If there's any website that gives you a behind the scenes access to your most coveted company, it's Glassdoor.

1. 5 Reasons Candidates Should Check Glassdoor Before Job Hopping

2. If there’s any website that gives you behind the scenes access to your most coveted company, it’s Glassdoor. From company reviews to a breakdown on salary and everything in between, Glassdoor provides a communityand platform that specializes in the inside scoop.
Current and former employees post tips and insider knowledge of their own – exactly the kind of insight you need when considering a major career move.

3. Still, it’s easy to feel daunted by Glassdoor, thanks to its many features and fairly messy site design. Once you get past the challenges though, you can use it in
multiple ways to boost your chances as a potential applicant and (hopefully) land your spot as a future employee…

4. 1. Hunt for jobs
You can use the job search function in Glassdoor just like any other job board site simply by browsing by job
title, industry, location, and keywords. But Glassdoor’s job explore tool also has two nifty tricks to help you
customise your search even further.

5. 2. Salary information & benefits
A huge bonus and often most useful feature of Glassdoor is their display of related
salaries. Whether you’re curious of the salary of a job or you’re just interested in the
pay of those in a particular career field, having access to this can be very helpful.

6. 3. Company research
In my opinion, the company reviews are Glassdoor’s most valuable feature. This is where past and present
employees can really dish the dirt, providing honest insight on the company that you won’t find on their LinkedIn
page. People share both pros and cons, which proves invaluable. Just remember to take everything you read
with a pinch of salt – a former employee who was fired for being lazy could just be bitter. But if the majority of
the reviews are negative, that should put up a red flag.

7. 4. Interview reviews
Interview reviews bring a whole new level to your interview preparation – and while that sounds exhausting, it can actually be a good thing. With behind the scenes details of the interview
process, including how the candidate got an interview, their rating of how difficult it was, how many interviews they had to meet with, and the outcome, you won’t need to sweat the
unknown. You can not only view interview questions candidates have been asked, but also their answers to them!

8. 5. Reviews of position
Having access to reviews from others that have been where you want to be is always a plus. It can sometimes give you a warning of what others have
experienced and their knowledge, whether good/bad and its usefulness. Just remember to not let reviews sway your decisions of followingthrough with
the applicationand interview process of a company. Reviews are either going to be really good or really bad. Always make your own decisions and have
your own opinions, but it can still be useful to see what you could be getting yourself into.

9. What has your experience with Glassdoor been like? Has it influenced any of your job decisions? Share with us over on @Twitter!