Company Trends Spotlight: Chegg

The Bay Area is home to some of the most prominent and innovative companies in the booming tech industry, so it’s no surprise that San Jose took first place in our list of the 25 Best Cities for Jobs. Our ranking system is based on a variety of factors including the city’s hiring opportunity, cost of living, work-life balance, and employee satisfaction. Here at Glassdoor, we love crunching numbers and analyzing our data to find out more about what truly makes companies great. So, we decided to take a closer look at Chegg, which topped our Company Trends list  for the month of May. The self-proclaimed “Student Hub,” Chegg aims to make higher education more affordable and accessible for students by providing them with the opportunity to buy, sell, or rent textbooks online. In addition to unlimited paid time off, Chegg offers its employees with a slew of unique benefits including tuition reimbursement and a college loan reduction program. It is no surprise that Chegg was honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice award for Best Place to Work in 2015. Chegg recently acquired Imagine Easy Solutions in May 2016, allowing the company to reach over 40 million students. Imagine Easy Solutions is best known for its online bibliography and research tools such as  Easybib, bibme, and citation machine. According to TechCrunch, Easybib alone experienced 7 million unique users in March 2016. With this strategic acquisition, Chegg is able to address one of students’ biggest academic pain points, writing. From bibliography solutions to online tutors, Chegg now offers students a full suite of online tools that help them to achieve academic success. Learn more about Glassdoor Company Trends! Glassdoor Company Trends helps employers peek into which jobs and companies are most popular with job seekers. Updated monthly, Glassdoor Trends examines activity among thousands of jobs and companies, identifying notable or unexpected attention spikes of attention by job seekers. Weighted results ensure companies of all sizes and less common occupations are represented. Why does a company trend on Glassdoor? Companies can trend on Glassdoor for a variety of reasons, including:

• Workplace/employment news
• Product/service news
• Business News
• Awards
• Events

Note: this is not an exhaustive list of reasons, but gives an idea as to some of the possible reasons that an employer may trend on Glassdoor. The best way to consider why a company may trend is to think about what catches a job seeker’s attention that in turn could causes them to research the company and/or its open jobs on Glassdoor. If you’re interested in gaining further insight into why companies are trending our lists, check out our past spotlights on Mount Sinai Health Systems and Delaware North.