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It’s finally November—the perfect month to reflect on everything that you’re thankful for.
If you want your career to be on that list this year, you’ll want to check out the 23 companies we’ve rounded up here. Not only are they all amazing places to work, but they’re also making some major hires this month.
So, dust off that resume of yours and prepare to land a job that you can really be grateful for.
2. World 50
World 50 is the premier resource for senior executives from globally respected organizations to privately and candidly share ideas, solutions, and collaborative discovery. The World 50 community represents over 1,200 senior executives from 600 globally respected companies across six continents. Founded in 2004, World 50 accelerates the success of its members and their organizations. Membership provides unparalleled access to world-class gatherings and year-round peer-to-peer and team-to-team collaboration, delivering insights found nowhere else.
World 50 employees are notoriously happy. And considering that “Smile More” is one of the company’s core values, it makes sense. Fun is built into the World 50 culture, and it shows in all of the office events. From chili cook-off competitions to sharing beers on tap in the office hub, co-workers enjoy spending time with each other, both in and outside of work.
3. First Western
First Western is a private bank and trust company that delivers holistic wealth planning solutions for a person’s personal, business, and philanthropic needs. The firm’s Colorado, Arizona, California, and Wyoming offices offer comprehensively tailored financial solutions—from investment management and retirement planning to insurance and mortgage services—as well as full access to a team of local experts.
The team at First Western Trust certainly works hard, but they know how to play hard too. Whether it's hosting a cornhole tournament on the fifth floor, taking an outing to Top Golf, or gathering for team lunches or happy hours, the entire company enjoys getting together and having fun inside and outside the office. The organization and its associates agree that these get-togethers are a great way to blow off a little steam from the day.
4. BRPH
BRPH designs the buildings and structures of tomorrow. The company offers all of its engineering, architectural, and design services in-house as means to reduce costs to the client and better collaborate internally. Whether it’s a complex manufacturing facility, a 21st century elementary school, or a physics-defying feat of engineering, BRPH conceives, designs, manages, and delivers a service that goes beyond clients’ expectations.
With a job at BRPH, you’ll be surrounded by support. The company is comprised of highly collaborative and knowledgeable people. Co-workers genuinely see each other as family, and the experienced go out of their way to mentor newcomers. Employees interact with an accessible Management Team with a supportive open-door policy, and are offered numerous continuing educational programs to advance and thrive in their careers.
5. CafePress
CafePress delivers more than the world’s best e-commerce gifts and goods—it gives customers an outlet to express themselves through crowdsourced merchandise designs and customizable products.
Micromanagement is a dirty word in the CafePress office. Instead, management styles are built on trust—meaning employees are given freedom to complete the jobs they were hired to do. Since trust beats authority, there’s also an open line of communication with tons of support and resources along the way. With everyone on board to accomplish the same goal, hierarchy isn’t needed—especially since all perspectives weigh into big decisions.
6. Empyrean
Empyrean is a top-tier HR tech and service company that supports a business’ imminent need to deliver compliant health and welfare benefits across a broad range of employees. The organization offers state-of-the-art technology and professional human resource domain expertise to help reduce costs and provide higher levels of service to each client’s employees.
Since Empyrean is setting trends in the benefits industry, it makes sure to follow suit within its own organization. Each employee who chooses to participate is provided a fitness tracker that monitors the amount and intensity of their daily exercise. Based on this data, each employee receives a corresponding benefit—straight into their Health Savings Account. When it comes to maintaining a healthy workforce, Empyrean quite literally puts its money where its mouth is.
7. TRIOSE
Founded in 1999, TRIOSE works hand-in-hand with hospitals and healthcare companies nationwide to reduce business costs without compromising patient care. From freight, large cargo, and courier management to 3PL consulting, a team of experts is available to assist in benefiting budgets—and ultimately a client’s patients—every shipping step of the way.
If you value your own professional development, you’ll feel right at home at Triose. Realizing the importance of helping employees further their careers and reach personal development goals, the company has dedicated an entire department to supporting people in their educational endeavors. This department sets up one-on-one meetings to track and encourage employees’ career goals and growth, and is also available for individual interest ideas.
8. Nectar Communications
Nectar was founded by PR veterans with the aim of creating a firm that places an emphasis on developing meaningful and lasting relationships directly with clients—the CEOs and internal teams. Focused on serving B2B and enterprise technology firms, Nectar is growing to meet the needs of a world where every company is a technology company.
From a congratulatory cupcake for ninth-day new hires to the “four weeks after four years” sabbatical—with complimentary cash for travel and fun—employees know that their hard work is well appreciated. With weekly team-lunches and fun events, like the annual bowling tournament, employees bond with each other and rest easy with a trust-based, unlimited vacation policy.
9. Village Capital
Village Capital recruits leaders from around the world to join in the mission of democratizing entrepreneurship. The company builds communities around entrepreneurs and their ventures to improve opportunities for growth and success. Using a peer-selected investment model, Village Capital is able to deliver better results for entrepreneurs and those who back them.
To be successful at Village Capital, it’s important that applicants be flexible. As a startup environment, things are rapidly changing, so what employees are doing one day could look very different from what they’re doing the next day. This requires an open mind and the ability to shift gears quickly and seamlessly.
10. Gap Inc.
Doris and Don Fisher opened the first Gap store in 1969 with a simple idea—to make it easier to find a pair of jeans and a commitment to do more. Over the last 46 years, the company has grown from a single store to a global fashion business with five brands—Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta, and Intermix. Gap's clothes are available in 90 countries worldwide through 3,300 company-operated stores, almost 400 franchise stores, and e-commerce sites and is still growing.
Gap Inc.’s people are passionate about the products they are developing and the business they are running—and that energizes them to be the best. Employees constantly challenge each other to learn and grow in their roles, making the Gap office an exciting and rewarding place to be. There’s plenty of room for that growth, as well. Gap focuses on career mobility, offering all employees equal opportunities to advance in the company.
11. WAXIE Sanitary Supply
Since 1945, WAXIE Sanitary Supply has been providing clients of all kinds with cleaning materials and equipment to meet every maintenance need. The company creates customized solutions for each individual business partner, offering competitive pricing on products shipped straight from one of its 20 inventory centers strategically situated across the Western United States.
Out of all of the things there are to love about working at WAXIE, employees most appreciate how the company manages to balance being a large company with a small business feel. “WAXIE is large enough to empower you with its resources, but small enough so that you can see the impact you’re having each day,” adds Nena Smith, Sales Manager, Northern California.
12. The Brand Guild
The Brand Guild prides itself on being a firm of specialists, with the expertise in-house across its departments—Public Relations, Marketing, Events, and Creative—to deliver meaningful results to its clients. This structure enables The Brand Guild to achieve unparalleled levels of depth as they learn about their clients, own their challenges, become their partner, and ultimately help craft and tell their stories.
At The Brand Guild, the management style is open and collaborative. In love with great ideas and recognizing that they can come from anywhere, everyone is not only welcomed but also encouraged and expected to contribute. A close-knit and rapidly-growing company, The Brand Guild seeks to maintain its ethos of creativity and approachability as it rapidly expands.
14. GCG
GCG is a team of former attorneys, as well as paralegals, finance and banking experts, software engineers, in-house legal notice specialists, graphic artists, and customer service specialists who provide claims administration services to law firms, corporations, and the courts for class action, bankruptcy, mass tort, and regulatory settlements—as well as data breach response programs.
Transparency isn’t just a buzzword in the GCG office–it’s something that the company really follows through on. For example, GCG provides its employees with a clear plan for the next five years and beyond. This plan also includes increased opportunities for employees to work on their chosen career paths. Because of this, staff at GCG’s New York office are excited to help in the company’s overall growth.
15. CapTech
CapTech is a national technology and management consulting firm that partners with some of the world's most successful companies to design, develop, and manage technical and digital solutions that delight customers, drive insights, and meet strategic objectives. CapTech has a passion for driving innovation and growth for its clients. Its collaborative approach delivers custom solutions that maximize the impact of client investments.
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Supportive and collaborative are two words you’ll frequently hear employees use to describe the CapTech culture. And, that’s a spirit the company has managed to maintain as it has continued to grow. “I really like how CapTech is organized. Even as we’ve grown into a nationwide, full-service consulting firm, we still have a bit of that small business charm with a very flat organization,” explains Owen Farrell, Manager and Solutions Architect, “Leadership is incredibly accessible, both at the office and headquarters level.”
17. Getty Images
As the resource people choose to discover and share vibrant visual content, Getty Images is the world’s leader in visual communication, serving creative, business, and media customers in almost 200 countries. By collaborating with the world’s best photographers and videographers—over 200,000 of them—Getty Images provides comprehensive coverage of major happenings around the world, telling stories through imagery. Today, it stands as the world’s largest commercial archive, with over 200 million assets.
“Getty Images’ direction is incredible. We’re transitioning from business-to-business to business-to-everybody—really getting our content to everyone,” explains Lexie Miller, Software Engineer. To support that transition, Getty is hiring positions ranging from sales and customer service to marketing and engineering.
19. Integrative Nutrition
Integrative Nutrition is the largest nutrition school in the world—and the only school that explores more than 100 different dietary theories. Through its innovative online learning platform, Integrative Nutrition has provided a global learning experience for nearly 100,000 students and graduates in over 120 countries worldwide. Integrative Nutrition is on a mission to improve health and happiness, and through that process, to create a ripple effect that transforms the world.
As a company that’s focused on healthy living, you might expect some tasty and nutritious eats in the office—and, you’d be right. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks—everything is organic and delicious. The Integrative Nutrition team enjoys avocado toast and eggs for breakfast, every nut butter under the sun, and fresh organic fruit delivery once a week. On top of that, the team also benefits from an on-site chiropractor—and massages.
21. Blizzard Entertainment
Founded in 1991 by three graduates of UCLA, Blizzard Entertainment has evolved over the years to become one of the most recognizable and respected names in gaming. With over 4,700 employees worldwide, Blizzard continues to redefine the industry—from pioneering e-sports and improving AAA franchises to creating all-new titles for players of all interests.
Blizzard employees share tight bonds—but, that doesn’t mean they’re all the same. The company truly welcomes the spirit of individuality within a community of inclusivity. It’s a place where every voice matters and where employees are encouraged to embrace their inner geek, where people of any background—with all sorts of niche interests—are all united by a common passion for creating epic entertainment experiences.
23. The Auto Club Group
The Auto Club Group is the second largest AAA club in North America. The company and its affiliates provide membership, travel, insurance, and financial services to approximately 9 million members across 11 states and two U.S. territories. The group aims to protect and advance freedom of mobility and improve traffic safety.
Employees are the heart of ACG. They work hard, they care about what they do, and they always do what’s right. This attitude is what makes ACG such a special place to work. The team also has great traditions and a solid culture that believes in winning and doing the best they can for their members and the community.
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