Please fill out the questionnaire as completely as possible. Your answers will be used to rank your organization and determine the "Best" list. If your organization makes the list, all or a portion of the information you submit may be shared in the publication and/or website announcing the list, as well as in "spotlighting" each organization, should there be an awards event.
- All questions apply to operations in the program area (city, state or region for this "Best" workplace competition), unless otherwise noted.
- All questions apply to operations within your organization's most recently completed fiscal year, unless otherwise noted.
- Please use the "Back" and "Next" buttons to navigate the questionnaire. Your responses will be stored each time you click "Back" or "Next". Using the browser's back and forward buttons will not save your responses.
- For questions requiring a numeric response:
- Please respond using whole numbers only, rounding to the nearest whole number if necessary. If a question does not apply to you or if the requested information is not available, please leave the question blank.
- If a question relates to an employee benefit and your organization provides different benefits for different classes of employees, please provide the average value across all employees. (For example, if the question asks "How many vacation days do you provide for an employee who has been with the organization for at least one year?" and you offer 15 per year to professional staff and 20 to executives, you would enter 18, which is the rounded average of 15+20.)
- If you need further clarification of any question, place your cursor over the "?" icon near the individual question and a definition will appear.
- You will be able to access the Employer Questionnaire as often as necessary prior to the submission deadline. Even if you submitted the questionnaire, you will still be able to log back in and make any changes necessary until the deadline.
- Once the submission deadline has passed, your most recent responses will be used during the ranking analysis process. Incomplete questionnaires will not be considered.
- In order for your responses to save properly, only one person may access the questionnaire at any given time. If more than one person needs to complete this questionnaire, we recommend that you collect the data from the appropriate departments and then have one person input all of the data.
- At the end of the questionnaire, you will have an option to print out your responses and/or email a copy to yourself for your records. To print, you must navigate to the end of the questionnaire, click “Submit” and then click "Send to Printer" located just below the program logo.