ATLANTA, Dec. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Employees have
spoken: Delta is one of Glassdoor's Best Places to Work in
2016.
Glassdoor, an online jobs and career marketplace, awards
companies based solely on the feedback of employees who volunteer
their opinions about their workplace.
"It's an absolute honor," Rob
Kight, Senior Vice President – Global HR Service and Labor
Relations, said of the award. "Delta strives every day to be a
great place to work. This positive feedback from our people –
the very best and most professional in the business – really
highlights that commitment."
Launched in 2008, Glassdoor combines free and anonymous reviews,
ratings and salary content with job listings to help job seekers
find the best jobs and address critical questions that come up
during the job search, application and interview phases of
employment.
The Best Places to Work Awards are determined by reviews of
companies submitted by their U.S.-based employees between
Nov. 3, 2014 and Nov. 1, 2015. Delta was considered for the large
category, which measured companies that employ 1,000 or more people
and have received at least 75 reviews during the eligibility
window.
On Glassdoor.com, employees are asked to rate their overall
satisfaction with their company and with other key workplace
factors, including:
- Career opportunities
- Compensation
- Benefits
- Work/life balance
- Senior management
- Culture
- Values
"It's tremendous to be recognized by Glassdoor for being a great
place to work and reflecting our employment brand in such a genuine
way," said Glen Johnson, Director of
Talent Acquisition. "When you hear people talk about their careers
here, you can just tell that they're proud to work at Delta. We
continue to attract thousands of candidates who aspire to join our
team."
Here is a complete list of Glassdoor's Best Places to Work in
2016.
Delta has received accolades based not only on feedback from its
employees, but on that from aspiring job seekers as well. Earlier
this year, the non-profit organization Talent Board presented
Delta's recruiting team with the CandE Award for the second
consecutive year. The CandE Award celebrates organizations that
provide a positive recruiting experience for their job candidates.
This year's competition included more than 170 participating
companies and more than 95,000 candidate survey responses.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each
year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine's top 50 World's Most
Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired
airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has
ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for
four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta
Connection carriers offer service to 327 destinations in 57
countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees
worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft.
The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global
alliance and participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic
joint venture with Air
France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture
with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance
partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights,
with key hubs and markets
including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit,Los
Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and
LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake
City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested
billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products and
services, and technology to enhance the customer experience in the
air and on the ground. Additional information is available on
the Delta News Hub, as well as delta.com,
Twitter @DeltaNewsHub,
Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog
takingoff.delta.com.
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