A be aware from Foundry’s Global Editorial Director:Thank you in your curiosity in Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT. IDGWe’re excited to announce that the Best Places to Work in IT program is increasing in 2022! As a worldwide firm we wish to acknowledge the achievements of corporations all around the world. To allow worldwide participation on this widespread program, we’re making some important adjustments this 12 months:
The survey can be open to all corporations with 5 or extra IT workers, and 100 or extra whole workers worldwide.
There won’t be an worker survey part this 12 months. Nominated corporations will nonetheless full an organization survey and be given the chance to inform us about their successes in a number of areas, together with retention and engagement; variety, fairness, and inclusion; advantages; profession improvement; and coaching.
Regional panels of judges consisting of trade leaders inside and outdoors of Computerworld will consider entries and ensure the honorees.
Honorees can be acknowledged inside their nation and/or area. As prior to now, total and class awards can be named inside three firm dimension classes.
We are planning to open nominations on May 31, 2022. We’ll be selling this system on-line and through social media. The FAQ checklist beneath solutions many questions on taking part within the Best Places to Work in IT program. Additional questions could be emailed to [email protected] sit up for studying extra about what your group is doing to supply the very best work expertise in your IT workers.— Matt Egan, Global Editorial Director, FoundryAbout the Best Places to Work in IT programComputerworld conducts an annual survey to determine the very best locations to work for IT professionals. We invite readers, PR professionals and different events to appoint corporations they take into account nice employers for IT staff. You might nominate your personal firm. We then ask these nominated corporations that meet our primary standards to take part in our survey. This 12 months for the primary time, nominations can be open for corporations outdoors of the United States! We are excited to develop this program, which has a 29-year historical past within the United States, to corporations worldwide. Nominees can be evaluated in opposition to different taking part corporations of their area.The employers within the Best Places checklist are evaluated by firm dimension: Large corporations have 5,000 or extra workers; midsize have between 1,001 and 4,999 workers; and small corporations make use of 1,000 or fewer staff. To be eligible, corporations should have a minimal of 5 IT workers. Companies should have a minimal of 100 whole workers. We take into account IT workers to be these IT staff who present know-how help and providers to their very own firm — or to a number of corporations via their work at an IT service supplier. Workers who would *not* be included are administrative help workers for the IT division, workers who work in communications or PR for the know-how division, IT contractors, or these workers whose main function is in product improvement for outdoor gross sales.In most circumstances, we want to have the mother or father firm, somewhat than subsidiaries or associates, apply for the Best Places to Work in IT checklist. However, a subsidiary or affiliate could also be eligible, offering that it stands out as a separate entity from the mother or father firm, with separate enterprise capabilities, IT management and so forth. A subsidiary may be eligible to use individually if its mother or father firm is a holding firm. In these circumstances, the mother or father firm and subsidiary might be able to apply individually. We encourage corporations to finish the nomination type or contact us at [email protected], and our Best Places analysis staff will consider the submissions on a case-by-case foundation.Questions concerning the Best Places to Work in IT program could be emailed to [email protected] requested questionsSurvey necessities and eligibilityDoes my firm must be nominated to finish the survey?No. Companies might take part even when they weren’t nominated. In lieu of a nomination, please ship an e-mail to [email protected] with the identify and get in touch with data (together with e-mail deal with) of the person who ought to obtain the corporate survey and different data; we’ll care for the remaining. Does the Best Places to Work in IT checklist embody public corporations solely?No. The survey contains personal in addition to public corporations.What standards should my firm meet to take part?To be thought-about for our Best Places to Work in IT checklist:
Companies should have a minimal of 5 IT workers.
Companies should have a minimal of 100 whole workers worldwide.
In most circumstances, we want to have the mother or father firm, somewhat than subsidiaries or associates, apply for the Best Places to Work in IT checklist. However, a subsidiary or affiliate could also be eligible, offering that it stands out as a separate entity from the mother or father firm, with separate enterprise capabilities, IT management and so forth. A subsidiary may be eligible to use individually if its mother or father firm is a holding firm. In these circumstances, the mother or father firm and subsidiary might be able to apply individually. We encourage corporations to finish the nomination type or contact us at [email protected], and our Best Places analysis staff will consider the submissions on a case-by-case foundation.
Who ought to full the survey?An particular person accustomed to employment statistics, advantages, insurance policies and applications of your IT division and your organization ought to full the survey. This could possibly be a human assets consultant, a CIO or company PR consultant — or a staff of all of the above.Survey contents and proceduresWhat does the corporate survey ask?Our on-line survey contains questions on corporations’ advantages, coaching and improvement, IT wage adjustments, % of IT workers promoted, IT turnover charges, and the proportion of girls workers in administration in IT departments. In addition, we are going to acquire details about variety, fairness and inclusion (DEI) applications, distant/hybrid working, and firm development. Which workers are thought-about “IT workers” on this survey?Answers to the survey needs to be primarily based on these IT staff who present know-how help and providers to their very own firm — or to a number of corporations via their work at an IT service supplier. Workers who would not be included are administrative help workers for the IT division, workers who work in communications or PR for the know-how division, IT contractors, or these workers whose main function is in product improvement for outdoor gross sales.What occurs if I depart a query clean on the survey?You cannot depart a query clean whether it is required. Many of the questions on the survey are required; the survey cannot be processed if they are not answered. Please reply to the very best of your capability for questions with lists or choices included. If any open-ended/textual content primarily based questions aren’t relevant to your organization, please point out “NA” for “not applicable.” If there’s a query you possibly can’t reply totally given the format of the survey, you could briefly clarify your solutions in an addendum area that follows every survey part.Companies that withhold data used to rank the finalists can have factors deducted from their rating. Answers which might be left clean or have unexplained N/As can be assumed to be 0 (zero).Companies should present solutions to questions associated to information we run in our characteristic story and graphics so as to be thought-about. Please see beneath for the varieties of required data which might be sometimes shared publicly.Can I save my survey and are available again to it at a later date?Yes. You will be capable of save your partially accomplished survey and might save {a partially} accomplished survey as many instances as essential. Please save your distinctive ID and password to re-enter the survey. When you come to the survey, it is possible for you to to assessment/modify questions that you’ve got already answered. However, we are going to proceed to supply a printer-friendly model of the survey, and we suggest that you just full this survey, then enter your solutions on-line.How ought to I ship my firm’s data to Computerworld?We settle for firm data from the net survey solely. Please enter all information as precisely as doable. Provide firm identify, location, net deal with and different data, as you want to it to seem in print.Can I get a duplicate of the survey to assessment earlier than I am going to the net survey and submit my firm’s data?Yes. A printer-friendly model of the 2022 Best Places firm survey could be seen right here, for reference. We encourage members to finish this model offline earlier than filling out the net survey. obtain
Printer-friendly copy of the 2022 Best Places to Work in IT firm survey. Best Places to Work in IT Team
Will Computerworld present us with a duplicate of our submitted survey?Upon survey submission, Computerworld will e-mail you a password-protected hyperlink to view your organization’s survey responses.Is there an worker portion to the survey?This 12 months there’ll NOT be an worker survey portion to the survey. Computerworld determined to make this transformation to streamline the method for world participation and to allow corporations with smaller IT departments to take part. In lieu of the worker survey portion of this system, Computerworld can be inviting a panel of judges consisting of trade consultants from each inside and outdoors of Computerworld to guage entries and ensure this 12 months’s honorees. More details about the judging panels in every area can be posted right here because it turns into out there.List publication and notificationWhen will the checklist of honorees be revealed?The Best Places to Work in IT honorees can be introduced in late fall on Computerworld.com.When can I discover out if my firm is on the checklist?Computerworld will notify corporations that can be honored as a 2022 Best Place to Work in IT a number of weeks prematurely of publication. Computerworld’s advertising group contacts honorees to supply help with press releases.Is there a timeline to which I can refer for survey motion objects?Below is the 2022 Best Places to Work in IT timeline.
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Nominations open for the 2022 Best Places to Work in IT. Nominated corporations obtain an e-mail with a hyperlink to the Best Places firm survey from Computerworld by the second week of June. Thereafter, firm surveys can be despatched on a rolling foundation.
Monday, August 1, 2022
DEADLINE: Completed Best Places firm survey is because of Computerworld.
Late fall 2022
List of Best Places to Work in IT honorees is on the market on-line.
What data can be shared publicly?Computerworld tries to keep away from printing data that an organization might take into account aggressive. The following data might seem publicly:
Company identify
Location
Industry
Website
Total variety of workers
Total variety of IT workers
Percentage of IT worker turnover
Percentage of IT worker promotions
Number of coaching days supplied per IT worker
Information from a 300-word essay outlining what’s particular about your organization and IT division
Please be aware that income, total IT finances and different delicate data won’t be reported. Such data can be used solely in combination format or for rating functions.What if I’ve a query that was not answered on this FAQ?Please e-mail your inquiries to the next deal with: [email protected] the topic line, please embody your organization identify and be as descriptive as doable within the topic line as to the character of your inquiry.
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