BCBusiness ranks the province's best companies to work for
BCBusiness released their rankings yesterday about which companies are the best to work for in the province.
The rankings for “B.C.’s Best Companies, Circa 2010,” were broken down into industries as well. Ten broad categories were put together, and here are the sectors of interest to Techvibes readers:
Digital Tech and Tech Services:
- Strangeloop Networks Inc.
- Contigo Systems Inc.
- Work at Play Media Labs Ltd.
- Mobidia Technology Inc.
- Incognito Software Inc.
Professional Services and Communications:
- Chemistry Consulting Group Inc.
- Habañero Consulting Group
- Benefits by Design Inc.
- 6S Marketing Inc.
- Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers
Small Business:
- Strangeloop Networks Inc.
- Kryton International Inc.
- Summerland & District Credit Union
- Kardium Inc.
- Pharmasave Drugs (Pacific) Ltd.
Strangeloop Networks also was declared the number one overall company by BCBusiness.
BCBusiness also went into detail about some of their general findings:
One of the interesting findings is that while life sciences and health services companies accounted for only six per cent of participating companies this year, they collectively outscored other sectors in all four measurement categories: talent systems, employee engagement, leadership dynamics and organizational culture. Analyzing the results, our partners at MindField RPO Group Inc. suggest this may be because companies in the health sector typically focus on human interaction, and their emotional commitment may result in increased employee engagement and a clearly defined organizational culture.
Results also suggest a potential lesson about lines of communication: executive ranks tended to rate their companies the highest across all four categories of assessment, while the admin support and clerical ranks gave their companies the lowest scores. MindField analysts suggest this is because those at the top are closer to the vision and direction of their organization, while those at the bottom of the pay scale often feel disconnected from the big picture. The lesson: those companies that do their best to break down the communication gap from top to bottom will see results in employee engagement and organizational culture.
You can read more here.
