Workplace Review Site Great Rated!™ Reveals Top Technology Companies to Work For

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Now more than ever, there seems to always be a new company entering the technology arena. This can make it challenging for job seekers to decide which workplace is the best fit for them. That's why Great Place to Work®'s Great Rated!™ today released a list of the top 20 technology workplaces, as decided by employees themselves. Workday, World Wide Technology and Ultimate Software rank at the top of the larger companies being recognized, while Visionist, Agilethought and Square Root are among those to take the prize for small and medium companies.

"Employers, and tech employers in particular, are competing for a small slice of the same pool of talent, and it can feel like there are not enough skilled workers to go around," says Kim Peters, CEO of Great Rated!™. "While they use websites and recruiters to talk about their great workplaces, Great Rated!™ creates increased workplace transparency by offering insights into the companies, their hiring processes, and their employees' workplace experience. We provide an easy way for job seekers to compare the strengths and benefits across multiple organizations so that they can find jobs they love, and we add authority to the employers' own messaging."

The 20 winning companies were selected based on the average scores of nearly 50,000 employees who were surveyed using the Trust Index^©, Great Place to Work®'s employee assessment survey. Great Rated!™ People's Picks: 20 Great Workplaces in Technology marks the first published list since the official launch of Great Rated!™, the site that gives job seekers the inside scoop on companies and their cultures.

"Each technology firm has its unique company culture that makes it successful," says China Gorman, Global CEO of Great Place to Work®. "However, one common theme we saw across all of the companies that were surveyed is trust in the workplace."

The full list of companies is as follows:

Large Companies                                            

1. Workday
2. World Wide Technology
3. Ultimate Software
4. Google Inc.
5. FactSet Research Systems Inc.
6. Hyland
7. SAS
8. Twitter, Inc.
9. salesforce.com
10. Riverbed Technology

Small and Medium Companies

1. Visionist
2. Agilethought
3. Square Root
4. Convergence Consulting Group
5. Tapestry Technologies
6. OpenDNS
7. Gainsight
8. Innovative Architects
9. Intellinet
10. Polyvore

About Great Rated!™
While organizations look to recruit and hire the right candidate, job seekers are equally interested in finding the right position at the right company. That's why Great Rated!™ —the new survey-based workplace review website—from Great Place to Work® uses data and insights for a true picture of the workplace and elevates the hiring experience.  Great Rated! organizations are serious about creating great workplaces, comfortable with transparency and interested in sharing the unique aspects treasured by employees.

About Great Place to Work®
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and employer branding programs, including Best Companies lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. Great Place to Work®'s Trust Index^©, a 58-question employee survey that measures trust, is used around the world to help companies increase the levels of trust across their organizations and improve business results. Annually, Great Place to Work^® produces the annual FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For^® list and the Great Place to Work^® Best Small and Medium Workplaces list.  Follow Great Place to Work^® online at www.greatplacetowork.com and on Twitter at @GPTW_US.

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