Nominate Your Workplace
Nominate Your Workplace

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employer reputation!

There’s no cost to nominate, participate, or win awards. One survey, dozens of award opportunities. Start by nominating your company now:

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Your Company Deserves To Be a Top Workplace

There is no cost to participate or win. Your nomination can qualify your workplace for industry, regional, national, and culture awards. Take the first step toward employer recognition – enter your work email to participate.

Awards That Attract Top Talent, Win Loyal Customers, and Fuel Growth

One survey unlocks 80+ regional, national, industry, and culture excellence awards.

Top Workplaces awards are published by more than 60 of the nation’s leading media outlets, including:

Awards that attract top talent, win loyal customers, and fuel growth

Top Workplaces awards leverage real employee feedback to strengthen your employer reputation and showcase your credibility to millions. Here’s why these awards are a strategic game-changer:

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Consumers

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Stakeholders

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Participation Details

35

Minimum Employees

Your company must have a minimum number of regional employees

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Participation Cost

There is no cost to participate, survey, or win awards. See what’s included

Eligible Counties

Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, and Solano.

Top Workplaces Award Timeline

STEP 1

Sign Up!
Participation is
confidential and free

STEP 2

Survey Employees
One survey unlocks
multiple awards

STEP 3

Receive Outcome
We share your award
results with you

STEP 4

Winners Announced!
Winners get the spotlight,
reaching millions

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Missed the deadlines?

Nominate your company now — one survey qualifies your company for all eligible awards within 12 months!

Employees:
Do You Love Where You Work?

Nominate your company and help it shine as a top employer 

  • Share your work email address.
  • Provide a few details about your company.
  • We’ll reach out to the person you’ve specified.

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Nominate Your Company Today!

Nominating your workplace takes just a minute and can make a big impact. Your leadership team will be thrilled to know you believe they deserve recognition.

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How Top Workplaces Works

Employee feedback drives the results, not subjective essays, judges, or pay-to-play schemes.

STEP 1

Sign Up!
Participation is
confidential and free

STEP 2

Survey Employees
One survey unlocks
multiple awards

STEP 3

Receive Outcome
We share your award
results with you

STEP 4

Celebrate!
Winners get the spotlight,
reaching millions

Credible. Confidential. No Cost.

Top Workplaces is risk-free, and a single survey qualifies your company for all eligible awards within 12 months.

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Leaders Trust Top Workplaces For Employer Brand Credibility

Nominate your company for Top Workplaces and achieve the same success.

Unmatched Credibility

“Job seekers today are more informed than ever, thoroughly researching potential employers. We’ve recognized that receiving Top Workplaces awards has enhanced our ability to attract strong talent. These awards provide candidates with the credibility and confidence they seek, as they recognize the standards Top Workplaces represent."
Andrea Trofiumuk
Andrea TrofiumukCEO at Sinclair North America
Hiring Quality Candidates

“Top Workplaces awards have been extremely impactful for getting the opportunity to hire quality candidates. Having Top Workplaces awards is important to hear about because they speak volumes to not only the work that we do but also our care for our employees.”
Feliece Murrell
Feliece MurrellCorporate People and Culture Officer, Endeavors
Competitive Advantage

"Top Workplaces helps us continue to recruit amazing talent. It's a differentiator that sets us apart from our competition. It's a critical component of our promotional strategy!"
Tom Goris
Tom GorisManaging Partner, Northwestern Mutual Greater Chicago
Based on Employee Feedback

“Being recognized as one of the Top Workplaces in the country is an honor, but what makes it even more exciting is that this award is based on our team members’ genuine feedback about our culture. We have always had a people-first mentality in everything that we do, because our people are the key to our success.”
Morgan Permuy
Morgan PermuyVP of Engagement, Power Design
Boosts Retention

"Being recognized as a Top Workplace is a major accomplishment. It is critical to our talent acquisition marketing and process. Our employees feel a great sense of pride knowing they work for a top employer in the DC area, which helps with retention."
Paula Staudt
Paula StaudtDirector of HR, Tantus Technologies
Differentiator

"Top Workplaces is a badge of honor we advertise to all recruits, vendors, customers, etc. It is a differentiator amongst our competitors."
Hugh Henderson
Hugh HendersonCEO and Owner, Capstone Hospice
Recruitment and Retention

"There is a direct correlation between our Top Workplaces awards and employee recruitment and retention. People started reaching out when they heard we are a Top Workplace. Top Workplaces brings validation that our mission to put employees first and build a positive company culture is working."
Julie Fry
Julie FryChief HR Officer, Fairway Independent Mortgage
Employee PRide

"Top Workplaces gives our employees pride in where they work and ownership in the direction of our culture. It is a differentiator in the market to attract and retain employees and unifies our team with a sense of accomplishment. We love the bragging rights it offers as well!"
Julie Harrison
Julie HarrisonVP of HR, PCS Software
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