Articles by Rachel Williams:
The Importance of Employee Engagement
Last year, I shared why inclusiveness and building internal communities is so important. While this is still true, so much around the conversation with regard to diversity and inclusion has changed in Silicon Valley. When this conversation first started, we were solely focused on representation ‒ recruiting diverse talent and the numbers. Later, the conversation… Read more
Celebrating Moms at Yelp
With Mother’s Day coming up, we wanted to give a big shout out to some of the amazing moms at Yelp that make us better every day. We sat down with a few moms in different departments across the company to hear why they love being at Yelp as a working parent. These women are… Read more
Now Use Yelp to Find Gender-neutral Restrooms
Today we’ve begun rolling out a new business attribute that helps users identify businesses that offer gender-neutral restrooms to patrons. What constitutes a gender-neutral restroom, you ask? Gender-neutral restrooms are accessible to persons of any gender and are a locking, single-stall bathroom. On desktop and mobile versions of Yelp, users will be able to see… Read more
The Spirit of Inclusiveness
Around this time last year, I wrote a blog post entitled: “It’s Bigger Than A Numbers Story.” At the time, I had no idea how true that statement would be today. In the two years that I’ve been the Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Yelp, I’ve learned that there’s no one-size-fits-all diversity solution or… Read more
Yelp Careers in the News
Obviously, we know Yelp is a great place to work, but it’s always nice to hear when other people think so too. I wanted to share some recent highlights that celebrate Yelp’s culture and diversity across our employees, our industry and our community. On the sales side of things, our SVP of Local Sales, Erica… Read more
Yelp Makes Fortune’s 100 Best Workplaces for Women
We are excited to share that Yelp is one of Fortune’s 100 Best Workplaces for Women in its inaugural 2015 list. We’ve worked hard to make Yelp a diverse and inclusive place for everyone, and I’m proud to say that women make up 49 percent of our total workforce and 45 percent of people managers… Read more
How to Land a Job at Yelp: 5 Tips for Interviewing
With more than 3,200 employees in eight offices, Yelp has grown a lot over the last 11 years. We owe a lot of that success to the careful curation of our workforce. We take hiring very seriously here and only extend offers to people who truly embody the Yelp culture, e.g., people who are super… Read more
Bigger Than a Numbers Story
For the first time last year, we shared our gender and ethnic diversity data with the world. As Jeremy stated then, “Diversity is important to our product, our work environment, and our ability to cultivate a successful global company.” He announced a few actionable items that the company was working towards, one of which was… Read more
Yelp’s Got Pride, Yes We Do!
Following the Supreme Court decision in support of marriage equality last Friday, the San Francisco Pride event was a huge celebration for the LGBT community, and we were in the thick of it. It was an honor to be an official part of the parade, and we were overwhelmed and excited to get so many… Read more