Last chance to apply for the 2008 Best Firms To Work For rankings

Which architecture, civil engineering, environmental services, and structural engineering firms are the best in their industry right now? ZweigWhite will answer that question with its 2008 Best Firms To Work For rankings.

The rankings are based on corporate and employee survey results from firms in each industry. The corporate survey collects data on benefits, compensation, training and mentoring programs, work opportunities, turnover rates, social activities, and more, while the employee survey questions staff about their opinions on their firm, including career development opportunities, benefits, compensation, company culture, company values, and quality of work.

The Best Firms To Work For rankings are sponsored by the following publications: Architect, ArchitectureWeek, CE News, Environmental Business Journal, Structural Engineer, and The Zweig HR Letter.

Shanon Fauerbach, editorial director of CE News and Structural Engineer, says, "I am impressed each year by the caliber of firms that participate in these rankings and am pleased that we can help promote the top-ranked firms, and thereby support their recruiting and retention efforts, by honoring them on these lists."

Ed Hannan, publisher of Environmental Business Journal, adds, "This is an exciting new opportunity for EBJ readers and other environmental services firms to take part in an established and successful program that has a new category for the environmental industry. EBJ looks forward to working with CE News and the other sponsoring publications to collect research on industry best practices and promote the winning firms."

Jan Munsinger, manager of human resources for Walter P Moore and a long-time participant in the Best Firms To Work For rankings, says, "It is an award we are pleased to win. We are passionate about this program because it helps our firm improve and gives us validation for what we feel we’re doing well. We are getting recognition for our employee practices—which is great for recruiting and retention." Walter P Moore placed first on the 2007 Best Structural Engineering Firms To Work For ranking.

Interested firms may submit entries online at www.bestfirmsummit.com. The deadline to enter is April 4, 2008.

The 2008 Best Firms To Work For will be announced at the 2008 Best Firm To Work For Summit, to be held Sept. 18-19 at the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Results will also be announced in each ranking’s sponsoring publication.

Read about the 2007 results in "Structural Engineer honors Best Firms To Work For."