Stand out with an award-winning
The Employer Awards People Actually Trust
Top Workplaces is the only recognition based entirely on employee feedback — not essays, judges, or popularity contests. Plus, there is no cost to participate, survey, or win awards.
Research funded by the SHRM Foundation shows that award-winning organizations excel at recruitment and retention. But with many employer recognition programs out there, it’s tough to know which one will strengthen your employer brand and help your organization stand apart from the competition. Leaders and HR professionals often ask how Top Workplaces differs from other award programs.
Here’s what separates Top Workplaces from the rest — and why the nation’s leaders trust the program to give their organizations a competitive advantage.
1. The Top Workplaces program is driven by employee feedback.
Some employer recognition programs ask companies to submit self-serving essays to a panel of judges. Not us. The only input we care about comes from people who know your organization best: your employees. We gather this information with our research-backed, confidential employee engagement survey that captures what’s really happening day to day.
2. You benefit from our research and experience. And we have lots of it.
We’ve been studying Top Workplaces since 2006. We’ve surveyed millions of employees from thousands of organizations across the United States. We’ve captured over a half-billion data points to compare organizations well beyond typical attributes, achieving the industry’s deepest and most robust competitive set.
3. Your company is measured on what matters most.
Some programs recognize organizations for their perks, pay, and benefits. We consider those table stakes. Top Workplaces prioritize actions such as appreciation, direction, confidence in leadership, and much more. Companies that excel in these workplace experience themes are more likely to be recognized, and that’s what our employee engagement survey identifies.
4. The Top Workplaces program gets your organization noticed.
We work with the nation’s most prestigious media partners — including USA TODAY, Monster, The Boston Globe, and the Chicago Tribune — to bring regional and national recognition to Top Workplaces across the United States.
5. Top Workplaces is confidential and there is no downside to participation.
You can participate in Top Workplaces and survey your company risk-free. We take confidentiality very seriously, and only the names of winning companies are made public.
6. You can build your employer brand as soon as your survey closes.
There’s no need to wait for your Top Workplaces outcome to promote your culture strengths. We’ll show you how to use the positive employee feedback found in your survey results to craft an authentic story that will grab the attention of new customers and attract the best talent for your hiring goals.
7. Your employees take an engagement survey that's simple, smart, and backed by science.
Other programs may ask 40, 78, or more questions. Our engagement survey includes approximately 24 statements and open-ended questions, and takes employees about 10 minutes to complete. Research-backed and rigorously tested, our survey accurately uncovers your culture’s blind spots and bright spots.
8. You get survey insights that are relevant to your organization now.
Some recognition programs rely on surveys that haven’t changed in decades. We believe relevancy is vital to accurately capturing the here and now. Our employee engagement survey is continuously verified and improved to measure what matters most in today’s market.
9. One employee engagement survey qualifies your company for year-round recognition.
A single engagement survey qualifies your company for year-round employer recognition, including national and regional recognition plus industry and culture excellence awards.
10. There's no cost to participate. And that matters.
Other programs charge a fee. Our program is always free when you participate online. Why? We don’t want cost to discourage participation or influence the results of the program. And as a participant, you also receive a complimentary, high-level survey snapshot when your company’s survey is complete.
11. Top Workplaces specialists work with your team from start to finish.
We collaborate with your team to ensure a successful survey and experience. We’re proud of our Net Promoter Score, which consistently ranks in the high 60s. And if you want to take a deeper dive into your company’s survey insights, we can help with that, too.
12. We help you promote your Top Workplaces awards.
When your organization wins a Top Workplaces award, you should shout it from the rooftops — and we help you do that. In addition to being featured in Top Workplaces supplements, winning organizations receive a media pack and a company profile on www.topworkplaces.com, the site visited by millions each year.
Become a Top Workplace.
Get the recognition your company deserves.
Start the Top Workplaces process now in less than one minute. Then, we’ll work directly with your team to ensure a successful survey experience.