100 Best research methodology, category winners and alpha list


Find out how the 100 Best Companies are determined, see the category winners and refer to our alphabetical list.

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logo_2012EMPLOYEE SURVEY

The survey is voluntary and free of charge. Participating private and public companies, nonprofits and government agencies must have at least 15 Oregon employees at the time of taking the survey. Employers are categorized as small if they have 15-34 Oregon employees; medium if they employ 35-99 Oregon employees; and large if they employ 100 or more in Oregon. For the 2012 survey more than 14,000 Oregon workers rated their satisfaction with 263 employers in 25 workplace qualities — 5 in each of the following categories:

1. Work Environment: flexibility and work/life balance, diversity, teamwork and fun, workspace technology and efficiency, policies and procedures.

2. Management & Communications: employee treatment, performance feedback, communications, discipline, rewards and acknowledgement.

3. Decision-Making & Trust: shared accountability, trust in management, collaboration and involvement, community and charity, workplace pride.

4. Career Development & Learning: on-the-job training, educational support, growth opportunities and promotions, job goals and expectations.

5. Benefits & Compensation: compensation fairness and adequacy, health/wellness plan, retirement plan,  paid time off, raises and bonuses.

 

EMPLOYER BENEFITS SURVEY

Company representatives answered 41 questions covering a comprehensive set of benefits including health and wellness, time off, family-friendly policies, work scheduling, incentives, retirement plans and culture.

SCORING

The employee survey counts for 5/6 of a company’s score. For each company, the average employee rating is calculated in each of the five categories on a scale of 0-100. The employer benefits survey is also scored on a 100-point scale, accounting for the remaining 1/6 of the overall score, and resulting in a total possible score of 600.

HOW TO ENTER THE 100 BEST:

1. Eligibility: Any private or public company, subsidiary or division, nonprofit or government agency with at least 15 Oregon-based, regular employees is eligible to enter the survey. The organization may be headquartered outside the state.

2. Survey period: The process for the 2013 list will begin in late August and end in November 2012. There is no charge to participate, and companies that do not make the list will remain anonymous. All participants that complete the process can order survey results, providing a valuable, in-depth view of workplace strengths and weaknesses.

3. Submitting your company: Send an e-mail with the name, title, phone number and
email address of the person who will act as the 100 Best contact to: [email protected].

4. Mark your calendar: The survey sign-up link will be posted to www.oregon100best.com in late August.

 


CATEGORY WINNERSS
 SMALLMEDIUMLARGE
WORK ENVIRONMENT“1. Rose City Mortgage
2. Aim High Academy Of Martial Arts
3. Mortgage Trust “
1. Slalom Consulting
2. Western States Insurance Agency
3. Cardinal Services
1. Pacific Residential Mortgage
2. Walsh Construction Co.
3. Levi Strauss & Co.
MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATIONS1. Rose City Mortgage
2. Aim High Academy Of Martial Arts
3. Point B
1. Slalom Consulting
2. Ruby Receptionists
3. Kidder Mathews
1. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Portland
2. Pacific Residential Mortgage
3. PwC
DECISION-MAKING & TRUST1. Rose City Mortgage
2. Mortgage Trust
3. Point B
1. Slalom Consulting
2. Ruby Receptionists
3. Cardinal Services
1. Pacific Residential Mortgage
2. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Portland
3. Walsh Construction Co.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING1. Archetype Inc.
2. Aim High Academy Of Martial Arts
3. Evergreen Consulting Group
1. Slalom Consulting
2. Urban Airship
3. Cardinal Services
1. PwC
2. Capitol Auto Group
3. Perkins Coie LLP
BENEFITS & COMPENSATION1. Rose City Mortgage
2. McKenzie Commercial Contractors
3. Boly:Welch Recruiting & Consulting
1. Microsoft Corp.
2. Slalom Consulting
3. Urban Airship
1. Walsh Construction Co.
2. Oregon Research Institute
3. Perkins Coie LLP
EMPLOYER SURVEY SCORE1. Tec Laboratories
2. McDonald Jacobs PC
3. Employment Trends
1. Microsoft Corp.
2. Edelman
3. Vernier Software & Technology, Emerick Construction Co. (tie)
1. KPMG LLP
2. Lane Powell PC
3. Perkins Coie LLP

 


 

SMALL COMPANIES MEDIUM COMPANIES LARGE COMPANIES
COMPANYRANK COMPANYRANK COMPANYRANK
Aim High Academy Of Martial Arts4 ACME Business Consulting17 Andersen Construction Co.22
Archetype Inc.33 Axium15 Autodesk29
Barran Liebman LLP9 Cardinal Services7 Capitol Auto Group17
Boly:Welch Recruiting & Consulting2 Cook Security Group21 CH2M HILL31
Cascade Employers Association7 DePaul Industries33 Consumer Cellular21
CBT Nuggets22 Edelman30 David Evans and Associates18
Clatsop Community Bank20 Elemental Technologies34 Davis Wright Tremaine LLP13
Columbia Printing & Graphics27 Elliott Associates12 Digimarc Corp.10
Davidson Benefits Planning LLC21 Emerick Construction Co.24 Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Portland23
Employment Trends26 Fortis Construction18 Express Employment Professionals28
Evergreen Consulting Group5 General Sheet Metal11 Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Portland4
gDiapers23 Grant Thornton6 KPMG LLP12
Gorilla Capital29 Hagan Hamilton Insurance32 Lane Powell PC15
Grady Britton19 ISITE Design31 Levi Strauss & Co.5
Hitachi Consulting13 Isler CPA19 McKinstry9
Inavero24 Jibe Consulting4 Olsson Industrial Electric18
Isler Northwest LLC8 Jordan Ramis PC16 Oregon Community Credit Union24
McDonald Jacobs PC28 Kidder Mathews9 Oregon Research Institute6
McKenzie Commercial Contractors17 KPD Insurance28 Pacific Continental Bank25
Mortgage Trust10 Microsoft Corp.2 Pacific Residential Mortgage16
Northwest Staffing Resources12 Pacific Benefit Consultants27 PacificSource Health Plans26
Pittman & Brooks PC14 Pacific Crest Federal Credit Union14 Perkins Coie LLP1
Point B3 The Partners Group Ltd.25 PwC3
Pop Art30 Ruby Receptionists3 R&H Construction11
Redmond Dental Group16 Slalom Consulting1 The Randall Group32
RHT Energy Solutions18 Smart Wireless10 Rogue Federal Credit Union14
Rose City Mortgage1 Stacy and Witbeck22 Rosendin Electric20
Sokol Blosser Winery25 Sussman Shank LLP26 U.S. Cellular8
Sterling Communications6 TraneOregon13 Unitus Community Credit Union7
Tec Laboratories31 Turner Construction Co.29 Veris Industries27
VanderHouwen & Associates11 Urban Airship5 Waggener Edstrom Worldwide33
Virtual Supply dba Earl & Brown Co.32 Vernier Software & Technology23 Walsh Construction Co.2
Washington Trust Bank15 Western States Insurance Agency8 Wieden+Kennedy30
   Xenium HR20