Best Companies to Work for in New York is a competition that recognizes New York State employers who have created a culture where employees love to come to work. Identifying and recognizing these employers is a joint effort of the New York State Society for Human Resource Management (NYS-SHRM) and Best Companies Group.
For the 2009 competition, participating companies were evaluated based on two assessments…one consisted of a confidential employee survey used to evaluate the employees’ workplace experience and the second assessment surveyed information about each company’s benefits, policies, and practices. Each company received an employee feedback “report card” that was rich with information about how employees are feeling and how each company stacked up to their fellow competitors. Twenty large and 20 small/medium companies were selected for the honor. Recognized companies include Nokia, Digitas, American Cancer Society, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Beacon Federal, Cricket Communications, and Shawmut Design & Construction.
Often the best way to determine if a company is a great place to work is to go beyond the glitzy corporate brochure and company website and talk to the people in the trenches. But if you can’t talk to somebody who works for a particular company, the next best thing is to do some research. And surveys such as this one can help you uncover which companies are truly living their values and “walking the walk”.
Check out the Best Companies to Work for in New York site to view the entire list.