Energetic and innovative companies all over Colorado are encouraged to apply for the distinction of being the state’s best workplace, in the fourth annual ‘Best Companies to Work For in Colorado’ competition. The initiative is dedicated to identifying and recognizing organizations leading the way in creating and maintaining excellent best practices that define the employee experience. To be considered, companies must meet certain criteria and register by February 27, 2009.Come on gay-owned and gay-friendly businesses, get your names on that list!
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The annual competition is presented by The SHRM Colorado State Council, in a partnership with ColoradoBizmagazine, Jobing.com, and six local chapters of the Society for Human Resource Management Association. The evaluation surveys and analyses are conducted by ModernThink, LLC.
“The Best Companies program illustrates that workplace improvements impact a company’s financial success,” said Debbie Little, chair of the 2009 ‘Best Companies to Work For in Colorado’ initiative, and Assistant Director of Human Resources at Hospital Shared Services. “Participants use their winning distinction to enhance recruiting efforts, increase the effectiveness of the company’s general marketing efforts and improve community relations. An added benefit is that being named a finalist or winner boosts employee morale and increases employee retention.”
Last year’s winners were Edward Jones in the large company category (250 or more employees) and Infinity Systems Engineering in the small/medium company category (25 to 249 employees). Forty companies were finalists.
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This year’s winners are selected from three categories: small companies (25 to 99 employees), medium companies (100-250 employees), and large companies (more than 250 employees). Only two categories were used in prior years. The winners will be notified in June 2009, with the final rankings being announced at a gala awards ceremony on Friday, July 31, 2009. In addition to the July gala event, the winners will be featured in a special ‘Best Companies to Work For in Colorado’ issue of ColoradoBiz magazine to be distributed statewide in August.
Eligibility Requirements
· Be a for-profit business, not-for-profit business, or government entity
· Be a publicly or privately held business or government entity
· Have a facility in the state of Colorado
· Have a minimum of 25 employees in the state of Colorado
· Must be in business a minimum of one year
Organizations interested in learning about eligibility requirements, fees and entry procedures can call Modern Think at 1-888-684-4658 or visit www.coshrm.org.
