So it’s not a surprise Ultimate is ahead of the game when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent.
Ultimate is embracing transparency in the recruiting process—making it easier for today’s savvy, data-hungry job seekers to get the inside scoop on what it’s like to work at Ultimate. Scherr and his team also have built a high-trust, high-performing culture that employees are loath to leave. A striking 94 percent of Ultimate employees we surveyed say managers trust people to do a good job without watching over their shoulders, 96 percent say employees are willing to give extra to get the job done and 94 percent say “I want to work here for a long time.”
Ultimate’s commitment to job security is complemented by quite-open communication and plenty of fun. The firm’s headquarters in South Florida, for example, features a basketball court. The sales team traditionally celebrates the end of the sales year by going to the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. Employees also enjoy picnics, birthday parties, holiday celebrations and a Customer Service Week, complete with themed events, free meals and employee competitions.
Ultimate’s workplace has earned high praise. Twice, we at Great Place To Work have named it the nation’s very best medium-size workplace. Having grown to more than 2,200 employees, Ultimate now competes for a spot on the large-company list we compile for FORTUNE. And the firm has made that list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For each of the past three years. Recently, Ultimate was named one of the 10 Great Workplaces for Millennials and one of the 20 Great Workplaces in Tech, rankings generated by Great Rated! and published by FORTUNE.
It’s all part of Scherr’s game plan. To attract and hold onto A players, he’s working to build the “ultimate” talent magnet.
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Ed Frauenheim
Ed Frauenheim is Senior Director of Content at Great Place to Work®. He provides insights and shares stories about how great workplaces are better for business, better for people and better for the world. He has spoken at numerous events, published articles in Fortune, Wired and Inc. and co-written three books, including A Great Place to Work For All.
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