Mission A better world through access to information.
We believe that what is known must be shared. That’s more than a tagline—it’s a guiding principle. Our products make it easier and faster for people to access the world’s knowledge. Knowledge that fuels scientific breakthroughs, bridges cultural divides, and contributes to a more equitable society.
Description At OCLC, we exist because what is known must be shared. On the surface this seems simple. But dig deeper. We hold petabytes of diverse data in different languages, different scripts, and different formats. We bring it together, make it talk, and make it accessible to users on a global scale. If that sounds cool, you might be one of us.
Never heard of OCLC? We’re worth knowing. OCLC makes the technology that powers the world’s libraries, and if that seems low-tech, you haven’t used a library lately. Our teams work with complex global datasets, machine learning, hybrid cloud solutions, and other technologies that connect people and organizations to the information they need.
Our reach is global. Our roots are deep. There’s no template for an OCLC employee. Diversity of thought unlocks innovation, and your ideas matter here, whether you have two years of experience or 20. You’ll learn, create, and problem-solve with librarians, technologists, researchers, marketing pros, and support staff from around the world.
OCLC has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 281 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The OCLC employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).
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Overall, 33% of employees would recommend working at OCLC to a friend. This is based on 293 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
68% of job seekers rate their interview experience at OCLC as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at OCLC.