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18 Companies Where You’ll Find Mentors and Friends

Updated 6/19/2020
18 Companies Where You’ll Find Mentors and Friends
Check out these companies for a friendly work environment with people who make the job worth doing.

If for you it’s the people who make the job worth doing, then we’ve got a treat today.

Here are 18 companies where the people are cited as the best part, where folks really get along and have fun with their co-workers in and out of work, and where everyone talks about really learning from those around them, whether that’s their peers or from their managers.

Check them out now to find your next work family—and send out those applications!

1. Radius

Radius provides data and software that helps businesses grow smarter and faster. Its products are geared towards sales and marketing teams looking to marry creative, data, and analytics to get clarity and insight into their best B2B prospects. With the Radius Revenue Platform, the company helps teams find, engage, and convert across every channel by leveraging data intelligence and tools they already use in their organization such as CRMs, MATs, and digital advertising platforms.

Radius’ work environment encourages collaboration and drives employees to succeed. Each employee has a direct impact on the company, which drives momentum and motivation across every team. Passion for the work and the company as a whole motivates employees to support one another in their goals.

“Our culture really revolves around the employees and cross-functional collaboration,” says Director of Product Marketing John Hurley.

5. HealthcareSource

HealthcareSource is a leading provider of talent management solutions for the healthcare industry, serving more than 3,000 organizations across the United States. The company’s Quality Talent Software Suite helps healthcare organizations build a more patient-centered workforce by selecting, aligning, continuously developing, and retaining highly engaged people. The company’s cloud-based platform of software, content, services, and analytics assists with applicant tracking, reference checking, behavioral and skills-based competency assessments, compensation analysis, performance and learning management, e-learning courseware, education, and advisory services.

Employees at HealthcareSource are proud of the company culture—it’s the foundation for how the team works with customers, products, and each other. It’s not just the benefits and perks—although they have some great ones—but a core set of “Live It!” values that help the team to be the best versions of themselves and exceed expectations.

And one of the values HealthcareSource holds dearest is team collaboration. HealthcareSource knows that when employees get together to share ideas, the products they create are better for its clients. In times of need, each member of the HealthcareSource team is ready and willing to chip in.

7. LegalZoom

Since its launch in 2001, LegalZoom has helped over three million families and small businesses manage their legal needs. From estate plan documents to business formation and trademark registration, LegalZoom provides legal solutions built around providing exceptional customer experiences. Offering access to licensed, customer-reviewed, independent attorneys, LegalZoom is a trusted partner that places the law within everyone’s reach.

LegalZoom enables its employees—also called Zoomers—to be authoritative visionaries in their roles by giving them the green light to innovate. LegalZoom allows employees individual freedom to curiously explore imaginative solutions and eliminate challenging legal problems. The results? Zoomers shine brightly—making the company the success that it is.

“I love the support that people offer here,” shares Senior Product Manager Kirk Banks. “I always feel like people have my back and go above and beyond their job descriptions to get projects through, improve the company, and make sure that we all have the right tools and resources.”

8. Symphony

Symphony is the cloud-based messaging and collaboration platform that connects markets, organizations, and individuals—securely. Powered by an open and growing app ecosystem, and protected with customer-owned encryption keys, Symphony's communication platform increases workflow productivity while maintaining global regulatory compliance. Already the platform of choice for the financial services industry, Symphony eliminates inefficient workflows to boost productivity in information-driven businesses.

At Symphony, each employee is encouraged to take ownership of their particular vertical, giving everyone from the HR to the engineering to the compliance teams the freedom to work in an entrepreneurial environment. Symphony employees take pride in knowing each and every contribution is key to reaching the office and company-wide goal of delivering secure communication platforms to the worldwide marketplace.

And while Symphony is searching for candidates proficient in programs like Java, Angular, ReAct, and Backbone, the primarily value in hiring is finding good, collaborative people and applicants who have a solid knowledge in their field. So, you can bet that the people you’d be working with at Symphony are experts—and friendly ones, too.

10. BAE Systems

BAE Systems pushes the edge of innovation by doing work that matters around the world. The company builds and optimizes technology that revolutionizes defense and safeguards security.

BAE Systems employees appreciate the coaching they receive from their managers, as well as the opportunity to participate in a formal mentorship program where they get to choose someone at the company they really want to learn from. Plus, the work environment also lends itself to informal coaching among employees. Employees are encouraged and challenged to be innovative, work hard, and make a difference together, yet there are many opportunities to kick back with co-workers at informal social events, trips to pro-sport games, and sporadic office celebrations.

11. SmashBox Cosmetics

Applicants interviewing at Smashbox HQ should check out the “Love Wall” on the side of the building. Painted by street artist Curtis Kulig, it’s Instagram gold—and also a great illustration of the company's culture. The team is comprised of passionate, creative people who believe everyone should have a voice. The company is growing fast, which means it’s also a work in progress—and they're looking for people to help them improve and excel.

Team members at Smashbox get ample opportunities to gain new expertise—and if they need support, management listens. Mentorship and collaboration have always been a big part of the company culture, which makes taking risks for bigger rewards truly feasible.

To keep up an office culture that encourages this productive spirit, the brand maintains an open, studio-inspired space that makes it easy for team members to collaborate and cultivate the connections that form the foundation for game-changing ideas.


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Caroline Liu is a freelance writer, graphic designer, and computer programmer studying at Wesleyan University. She is pursuing majors in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Computer Science in order to bridge her passions for tech, design, and social justice. Learn more about Caroline on her website or follow her on Twitter.
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