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Find out how our Top Workplaces gain an edge in their industries

- BY ANDY COFFARO

Being named one of the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces delivers a multitude of advantages. From featuring the award in marketing materials to using it as a major selling point with topnotch recruits, these Top Workplaces appreciate the fantastic perks of winning the annual award.

23andMe believes the honor allows them to access even more top-performing employees and gives current employees something huge to be proud of.

ALOM Technologi­es says of the recognitio­n, “Being selected to the very short list of Bay Area Top Workplaces brings a significan­t level of pride and sense of accomplish­ment to our employees. We include mentions of being a Top Workplace in sales and marketing collateral to show our pride in this accomplish­ment and promote new business developmen­t.” “Being named as a Top Workplace has always been an added feather to the cap,” notes the consulting organizati­on APN Software Services. “The work environmen­t is definitely better as we are all motivated to work harder and perform better than before. Also, being a Top Workplace helps us cater to larger clients and helps us with recognitio­n on a wider scale.” “Being considered a Top Workplace has helped us identify with potential employees on an external level that we are here and are a great company to be a part of,” explains the civil engineerin­g consulting firm BKF

Engineers. “From the annual company picnic to the multiple holiday celebratio­ns, it’s hard not to feel right at home with our 400-plus-person firm.” Charles Schwab is clearly “very proud to be ranked as a Top Workplace in the Bay Area for the sixth consecutiv­e year. Recruiting and retaining great employees is critical to our continued success, and achieving this type of recognitio­n helps us further our goal of being acknowledg­ed as the most trusted leader in the investing service.” “We proudly refer to our ranking as a Top Workplace in our employment and culture story,” reports Del

Grande Dealer Group. “Because this ranking is earned by employee feedback, it gives voice to what we do everyday to provide our teams with purpose-driven work and opportunit­ies to grow.” “Being named as a Top Workplace has been extremely influentia­l toward retaining the amazing people we have and has helped boost overall employee morale,” observes Dialpad. “With so much competitio­n for talent in the Bay Area, this recognitio­n validates that we’re truly a great place to be.” Dudum Real Estate Group uses the Top Workplaces logo in its marketing and recruiting materials and loves to share its repeated winning of the award with clients, future employees and team members. For its part, East Bay Agency for Children divulges, “We believe that being named a Top Workplace

increases pride and morale within our existing staff and helps managers retain top talent. The Top Workplace designatio­n sets us apart from other organizati­ons in our very competitiv­e job market where recruitmen­t is extremely challengin­g.” Hassett Ace Hardware is super excited to win the award for an impressive sixth consecutiv­e year. The company has worked tirelessly over the years to create an environmen­t where employees enjoy what they do.

iD Tech makes good points: “With 20 years of experience as the world’s top summer tech camp, we know that a happy staff makes for happy campers. We strive not only to recruit the best year-round and summer employees, but also to create a culture that keeps our people coming back with more passion and dedication year after year. Our Top Workplace status represents the care we put into crafting an environmen­t that brings out the best in us all.” The nonprofit organizati­on Kids’ Country considers it an honor to be named a Top Workplace in the Bay Area. Winning the award means that their conscious efforts to create an engaging and rewarding workplace have been effective. “Being named a Top Workplace in the Bay Area allows us to share what we believe is so special about working here,” states Webdam, a leader in digital asset management. “It provides a conversati­on starting point with potential recruits who might be choosing between several great companies. The talent we attract is primed to be excited about our culture, in part, because of this recognitio­n.” Over at Turo, the company’s retention rate is one of its biggest selling points. Moreover, as the business grows, so must the team, and this award crystalliz­es what so many at the company have known all along — that Turo is a Top Workplace in the Bay Area and beyond. Founded just under six years ago, The ABD Team has earned Top Workplace honors for six consecutiv­e years. From the beginning, the company focused on creating a strong culture so their colleagues and clients would choose no other. Swift Navigation is so excited about its Top Workplace recognitio­n that it plans to acknowledg­e and amplify the award with their own press release and social media outreach. They will use the award in the recruiting of new team members as well. “We’re proud to be named a Top Workplace and are excited to show job seekers why they should work here,” explains Stanford Federal Credit Union. “In fact, many candidates mention the Top Workplaces award as one of the reasons they apply to join our team.” “We are very proud to be named a Top Workplace and honored that our employees value our culture and growth opportunit­ies,” states Service Champions

HVAC. “Our core purpose has always been to ‘Inspire and Aspire’ by building a wildly successful, highperfor­mance team and business while offering our team members abundant opportunit­ies to grow.” Being recognized as a Top Workplace is both an honor and a source of great pride for the team at Sensiba

San Filippo. The award is a part of their identity as an employer and a promise to themselves to continuall­y strive for greatness. “Being ranked as a Top Workplace is the voice of our current employees and allows candidates to get a wellrounde­d view of what it’s like to work here,” reports

Sauce Labs. “This includes projects they will get to

contribute to and the potential impact they could have at our company.”

Sage Intacct offers the following positive things to say: “Being ranked as a Top Workplace has not only helped us attract great employees, but also it has kept them here as well. Employees are encouraged to give their feedback on changes they would like to see and our company is incentiviz­ed to implement them.” Indeed, there are countless advantages to being named one of the Top Workplaces in the entire Bay Area, and these companies all recognize and appreciate its incredible value. Keep up the good work! TWP

 ??  ?? 23andMe ALOM Technologi­es
23andMe ALOM Technologi­es
 ??  ?? East Bay Agency for Children The ABD Team iD Tech Turo Stanford Federal Credit Union
East Bay Agency for Children The ABD Team iD Tech Turo Stanford Federal Credit Union

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