Great Starts Here

As you get ready to apply for Certification, consider who to involve, timing, and learn about the helpful resources available.

Resources

• Article: Certification Process Overview
• Article: Avoid Disqualification from Certification and Lists
• The Great Place To Work Model

Look for your welcome email from support@greatplacetowork.com. Set up your account password and then log into the portal. If you’d like to add more users, now is a great time to do that as well. 

Resources

• Article: Account Set Up
• Article: Customer Portal Guide
• Article: Managing Portal Users

Now it's time to set up your Trust Index Employee Survey. Learn how to schedule the survey launch date and choose your survey languages.

Please Note: If you want to be considered for specific Best Workplaces™ Lists, make sure to complete the Certification process prior to the list deadline dates.

Resources

• Article: Set Survey Dates
• Article: Survey Contact: Who They Are And What They Do
• Article: Your Employee Survey

Adding custom survey content — statements, demographics, and open-ended questions — will empower you to collect valuable data and insights tailored to your organization's needs. Custom data enables you to quickly take informed action and create measurable change. After adding content, you can include additional languages.

Resources

• Article: Adding Custom Content

It’s time to add your employee contact info. There are two options for adding data depending on whether your employees have work email addresses or not. Learn more in the video as we guide you through the participation threshold which helps us gauge employee engagement with your survey.  
 
The platform helps you double check all your data and send a test survey invitation to yourself to ensure your survey setup is correct. Once tested, schedule for launch and you’re done.

Resources

• Article: IT Checklist and Email Test
• Article: Who to Survey
• Article: How to Design Your Survey

Approximately two weeks prior to the survey start date, it’s important to ensure your employees know all about the survey, when to expect it, and why they should participate. It’s easy with our posters and messaging templates.

Resources

• Article: Tell Your Organization the Survey Is Coming
• Download: Internal Comms Posters
• Article: Avoid Disqualification from Certification and Lists

The Culture Brief is the second part of your Certification application. It is a short questionnaire that covers your company workforce demographics, and benefit coverage.

Resources

• Knowledge Base: Culture Brief
• Article: Culture Brief Overview
• Article: Culture Brief FAQs

Once your survey goes live, it is open for a minimum of two weeks. The survey platform proactively monitors participation and will automatically extend your survey window if you have not met yet met Certification or List eligibility thresholds.

Reminder: Complete your Culture Brief and submit it by the time your survey closes.

Resources

• Article: How to Monitor Participation
• Article: Maximizing Survey Participation

Discover the next steps during and after your survey. At the Assess level, gain access to high-level survey results. With your subscription you gain access to our Great Place To Work community where you can participate in learning and community activities to grow your bran and enhance your company’s culture.  
 
Certification decision: Within 48 hours of completing your survey, and upon submission of the Culture Brief, we will promptly notify you about your Certification status. You’ll also be invited to schedule a call with a Customer Success Manager to guide you through your results and how to maximize the value of your partnership.