A little over three years ago I decided to embark on an 8-week mindfulness and meditation course. I wanted to find a way to be happier, calmer, and more present in my personal life, but for some reason I still wasn’t feeling completely content with life. Around the beginning of this year it hit me:… Read more
In the spirit of giving back this #GivingTuesday, Yelp hosted its first ever Volunteer Fair in two of its offices, San Francisco, CA and Scottsdale, AZ. Both Volunteer Fairs focused on giving a platform to a diverse range of nonprofit organizations in each city, and gave our employees a chance to learn more about serving… Read more
There are specific pieces of advice we get that shape our entire life. The best piece of advice I ever received was to pursue a career in sales before committing to law school. I had wanted a career in law since middle school because I wanted a life where I’m being constantly challenged and pushed… Read more
This year to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month, our offices and community managers came together to highlight Yelpers, local businesses, events, and contributions from leaders in the Latinx/Hispanic community. As someone who was born and raised in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, having a front row seat to all the leaders and departments invested in… Read more
Jennifer Buzzard and Kristine Sullivan (or Buzz and Sully as they’re known in the office) worked their way through the ranks from Account Executives to sales managers to now running Training and Development for Yelp’s Phoenix office. After over six years of both being coached and coaching others, they’ve become resident experts in giving and… Read more
Nathaniel S. is a Sales Recruiter in Yelp’s Phoenix office. He’s been recruiting top talent for our sales team since March 2017, and combining his experience at Yelp with years of additional recruiting experience so he knows a thing or two about acing a virtual interview. Nathaniel, tell us a little about yourself. How… Read more
When I started at Yelp’s Phoenix office six years ago as an Account Executive, I was nervous. I was six months’ pregnant and had no idea how I was going to start a new career and a new family. But Yelp made it easy. No one thought twice about my going on maternity leave after… Read more
For the fifth year in a row, Yelp is publicly sharing its gender and ethnic diversity data. Like other companies, we know we still have a long way to go to get where we want to be, but we’re happy with our progress and our commitment to making Yelp more diverse, more inclusive, and yes,… Read more
Last month, Yelp’s Awesome Women In Engineering (AWE) group hosted a “Women in Tech” networking event for an evening full of learning, career building, and, of course, delicious food. We wanted to provide attendees with a glimpse into how Yelp answers the age-old question “What’s for dinner?” for its millions of users. We explored this… Read more
Johanna K. knows a little something about searching for a new career. As a recruiter by trade and a new Yelp employee herself, she knows both sides of the spectrum with regard to making the decision to find a new career and what she looks for in candidates who are deciding to do the same…. Read more