When it comes to the job interview process, some employers offer an amazing experience that can make you want to join the company on the spot. However, some companies offer an interview experience that may make you want to start your job search all over again.
So which companies are getting the candidate experience right? Today, Glassdoor reveals the winners of its inaugural Candidates’ Choice Awards, recognizing employers with the best interview experience, according to those who know best – the job candidates. Specifically, we’re recognizing employers across nearly 50 industries with the highest percentage of job candidates who have reported a positive interview experience over the past year.
According to feedback shared by job candidates on Glassdoor, winning employers tend to provide a transparent, efficient and organized interview process, while communicating with candidates throughout.
Here are the Glassdoor Candidates’ Choice Awards winners by industry:
Accounting: PwC
- 75% positive interview experience
- 11% neutral interview experience
- 7% negative interview experience
Aerospace & Defense: Lockheed Martin
- 73% positive interview experience
- 17% neutral interview experience
- 7% negative interview experience
Airlines: United Airlines
- 73% positive interview experience
- 17% neutral interview experience
- 9% negative interview experience
Banks & Credit Unions: U.S. Bank
- 72% positive interview experience
- 12% neutral interview experience
- 13% negative interview experience
Beauty & Personal Accessories Stores: Bath & Body Works
- 73% positive interview experience
- 16% neutral interview experience
- 10% negative interview experience
Biotech & Pharmaceuticals: Johnson & Johnson
- 69% positive interview experience
- 16% neutral interview experience
- 11% negative interview experience
Building & Personnel Services: Cintas
- 55% positive interview experience
- 22% neutral interview experience
- 20% negative interview experience
Cable, Internet & Telephone Providers: Time Warner Cable
- 65% positive interview experience
- 14% neutral interview experience
- 17% negative interview experience
Car Rental: Hertz
- 63% positive interview experience
- 21% neutral interview experience
- 15% negative interview experience
Casual Restaurants: Red Lobster
- 72% positive interview experience
- 14% neutral interview experience
- 12% negative interview experience
Computer Hardware & Software: Intel Corporation
- 71% positive interview experience
- 15% neutral interview experience
- 8% negative interview experience
Consulting: Booz Allen Hamilton
- 69% positive interview experience
- 10% neutral interview experience
- 18% negative interview experience
Consumer Electronics & Appliances Stores: Best Buy
- 67% positive interview experience
- 17% neutral interview experience
- 14% negative interview experience
Consumer Products Manufacturing: NIKE
- 73% positive interview experience
- 14% neutral interview experience
- 9% negative interview experience
Department, Clothing, & Shoe Stores: American Eagle Outfitters
- 78% positive interview experience
- 9% neutral interview experience
- 8% negative interview experience
Drug & Health Stores: Walgreens
- 65% positive interview experience
- 19% neutral interview experience
- 14% negative interview experience
Energy: SolarCity
- 63% positive interview experience
- 14% neutral interview experience
- 22% negative interview experience
Enterprise Software & Network Solutions: Oracle
- 61% positive interview experience
- 20% neutral interview experience
- 16% negative interview experience
Fast-Food & Quick-Service Restaurants: Starbucks
- 76% positive interview experience
- 13% neutral interview experience
- 9% negative interview experience
Federal Agencies: US Postal Service
- 70% positive interview experience
- 17% neutral interview experience
- 8% negative interview experience
Financial Transaction Processing: American Express
- 59% positive interview experience
- 15% neutral interview experience
- 21% negative interview experience
Food & Beverage Manufacturing: Coca-Cola Company
- 67% positive interview experience
- 13% neutral interview experience
- 18% negative interview experience
Food & Beverage Stores: Trader Joe’s
- 63% positive interview experience
- 22% neutral interview experience
- 12% negative interview experience
General Merchandise & Superstores: Kmart
- 68% positive interview experience
- 15% neutral interview experience
- 15% negative interview experience
Grocery Stores & Supermarkets: Publix
- 79% positive interview experience
- 13% neutral interview experience
- 6% negative interview experience
Health Care Services & Hospitals: CVS Health
- 60% positive interview experience
- 15% neutral interview experience
- 22% negative interview experience
Home Centers & Hardware Stores: The Home Depot
- 68% positive interview experience
- 15% neutral interview experience
- 14% negative interview experience
Hotels, Motels, & Resorts: Marriott
- 69% positive interview experience
- 15% neutral interview experience
- 14% negative interview experience
Insurance Carriers: State Farm
- 68% positive interview experience
- 14% neutral interview experience
- 13% negative interview experience
Internet: eBay
- 64% positive interview experience
- 19% neutral interview experience
- 15% negative interview experience
Investment Banking & Asset Management: Fidelity Investments
- 71% positive interview experience
- 15% neutral interview experience
- 10% negative interview experience
IT Services: Dell
- 64% positive interview experience
- 16% neutral interview experience
- 17% negative interview experience
Lending: Quicken Loans
- 54% positive interview experience
- 21% neutral interview experience
- 20% negative interview experience
Logistics & Supply Chain: UPS
- 70% positive interview experience
- 12% neutral interview experience
- 14% negative interview experience
Movie Theaters: AMC Entertainment
- 69% positive interview experience
- 19% neutral interview experience
- 9% negative interview experience
Museums, Zoos & Amusement Parks: Six Flags
- 75% positive interview experience
- 8% neutral interview experience
- 14% negative interview experience
Office Supply Stores: Staples
- 61% positive interview experience
- 14% neutral interview experience
- 19% negative interview experience
Oil & Gas Services: Schlumberger
- 69% positive interview experience
- 13% neutral interview experience
- 7% negative interview experience
Pet & Pet Supplies Stores: PetSmart
- 68% positive interview experience
- 14% neutral interview experience
- 13% negative interview experience
Research & Development: Nielsen
- 63% positive interview experience
- 16% neutral interview experience
- 16% negative interview experience
Social Assistance: YMCA
- 68% positive interview experience
- 15% neutral interview experience
- 15% negative interview experience
Sporting Goods Stores: Dick’s Sporting Goods
- 63% positive interview experience
- 12% neutral interview experience
- 23% negative interview experience
Staffing & Outsourcing: Insight Global
- 63% positive interview experience
- 15% neutral interview experience
- 19% negative interview experience
Telecommunications Services: AT&T
- 63% positive interview experience
- 19% neutral interview experience
- 16% negative interview experience
Toy & Hobby Stores: Toys “R” Us
- 78% positive interview experience
- 9% neutral interview experience
- 8% negative interview experience
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing: Cummins
- 66% positive interview experience
- 20% neutral interview experience
- 7% negative interview experience
How do other companies compare? Check out all companies that met the methodology.
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Methodology
The Glassdoor Candidates’ Choice Awards recognizes employers across dozens of industries with the highest percentage of job candidates who have reported a positive interview experience over the past year. To be considered, a company must receive at least 100 interview experience ratings, shared by job candidates on Glassdoor, over the past year (8/28/14-8/27/15). In cases where companies have the same positive interview experience percentage, the company with the higher neutral interview experience receives the higher rank. In cases where companies also have the same neutral interview experience, the company with more interview reviews receives the higher rank. A company’s positive interview experience percentage must also meet or exceed that of the average company on Glassdoor (54% average positive interview experience, based on more than 400,000 companies featured on Glassdoor). On Glassdoor, industries represent sub-categories within sectors. Companies are categorized into their respective industries as they appear on Glassdoor. In cases in which a company has no industry affiliation on Glassdoor or its industry affiliation does not reflect its business, the Glassdoor review panel reserves the right to categorize or re-categorize a company based on external references.
