Recruiting and retaining the best employees can be a challenge. One strategy that organizations use is to communicate a reputation for being a good employer.
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Module 3: Web Field Trip
Web Field Trip: Visit Great Place to Work
Recruiting and retaining the best employees can be a challenge. One strategy that organizations use is to communicate a reputation for being a good employer. There are a number of ways to do this; for example, being known for paying the highest wages and salaries in the industry. Taking action to be a good employer and getting the word out are two different challenges. Regarding the latter one, that is, communicating to prospective job candidates, in the last few years a number of mechanisms have surfaced; for example, in the federal government the resource is titled Best Places to Work. Perusing this site, one can get a sense of how employees in the various federal agencies feel about their organization. A similar resource with a larger scope is Great Place to Work. Great Place to Work is sponsored by Fortune Magazine and is open to all organizations, regardless of industry or sector.
In 2012, the first public agency (City of Rancho Cordova, CA) made their list of the top 25 outstanding small organizations. You can read more about Rancho Cordova at the Rancho Cordova city website (Links to an external site).
Another interesting resource, especially in evaluating potential employers, is Glassdoor. At this site you can see how employees anonymously ranked the best practices of their organization. I presume that a savvy employer would want to periodically check this site to see how employees are feeling - this is sort of the YELP of employment. Every year, Glassdoor releases a “Best Places to Work: Employees' Choice” awards list; you can view the 2018 list here: Best Places to Work 2018 (links to an external site).
Module 3: Web Field Trip Discussion
Please visit Best Places to Work (links to an external site). Once you enter the website, please peruse it in general and then pay special attention to the section titled Employee Engagement. Hit the link called View our Programs. You will notice four programs to review and comment upon. Make sure you give special attention to the area titled Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, Rankings and Analysis. Hit the link Learn More and learn about the criteria for winning an award. The Methodology link lists the types of questions asked of employees. How do you think employees in your organization might respond to these questions? What challenges does your organization face in competing for such an award?
In addition to your formal post on the above questions, be sure to react to the posts of at least two colleagues.
