Top Workplaces program extends deadline

The Post-Gazette pretty regularly receives notices alerting the newsroom to job fairs and other ways that our publication can help employers find great candidates.

In an environment where qualified workers seem to be scarcer than the jobs available, your organization might want to be one of the region’s Top Workplaces. It might impress candidates, but it certainly should help in making sure the employees already on staff stick around — since they are the ones who provide the key information for the program.

And there’s still time to participate. The deadline has been extended to March 23 — offering a little relief to procrastinators who got sidetracked by Valentine’s Day parties and winter storms.

Here’s how it works: Any organization with 50 or more employees — public, private, nonprofit or government — in the Greater Pittsburgh area can be nominated at www.post-gazette.com/nominate or by calling 412-428-8020.

The program is free and provides valuable feedback to organizations who participate, even those who don’t make the final rankings.

Workplaces will be evaluated based on responses by employees to a 24-question survey taken between January and March done by Energage, formerly WorkplaceDynamics, which has been working with the Post-Gazette since 2011 on the Top Workplaces program.

After the results come in, the Post-Gazette holds a special event every summer to celebrate the Top Workplaces, in addition to publishing an editorial section celebrating those who made the list.

Last year, close to 150 organizations were surveyed. The companies involved in the 2017 Top Workplaces program represented more than 31,000 employees.