Company culture can make or break an employment experience.
Company values, compensation, work-life balance: It’s not always easy to extract this kind of information in a formal job interviewing process. And yet career development advisors uphold these aspects as the bedrock of sustainable working relationships.
Giving candidates a clear view of company culture from the outside looking in is an art form, and these two New York companies have become masters of it. Built In New York sat down with two companies, Canoe and monday.com, to see how they introduce candidates to their company culture.
Canoe uses AI technology to power document collection, data extraction and data science to provide actionable investment intelligence.
What is notable about working at Canoe? What differentiates it from other places you’ve worked?
Canoe’s people and culture — as well as its market-leading products — are especially noteworthy. The people who work at Canoe are perfectly suited to a fast-paced, collaborative environment geared towards generating work of the highest order. They are self-motivated, open to learning, adaptable, supportive, collaborative and dependable. They attack projects in a determined, passionate and proactive manner.
Canoe’s culture emphasizes creative problem-solving, transparent communication and a flat hierarchy — conditions ideal for Canoe’s entrepreneurial team to take ownership of their work.
The rigid structure and bureaucracy often found in large, public financial companies are absent here. It is exhilarating and motivating to be associated with Canoe’s cutting-edge software products for document collection, data extraction and data science initiatives focused on alternative investments. It is a privilege to spend each day laser-focused on maximizing the effectiveness of exceptional products designed to solve critical and practical issues confronting a rapidly evolving industry.
What do you think job seekers should know about working at your company? What would get them excited about joining the team?
Prospective employees should understand Canoe’s mission and the critical role each Canoe employee plays in accomplishing it. Canoe’s mission is to solve document and data issues faced by investors in alternative investments with cloud-based, machine-learning technology that is second to none.
The alternative investment industry is dynamic and fast-moving — and its associated data and documents demand nimble solutions. To accomplish such a challenging mission, Canoe employees are entrusted with meaningful authority and must play multiple roles, stay one step ahead of Canoe’s needs and evolve their function and responsibilities over time.
If you have an entrepreneurial drive to make an impact, you will be excited about joining Canoe.”
If you enjoy thinking like an owner and have an entrepreneurial drive to make an impact, you will be excited about joining Canoe. If you view learning something new, wearing multiple hats and moving outside of your comfort zone as an opportunity, Canoe is for you.
Monday.com provides a work operating system that transforms the way teams work together.
What is notable about working at monday.com? What differentiates it from other places you’ve worked?
Monday.com is one of the most collaborative companies I’ve ever worked for. Working across different departments, people are empowered to make decisions and drive their vision forward. There’s a strong culture of not being afraid to fail — which leads to a level of innovation and creativity that I think is unique for a company of monday.com’s size and maturity. I really feel supported here, both by my own manager and team as well as the stakeholders I work with on a daily basis.
There’s a strong culture of not being afraid to fail.”
What do you think job seekers should know about working at your company? What would get them excited about joining the team?
Job seekers should know that working at monday.com is rewarding and fun. Because our platform can be used by almost any role, team or company, there is a ton of greenfield and I find this to be a really interesting challenge. My team is constantly thinking outside of the box, as there are so many different ways to build, sell, and market our product such that creativity can yield amazing results.
