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Why Do Employer Recognition Awards Matter?

In the pursuit of brand recognition, organizations turn to employer recognition awards for credible third-party validation. Beyond being shiny plaques, these awards signify legitimacy and industry leadership. 

Top Workplaces

Thinking Big: The 2025 Top Workplaces for Innovation

Today’s top achievers want more than a paycheck – they want workplace environments that are creative, purposeful, and growing. Not just because it’s fun but because it shows that an employer values fresh, forward-thinking ideas. Innovation signifies a commitment to the future and a long-term business advantage, which everyone wants to be a part of. Here are five 2025 Top Workplaces for Innovation award winners who are doing just that.

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Great Pay and Perks: The 2025 Top Workplaces for Compensation & Benefits

The 2025 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards are live, and we are excited to celebrate the winners. This year, there are 279 Compensation & Benefits award recipients. These 100% employee feedback-based awards signify excellence in company culture, specifically in the category of employee value proposition. Here are five noteworthy winners.

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In the News

How to Find a Career Mentor to Help You Grow | USA TODAY

Mentors can teach you everything from communication skills to career growth to company dynamics. To find the coach that’s best for you, follow these five steps from USA TODAY. Want to find a job with great culture and mentors? Then it’s time to explore USA TODAY Top Workplaces.

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Press Release

2025 Top Workplaces for Engineers Inaugural Award Announced

Top Workplaces announces the winners of the first-ever 2025 Top Workplaces for Engineers award. Launched in partnership with Engineering.com, the award honors organizations that provide exceptional workplaces for engineers, fostering innovation, supporting career growth, and prioritizing a people-first culture.

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Top Workplaces

In the Spotlight: Five 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces Winners

1,526 employers won the prestigious 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces award. These awards ignite year-long celebrations, team-building, and interest from job seekers. Some winners even joined us at USA TODAY’s 2025 National Awards Summit, where the winning continued. Here are 5 noteworthy recipients, in no particular order.

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Press Release

Energage Acquires TalentQuest to Redefine the Future of Workplace Excellence

Energage announces its acquisition of TalentQuest, a proven leader in personalized talent management solutions. This strategic move creates the only employee experience offering that seamlessly connects engagement insights with personalized talent development tools, enabling organizations to attract, develop, and retain top-performing teams.

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Attracting Talent

The Secret to Winning at Employee Recruitment and Retention

Finding the best talent is tough and keeping them can be even harder. Employer recognition awards, based on real employee feedback, are a trusted symbol to job seekers that your company values a people-first culture. Discover how these awards help you attract talent and create a workplace where they’ll want to stay.

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In the News

2025 Top Workplaces USA: Winner Stories | USA TODAY

The Top Workplaces USA awards are some of our most exciting. Recognizing employers-of-choice on a national scale, in partnership with USA TODAY, these award recipients are the best of the best. Here, team USA TODAY celebrates a handful of winners, highlighting their award-winning culture.

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Employer Branding

Best Company Careers Pages

Employer branding plays a big role in employee recruitment and retention. Because a careers page serves as an introduction, the better your page is, the better candidates you attract. Here, the Top Workplaces blog explores more about career page design and 7 of the best Top Workplaces career pages exemplifying these best practices.

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Attracting Top Talent
Attracting Talent

Recruiting Top Talent to Your Company

Often, HR teams overlook minor tweaks that could make a huge difference not just for their hiring rate but for long-term retention. No matter how busy or quiet the hiring market becomes, these are the top 12 ways to recruit and retain talented employees. These tactics are data-backed, so you can focus on attracting and onboarding top talent – not scheduling more lackluster interviews.

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Workplace Culture

How to Improve Company Culture

Research shows that company culture significantly impacts business performance and employee engagement. Measuring and improving culture attracts top talent and strengthens current employee trust. Here, we cover the basics of company culture, why it’s essential, and how you can create a more positive workplace.

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Employee Breakup & Retention
Employee Retention

Employee Retention: Best Practices to Keep Your Talent

It’s not a matter of if turnover will happen — it’s whether you can stop it in time. This post explores why employees are leaving and offers practical strategies to retain your best talent. By taking the right steps now, you can build a workplace culture that keeps employees engaged and committed for the long run.

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