The Business Journal’s Best Places to Work lists are the result of months of surveying workers and management at local employers.
The top 100 represents those that scored highest on a proprietary ranking done for the Business Journal by Harrisburg, Pa.-based Best Companies Group, which produces similar lists for publications across the country.
The ranking is based on an employer questionnaire that details policies, practices and benefits, and an em-ployee engagement and satisfaction survey about culture, training, pay, benefits and other areas.
Nearly all types of employers in the county were eligible: locally based companies; subsidiaries of companies based elsewhere; professional services firms; banks; government agencies; nonprofits; hospitals; and universities.
Employers had to have at least 15 workers to be considered and must have been in business for at least a year.
Three-fourths of each company’s score comes from a confidential survey of employees that evaluates their workplace experience. All employees who worked in companies with fewer than 250 workers were asked to complete the survey. A random selection of up to 400 employees completed the survey in companies with more than 250 employees.
The remaining quarter of each company’s score consisted of an employer survey that collected information about its benefits, policies and practices.
Companies then had the opportunity to receive an employee feedback report and benchmarking data that allow them to compare themselves with other companies that made the lists.
The lists of the Best Places to Work in Orange County are broken into three categories based on total employment in the U.S.: small (15-49 employees), medium (50-249 employees), and large (250 or more employees).
Companies featured in this special report represent entries from each category.
Contact Research Director Dana Truong at truong@ocbj.com for information on how to apply for consideration for next year’s lists.
