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How to Become aBest Place to Work
5 Traits of the Winners
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Lisa HoldenEmployer EngagementManager at Glassdoor
Featured Speaker
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There Is No Mold for the Winners
Be good to your employees andyou’ll reap the awards
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Why It Matters
believe being a Best Place to Work will help them recruit top talent
feel being a recognized as a Best Place to Work improves employee morale
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3 Most Common Myths
I need to be in tech to be on the list
I need to be a large company to make it on the list
I can’t be on the list…my company doesn’t have the means to provide extravagant perks
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Trait #1—People Matter
are likely to read your company reviews before accepting a job offer
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Action Plan
Find people that enhance your culture
Have high hiring standards
Don’t let candidate quality be sacrificed
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Trait #2—People Feel Heard
Listen to your employees and achievetransparency from top to bottom
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Action Plan
Average Companies:Send company surveys to get in touchwith their employees and evaluate feedback
The Best Companies:Send company surveys and close the loopon their strategy to fix any existing problems
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Trait #3—People Can Grow
The #2 reason candidates accept a job after salary is career growth opportunities
Keep employees challenged
Constantly develop their skills
Provide opportunities for growth
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of employees left their last job due to the lack of career growth
What Happens If You Don’t Promote Growth
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Action Plan
Approve any training
Average Companies: The Best Companies:
Send employees to trainings that they’ll actively use on a day to day basisKeep employees in the
same roles they were hired to do Present new challenges and
career opportunities to keep employees engagedDon’t have a clear action
plan for growth in each review cycle Have clear action plans
to address each review period
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Trait #4—Leaders Matter
Common themes among highest ratedCEOs on Glassdoor
Clear vision for the future
Strong leadership
Motivates employees
Personable and approachable
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Action Plan
Indecisive with the tough decisions
Average Leaders: Strong Leaders
Tough and decisive
Prioritize being likedPrioritize being respected over being liked
Usually make the right decision
Have confidence in all of their decisions
Don’t communicate often
Communicate and ensure everyone knows where the company is headed
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Trait #5—People Feel Appreciated
Company perks help build a sense of pride amongst your employees
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Top 5 Employee Motivators
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Action Plan
Snacks, Lunches, Dinners
Unexpected treats youcould give your employees:
Saying Thank You
Training, Workshops
Opportunities for career development:
Regular Performance Feedback
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How Are the Winners Selected
Using employee feedback of course!
Combined with Glassdoor’s proprietaryalgorithm that looks at:
Quality of reviews
Quantity of reviews
Consistency of reviews
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Lisa [email protected]