For years, Yelp continued to use an interview process that was created when we were a 50-200 person Engineering organization, with only a handful of interviewers: Each interviewer wrote their own interview questions A few senior leaders gave overall hire/no hire decisions for every panel Interviewers received ad hoc feedback from senior leaders when it… Read more
At Yelp, we see allyship as far more than an identifier. We believe developing ally skills requires genuine intention, curiosity, and empathy. Above all, being an ally is a verb, and an ever evolving journey. As part of our efforts to promote authentic allyship and to help educate our employees, we’ve created a series of… Read more
Every year, we celebrate Women’s History Month at Yelp during the month of March. This year, in addition to highlighting women-owned businesses and organizing our first ever Women in Business Summit, we also celebrated by highlighting some of the women at Yelp, their career journeys and successes, as well as advice that they have to… Read more
Compared to where we started, Yelp’s technical organization has made a lot of headway over the years when it comes to diverse hiring. While our approach to this work continues to evolve, we’ve made significant progress in improving the diversity of our organizations by, among other things, reducing gender and ethnicity bias in our interview… Read more
On International Women’s Day, March 8, Yelp’s women’s group – Women at Yelp (WAY) – came together for a virtual networking event. Carolyn Patterson (Chief People Officer) and Miriam Warren (Chief Diversity Officer), welcomed everyone. Afterward, attendees split into breakout groups for discussion. This was an opportunity for all WAY members to connect, get to… Read more
During Black History Month we kicked off our Financial Wellness Series with a panel of Black financial experts. For Women’s History Month, we invited Michelle McKinnon – Wealth Advisor at Klingman & Associates – to help us better understand our finance options. Michelle has a passion for helping women achieve their financial independence, and currently… Read more
Each year at Yelp, we spotlight exemplary Yelpers that embody our Yelp Values: Authenticity: Tell the truth. Be straightforward. Over-communicate. No need to spin things. Be Unboring: Never settle for standard. Creativity over conformity. Be your remarkable self. Be Tenacious: Battle smart and fight ’til the end. Live for the underdog moments. Turn mistakes into… Read more
Festive Fitness & Wellness is a queer and Black-owned fitness and wellness entity founded by Mike Watkins. Mike (he/him) is a licensed athletic trainer, injury rehabilitation specialist, manual therapy expert, and sport business professional, whose passion for growth inspired him to create Festive Fitness & Wellness last January. As part of our Black History… Read more
We’re excited to announce that, for the eighth year in a row, Yelp received a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and earned the designation as a 2021 Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality. The Corporate Equality Index is a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to… Read more
In 2021, we aim to make all of our leadership more accessible to our employees. As part of that plan, we’re having quarterly conversations with members of Yelp’s Board of Directors. To kick things off, we invited Tony Wells, USAA’s Chief Brand Officer, who joined Yelp’s board in October last year. Our CEO, Jeremy Stoppelman,… Read more