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2024 bptw awards program

Nominations Closed: Built In's Best Places To Work 2024 Awards.

Best Places to Work is an awards program that gives recognition to companies who offer the best compensation packages, total rewards and culture programs among their peers. This awards program is unlike any other: instead of a nomination form, an algorithm determines winners based on the offerings that employers showcase through Built In Company Profiles. Any company in the U.S. can nominate themselves – at no cost.

 

We recognize the best companies for tech professionals, which helps you attract and retain the best employees. The list of winners is used by the millions of candidates who visit our sites monthly to find employers of choice. 

 

Winners will be announced in early January 2024. 

check out last year's winners
read about our hybrid winners »

What You Need to Know

The 2024 BPTW Lists
How Winners Are Determined
Frequently Asked Questions
How To Be Considered
Why Should You Participate?
Check Your Eligibility Status

The 2023 BPTW Lists

How Winners Are Determined

Frequently Asked Questions

The 2024 BPTW Lists

There are multiple Best Places to Work lists to be considered for, depending on your company size and location. We will have lists recognizing employers across the U.S. We will also have individual lists recognizing employers within the following tech hubs: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington DC. Companies who want to be considered for our Remote lists can also be considered for our local lists.

Here’s how your company could be recognized in the 2024 program:

make sure you qualify

How To Be Considered

To be considered for the 2024 Best Places to Work program, you need to complete the following steps before October 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET.  Note: This program does not have a standard nomination form. All nomination information is collected through your company’s Builtin.com Company Profile.  Don’t have a BuiltIn.com Company Profile? Click here to set up your free account.

*Be sure all of these steps are completed on your BuiltIn.com Company Profile, not your local market profiles. We will not be accepting submissions from any Built In market sites this year, only through BuiltIn.com.
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Nominations are now closed.

Winners announced early January 2024.

Key Dates To Remember

Nominations Are Now Closed.

October 2 - October 31, 2023

Nominations close at 11:59 PM ET on Oct. 31.
No exceptions or late entries will be accepted. 

Winners Announced:

Early-January 2024

See Your Progress

Check Your 2024 BPTW Eligibility Status

Want to see if you’ve completed all the steps necessary to be considered for the 2024 Best Places to Work program? Here’s how you can do just that: 


Navigate to Edit Company Profile Webpage. If you are already an admin on your BuiltIn.com Company Profile, log-in and click Edit Company Profile under your company’s logo in the top right hand corner of the page. If you are not able to edit your Company Profile, email [email protected] and we will give you access to do so.


Click on Best Places to Work Eligibility. You’ll find this option on the left-hand side of the Edit Company Profile page. Once there, you’ll see which steps still need to be completed in order to be considered for the 2024 Best Places to Work Program. 


Have questions? Email [email protected]. 

what we look for

How Winners Are Determined

Best Places to Work winners are determined using an algorithm that assesses the perks and benefits information and salaries that an employer submits to us. Each of these categories represent 50 percent of a company’s assessment. We do not assess any other factors beyond the information employers provide to us in this program.

The rewards your company offers, which are shown in the Perks + Benefits section of your Company Profile, are calculated into a score by our algorithm, which represents 50 percent of your overall consideration of being a winner. Each reward is weighted based on which perks and benefits candidates care about the most.

For compensation, we look at the median percentile for all salaries entered for your company (need to submit five to be eligible for BPTW) and compare that to the rest of the companies in our database. We do not look at individual salaries, nor do we publicly list individual salary information for specific positions at companies.

 

Salary information is fully anonymous and is not tied to your company in any way publicly.

Your Total Employee Headcount and Nearest Market information factor into what lists your company will be considered for. 

Your headcount information determines if you will be considered for our Startup, Midsize or Large lists. And your Nearest Market, or Locations listed on your National profile, information will determine what city lists you will be considered for. If you have office locations or a large presence in more than one of these locations, you are not limited to only applying for one list.

 

To be considered for our remote list, your ‘Workplace Type’ within your national company profile must be marked as ‘Remote’. To be considered for both a remote list and location-based lists, your ‘Workplace Type’ must be marked as ‘Remote’ and you must have office locations listed on your national profile.

If chosen as a winner, your Company Description and Gallery Image will be shown to candidates as a representation of your company.

more than an award

Why Should You Participate?

The millions of candidates who visit our sites monthly use our Best Places to Work lists to scope out new job opportunities and learn more about innovative companies. Being featured on our list not only drives traffic to your Built In Company Profile, but it’s a surefire way to generate brand awareness and a huge opportunity to amplify who you are as an employer in the tech community. 

 

Best Places to Work puts you on the map, but being a part of the Built In community is what gives you staying power.

The Influence of Best Places to Work

Hear From Our Customers

“When you have a trusted channel where a candidate can look at you and other employers… you have a Built In advantage. You’re building social proof you’re worth talking to.”


ZocDoc
Chandler Martin, Sr. Director of Recruiting

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“After last year’s announcement, we had an increase of 523% of click to applies for jobs and a 350% increase of people viewing our jobs. It’s pretty amazing!”


Moov Financial
Kristi Mark, Manager of TA 

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Opt Out.

Don't Want To Be Considered?

Do you not want to be considered for the 2024 Best Places to Work program? You can opt out of being considered using this form.

Be sure to complete this opt out form by October 31, 2023. 
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Frequently Asked Questions

Companies should have nominated themselves for the Best Places to Work program from October 2nd – October 31st. Nominations are now closed.

The Best Places to Work program does not have a standard nomination form. To be considered, companies must submit information about their company through its Builtin.com Company Profile. You can find the seven things a company must submit under the “How To Be Considered” section of this webpage. 

Note: For the 2024 program, all information must be submitted through a company’s BuiltIn.com Company Profile, not a local market profile.

We highly recommend searching for your company first on BuiltIn.com prior to building a new Company Profile. There is a chance a past colleague has already built one for you. 

If you do not see your company in your search on BuiltIn.com, we’ve created this handy guide to help you build one. 
If you are unable to edit your BuiltIn.com Company Profile, email [email protected] and we will give you access to do so.

Yes. If your employees submit salaries for your company via our salary tool, these will be factored into your Best Places to Work consideration. Recall, salary information is fully anonymous and is not publicly tied to your company in any way. 

Companies who have some employees working from an office and some working remotely can still participate in our Best Places to Work program. Your “Workplace Type” within your company profile will determine which lists are you eligible for.

If your Workplace Type is set to Hybrid on your profile, you will only be eligible for the Location-Based, based on your nearest markets listed on your National profile.

 

If your Workplace Type is set to Remote on your profile, but you have office nearest market locations also listed, you will be eligible for both the Remote list and Location-Based lists.

No. You simply need to have the required criteria completed that is listed in the Builtin.com eligibility tracker.

Winners will be featured on BuiltIn.com, which attracts millions of users each month. Built In will also be sharing a press release and have a dedicated social plan to promote the winners.

Best Places to Work 2024 winners will receive digital assets to help them promote their win externally. They will also have the attention of millions of candidates who are coming to BuiltIn.com monthly to find employers of choice.

Best Places to Work 2024 winners will be announced in mid-January 2024.

If your company is chosen as a 2024 Best Places to Work winner, you will be notified in mid-December via email. However, you won’t be able to speak publicly about your win until mid-January 2024. This allows you time to prepare promotional materials about your win. The email notification will come from [email protected]. 

No. Companies must be located in the U.S. to be eligible for Best Places to Work 2024.

Winners are determined using an algorithm that assesses the perks and benefits information and salaries that are submitted to Built In. Each of these categories represent 50 percent of a company’s assessment. We do not assess any other factors beyond the information they provide to us in this program.

No. It is free to participate in Best Places to Work 2024. 

No. All companies who are based in the U.S. are able to submit themselves for consideration. Companies who wish to nominate themselves must have a BuiltIn.com Company Profile and submit the required information through it (see “How to Be Considered” section of this webpage for more information). 

If you do not have a BuiltIn.com Company Profile, it is free to build one. Here is a guide on how to create a BuiltIn.com Company Profile.  Also, there is no benefit to being a Built In partner when choosing winners.

Have Additional Questions?

Email us at: [email protected]

View This Year’s Best Places To Work.

Click your location below to view all the Best Places to Work 2022 lists. Use the navigation on the left hand side of the main page to find your list.

Austin
bay Area
boston
chicago
colorado
LA
nyc
seattle
large companies
remote-first

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Join our team of experts live on October 21st 10am PT/ 1pm ET to get all of your questions answered about this year’s award. 

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The 2022 Lists.

There are multiple Best Places to Work lists to be considered for, depending on your company size and location.
Here’s how your company could be recognized in the 2022 program:

100 Best Places to Work

50 Best Small Places to Work

Less than 100 employees

100 Best Midsize Places to Work

101-500 employees

50 Best Paying Companies

50 Companies with Best Benefits

*NEW*

100 Best Large Places to Work

501+ employees

*NEW*

100 Best Remote-First Companies

Able to hire in all 50 states or have no office locations

The 2022 Lists

There are multiple Best Places to Work lists to be considered for, depending on your company size and location. Here’s how your company could be recognized in the 2022 program:

100 Best Places to Work

50 Best Small Places to Work

Less than 100 employees

50 Best Midsize Places to Work

101-500 employees

50 Best Paying Companies

50 Companies with Best Benefits

*NEW*

100 Best Large Places to Work

501+ employees

*NEW*

100 Best Remote-First Companies

Able to hire in all 50 states or have no office locations

Ensure your eligibility

How to be Considered.

To be eligible for consideration, complete the following steps
before November 12, 2021. 

 

Are you a remote company? 

Be sure to complete the following steps on BuiltIn.com, not a local site.

Don’t have a Built In Company Profile?

Download profile guide
Step 1:

Update the “Perks of Working Here” Section

Make sure all of this information is up-to-date on your Built In Company Profile so you have the best chance of being on this year’s list.
Need help understanding our benefit options? Click here for examples.

STEP 2:

Update your Local & Total Employee Headcount

Updating this information on your Built In Company Profile will help our algorithm determine which lists you qualify for.   

Step 3:

Submit 5 Employee Salaries

The salaries you submit will remain anonymous.   Click the appropriate link(s) below to submit 5 salaries for your location(s):  Austin, Boston, Chicago, Colorado, LA, NYC, Bay Area, Seattle, Remote
Remote-First

Applying for our Remote-First List?

Make sure you fully meet the definition of a remote-first company (can either hire in all 50 states or have no office locations), as any company who is considered fully remote cannot be considered for any of our lists in local markets.

Complete These Steps:

Be sure to complete the following steps on a BuiltIn.com Company Profile, not a local site.
  • Update the "Perks of Working Here" section on your Builtin.com profile (not a local one)
  • Change the location of your BuiltIn.com Company Profile to "Fully Remote"
  • Submit 5 salaries on BuiltIn.com HERE
Are you hiring both in the office and remotely? Check out question 16 of our FAQ below. 

the influence of Best Places To Work

Hear From One of Our Customers.

“Not only did Forward Financing notice better candidates in the pipeline, it also saw an uptick in applications. When the team was recognized as a top employer in Boston on Built In’s Best Places to Work 2020 list, significant results also followed.”
Lauren MelaughMarketing Associate at Forward Financing
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