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Career Advancement at Salesforce

At Salesforce, 78% of 1259 employees responded “Yes” when asked, “Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?” More specifically, 79% of men and 78% of women think they're provided with sufficient career advancement opportunities. Additionally, employees who have a Bachelor's degree or have Entry Level work experience answered “Yes” the most. Lastly, 100% of employees in Communications answered “Yes”, while only 40% of employees in Admin provided the same answer.

Q: Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?

Answered by 1259 Salesforce employees

Gender

Male
79% Yes
Female
78% Yes

Ethnicity

% who responded "Yes"

88% of Asian or Pacific Islander Salesforce employees selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 33% of Native American Salesforce employees chose "Yes".

88%
Asian or Pacific Islander
78%
Hispanic or Latino
75%
Other
69%
Caucasian
42%
African American/Black
33%
Native American

Department

% who responded "Yes"

100% of Salesforce employees in the Communications department selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 40% of Salesforce employees in the Admin department chose "Yes".

Communications 100%
Engineering 86%
Operations 83%
HR 82%
Product 81%
Finance 79%
Customer Support 79%
IT 79%
Design 75%
Legal 75%
Sales 74%
Business Development 71%
Marketing 65%
Customer Success 57%
Admin 40%

Age

% who responded "Yes"

100% of Salesforce employees aged 18-25 selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 67% of Salesforce employees aged 41-45 chose "Yes".

Education

% who responded "Yes"

81% of Salesforce employees with a Bachelor's education level selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 40% of Salesforce employees with a Associate's education level chose "Yes".

Experience

% who responded "Yes"

97% of Entry Level Salesforce employees selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 71% of Salesforce employees with Over 10 Years chose "Yes".

97
Entry Level
83
1 to 3 Years
72
3 to 6 Years
78
6 to 10 Years
71
Over 10 Years

Location

% who responded "Yes"

100% of Salesforce employees in Chennai, India selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 37% of Salesforce employees in Boston chose "Yes".

Chennai, India 100%
Bengaluru, India 93%
New York 87%
Washington, DC 87%
Seattle 81%
San Francisco 80%
Chicago 75%
Remote 74%
Denver 67%
Austin 67%
Toronto 60%
Dallas 57%
Atlanta 57%
Muncie, IN 50%
Boston 37%

Gender & Department

% who responded "Yes"

100% of Female Salesforce employees in the Communications department selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 29% of Female Salesforce employees in the Admin department chose "Yes".

Admin
Male 67%
Female 29%
Business Development
Male 50%
Female 100%
Communications
Male 0%
Female 100%
Customer Success
Male 59%
Female 56%
Customer Support
Male 82%
Female 77%
Design
Male 0%
Female 67%
Engineering
Male 87%
Female 88%
Finance
Male 78%
Female 82%
HR
Male 77%
Female 87%
IT
Male 76%
Female 85%
Legal
Male 75%
Female 71%
Marketing
Male 81%
Female 65%
Operations
Male 92%
Female 74%
Product
Male 79%
Female 87%
Sales
Male 75%
Female 72%
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