Best Companies: B.C. Selection Criteria

The Best Companies to Work For in BC survey measures employee satisfaction in key areas of talent management systems.

These areas include:

Talent Systems – An integrated set of Human Resources processes practices and tools that align the recruitment, retention and development of an organization’s talent with current and future business requirements.

Employee Engagement – The degree to which employees commit to the organization at both a rational and emotional level. Engagement levels are directly related to business performance as committed employees are more likely to stay with the organization and put in extra effort over and above what is expected.

Leadership Dynamics – Considers the behaviours (conscious and unconscious, productive and unproductive) of the leadership group and the nature of the relationships within the leadership of the organization.

Organization Culture – The set of beliefs, values and behaviour patterns which characterize an organization. An organization’s culture is reflected in practices such as:

• Habits of thinking
• Communication patterns
• Decision making styles
• Operating styles
• Organizational structure
• Symbols, rituals

The information provided by each organization will be ranked against all other participating companies. To ensure a level playing field, certain factors such as the nature of your industry, number of employees, and response rates will be considered. The highest ranked organizations will be declared ‘The Best Companies to Work For in BC’ for 2007.

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