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At AOL, we strive to bring together passionate people from every part of the media landscape to construct an industry-leading company that exemplifies our commitment to premium content and innovative technology. By uniting award-winning journalists, premium brands, original ...
Mission: To simplify the Internet for consumers and creators by unleashing the world's most talented builders of culture and code.


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AOL Reviews

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4.1
39%
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AOL  CEO Tim Armstrong
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    Pros

    Salary and benefits are the best part

    Cons

    None - I’ve only has great experiences

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    AOL Interviews

    Experience
    Positive59%
    Negative20%
    Neutral21%
    Getting an Interview
    Applied online46%
    Recruiter17%
    Employee Referral15%
    Difficulty
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    1. Senior DBA Interview

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      Interview

      Multiple interviews by hr with screening not technical questions then internal team members who asked technical questions. The questions were about oracle, sql servers big data MySQL and nosql. Standard questions about backup monitoring performance tuning and high availability
      Interview

      Ability to learn quickly, on the job asked to demonstrate past experience with a topic that could demonstrate the same. Need to have strength in one data source.

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    AOL Awards & Accolades

    • Healthiest EmployersWashington Business Journal2014
    • 100 Best Companies for Working MothersWorking Mother2013

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    What are perks and other benefits like at AOL?

    ...Benefits and Compensation: Competitive salaries, health benefits, and other perks can be expected....

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    Overall, 39% of employees would recommend working at AOL to a friend. This is based on 1,477 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

    59% of job seekers rate their interview experience at AOL as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at AOL.

    36% of employees think that AOL has a positive business outlook. This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

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