Glassdoors Candidates Choice Awards 2015 Winners Announced - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Glassdoor’s Candidates’ Choice Awards 2015 Winners Announced - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career 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 â€" 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 % 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 % 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 % 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: ATT 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. Job Candidates: Have something to say about a recent interview experience? Share aninterview review on Glassdoor. Employers: Want to manage your profile on Glassdoor and engage in the conversation? Unlock your Free Employer Account. 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 0 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.