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Top Workplaces awards are your best recruiting tool yet
Job seekers are more selective than ever. They want real proof that your organization is a top employer. Top Workplaces awards, backed by employee feedback, provide that credibility. Don’t just tell your employer brand story — show job seekers that your company is the place they want to work.
Earn job seeker trust
Job seekers prioritize company reputation in their search
Build employer brand strength
Stand out as an industry leader with 80+ awards
Be a recruitment powerhouse
50% increase in qualified candidates and faster hiring rates.
Job seekers prioritize company reputation in their search
Candidates reject offers from companies with bad reputations
Credibility: The Top Workplaces difference
Some employer recognition programs use judges, self-serving essays, or pay-to-play schemes to determine the winners. Here’s what makes Top Workplaces more credible:
Credibility through feedback
Top Workplaces awards are trusted because they are based on authentic employee feedback from a research-backed survey.
Credibility through visibility
Top Workplaces awards are published by leading outlets like USA TODAY, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe.
Credibility: The Top Workplaces difference
Some employer recognition programs use judges, self-serving essays, or pay-to-play schemes to determine the winners. Here’s what makes Top Workplaces more credible:
Credibility through feedback
Top Workplaces awards are trusted because they are based on authentic employee feedback from a research-backed survey.
Credibility through visibility
Top Workplaces awards are published by leading outlets like USA TODAY, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe.
Employer recognition driven by employee feedback
- Participation starts with Energage’s research-backed survey.
- Data drives the results, not subjective essays or judges.
- Completing one survey unlocks eligibility for 80+ awards.
- Participation is confidential and free.
- Winners are published by leading media outlets.
2025 Top Workplaces for Nursing Award Timeline
Step 1: Sign Up
Until Mid-January 2025
Step 2: Survey Employees
Complete by February 17, 2025
Step 3: Receive Results
Mid-March 2025
Step 4: Celebrate!
End of May 2025
Participation details
Award Eligibility
To participate, your company must have either at least 50 nurses or nurses must make up 35% of your workforce.
Participation Cost
There is no cost to survey your employees or win a Top Workplaces award.
Confidentiality
The employee survey is confidential, and only the winning companies are made public
For more participation details please see review our FAQ page.
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The Top Workplaces survey takes only 5 minutes for employees to complete.
Top Workplaces participants see comparable response rates regardless of running other surveys.
77% of employees want to provide survey feedback more than once per year, Qualtrics reports.
Top Workplaces includes a free survey summary for easy communication and quick action.