West Monroe Partners, a full-service business and technology consultancy, today announced that Great Place to Work® and Fortune have recognized them as one of the 100 Best Workplaces For Millennials in the country. This ranking comes from an anonymous survey of millennial employees administered by the workplace culture experts at Great Place to Work®.
West Monroe ranked 56th out of 100 companies based on the evaluations of nearly 90,000 millennial-aged employees who were surveyed using Great Place to Work’s employee assessment survey. The 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials is part of a series of rankings by Great Place to Work® and Fortune based entirely on employee surveys from published Great Place to Work® Reviews.
“We are thrilled to be ranked on Great Place to Work and Fortune’s 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials and to be recognized as an organization committed to engaging Generation Y,” said Kevin McCarty, West Monroe’s CEO and co-founder. “Maintaining and building a collaborative, transparent, and fun environment is vital to retaining and fostering the people-focused culture of our firm. I consider this honor exceptionally remarkable because we aren’t just creating jobs, we are creating careers for our people and their workplace satisfaction relates to our long-term success and that of our clients.”
“Companies focused on solid growth understand that it’s critical for senior leaders to have an in-depth understanding of all their employees’ experiences, regardless of their age, role in the organization, or any other demographic profile,” says Michael Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work® United States. “Great workplaces are constantly monitoring and analyzing their employees’ workplace experiences and then taking action to improve them. Ranking on this list is a great indicator that these companies’ efforts to create great workplaces are resonating with millennials.”
The 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials come from the universe of companies with published Great Place to Work Reviews, meaning they are serious about creating a great workplace and comfortable with transparency. Winners have either have proven to be great workplaces—earning a spot on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list or the Best Small & Medium Workplaces list—and are dedicated to improving their cultures as shown by their willingness to survey employees and publish the results. Of the 465 companies with published Reviews recently surveyed using the Trust Index© Employee Survey, 315 surveyed at least 50 employees under age 35. Almost 90,000 millennial-aged employees from these companies completed the survey and answered 58 questions about how frequently they experience the behaviors that create a great workplace. This resulted in a total score for each company based entirely upon employee feedback. The Great Place to Work® Best Workplaces for Millennials 2015 ranking includes the best 100 companies ranked by these millennials’ scores.