’ is a long way from the list of constructive pros and cons you want when you’re making a major career decision.
  
  SEEK company reviews are different. With a multi-stage moderation process in place, you can be sure you’re reading trusted industry feedback that’s relevant, not random.
  
  Our moderation process begins with an automated screening of every entry, to weed out the robots. Secondly, our experienced moderators take a look at each contribution to ensure it’s respectful, constructive and relevant.
  
  All contributions are anonymous, so employees are free to speak their minds about the company. Our process ensures, however, that insights are balanced and informative, rather than reflecting personal grudges or one-off experiences.

Reading SEEK company reviews is like having a handy networking group at your fingertips, online. It’s a community of professionals helping other professionals make the right career choices, which ultimately benefits companies as well as candidates.

All contributions are anonymous, so employees are free to speak their minds about the company. Our process ensures, however, that insights are balanced and informative, rather than reflecting personal grudges or one-off experiences.

If you’re researching a potential new role, skip the biased online gossip and seek quality company reviews from SEEK.

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