Manchester Best Places to Work Roadshow | Expedia

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Glassdoor, Inc. 2008-2016 #GDRoadshow

Featured Speaker

Con Marney Talent Advisor at Expedia

@ConMarney

Why was Expedia voted the #1 Best Place to Work"in the UK?

About Expedia “We simply want to be the best technology company in travel”

“Through our technology we "are able to connect travellers to "the places that matter”

“We face some very unique challenges when compared to other e-commerce brands”

“We are treated as individuals”

“The office has a feeling of fun”

“I’ve never felt like this in any other company”

“We are extremely proud to win this award, "but we are on a continuous journey”

#1 Best Place to Work in the UK

Inclusion and Diversity at Expedia •  Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do •  Diverse voices leads to a more creative workplace and "

a better product •  How do we be inclusive when we recruit?

•  Diverse interviews •  Textio

•  Our commitment to inclusion •  Commitment to increase diverse hiring •  Commitment to advance women in senior leadership roles

Test and Learn Culture •  What is “Test and Learn” and "

why is it so important?

•  Everyone is empowered to disrupt "the established way of working

•  Let’s fail – but fail fast!

•  In January of this year we launched over 100 tests with "just under 50% of those "being “wins”

•  How do we encourage a collaborative mind set?

How Do We Keep Our Staff Happy?

•  Travel allowance and other travel perks

•  Social events such as end of month drinks and off sites – particularly important for collaboration

•  Global rotation programme

•  Internal movement allowing for exposure to a number of different verticals

Glassdoor and Expedia — 2016 and Beyond •  Glassdoor is now part of our global “New Employee Orientation” •  Our company rating and reviews for Egencia has dramatically

improved since January of this year and we have seen almost a 50% increase in reviews and interview feedback – how and why?

•  Interview feedback on Glassdoor is helping to constantly evolve and change our assessment process

Manchester Best Places to Work Roadshow | Expedia

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