BlueCat Scores Top Marks in Company Culture, Earns Great Place to Work™
It’s official, BlueCat is now certified as a GREAT WORKPLACE by Great Place to Work® Canada. Earning this achievement was no small feat – the process involved a thorough and independent analysis of anonymous employee feedback and an assessment of workplace practices and programs.
Key takeawaysThis key takeaway was generated through LLMs crawling the page and coming up with an overview of the content.BlueCat Networks has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work® by Great Place to Work® Canada after an independent evaluation of anonymous employee feedback and workplace practices. The article explains that despite rapid market and headcount growth, BlueCat strengthened its culture and employee engagement, with about 50% of new hires coming from employee referrals, demonstrating successful hiring, onboarding, and autonomy-driven practices. Leadership credits adherence to core values and a focus on people for this certification, positioning BlueCat as an employer prioritizing high-trust, high-performance workplace culture and inviting interested candidates to explore careers with the company.
What process did BlueCat go through to earn the Great Place to Work® certification?
BlueCat earned the Great Place to Work® certification through a thorough, independent analysis conducted by Great Place to Work® Canada. The process involved collecting and evaluating anonymous employee feedback as well as assessing the company’s workplace practices and programs. This combined review of employee responses and documented people practices allowed GPTW to determine that BlueCat meets the benchmarks for a high-trust, high-performance workplace and award the certification.
How has BlueCat’s rapid growth affected its workplace culture and hiring?
According to the article, BlueCat experienced significant growth in market share and full-time headcount, yet instead of causing cultural strain, growth has strengthened culture and employee engagement. Leadership attributes this to staying true to core values, focusing on hiring the right people, thorough onboarding, encouraging participation in company life, and granting autonomy for employees to do their best work. The effect on hiring is evidenced by strong employee referrals, with approximately 50% of new hires coming from referrals, indicating high employee satisfaction and advocacy.
What does Great Place to Work® provide and why is its certification significant?
Great Place to Work® is described as the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures, offering proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs. GPTW evaluates organizations and recognizes outstanding workplaces through national lists and benchmarks, providing the framework and expertise to create and sustain strong workplace cultures. The certification is significant because it reflects independent validation that an organization meets GPTW’s standards for employee trust and workplace practices, signaling to prospective employees and stakeholders that people are a top priority.
It’s official, BlueCat is now certified as a GREAT WORKPLACE by Great Place to Work® Canada.
Earning this achievement was no small feat – the process involved a thorough and independent analysis of anonymous employee feedback and an assessment of workplace practices and programs.
“In the last few years, BlueCat’s growth has exploded, in both market share and full-time employee headcount. And, we’re still hiring as fast as we can. Such aggressive growth doesn’t always come easily in terms of growing culture and increasing employee engagement,” explains Cheryl Kerrigan, VP People, BlueCat.
Often high growth companies experience pain, particularly in the form of cultural misalignment. But BlueCat has experienced the opposite – the more we grow, the stronger our culture and employee engagement becomes. In fact, the people who work at BlueCat are so satisfied with their workplace, they refer others to join them! As many of 50% of new hires come from employee referrals.
“We’ve held true to our core values and that’s allowed us to focus on getting the right people hired and on-boarded, encouraging them to participate in all aspects of BlueCat life, and giving them autonomy to do their best work. Earning this certification demonstrates we’re definitely on the right track.”
“The Great Place to Work® certification proves we’re headed in the right direction – our people are our top priority,” says Michael Harris, CEO, BlueCat. “We’ve built a culture of discovery, courage and differentiation and that’s translating into results. I’m proud of our entire team for this achievement.”
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About Great Place to Work®:
GPTW (www.greatplacetowork.ca) is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, GPTW recognizes the world’s Best Workplaces in a series of national lists including those published by Fortune magazine (USA) and The Globe & Mail (Canada). Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. Follow GPTW online at www.greatplacetowork.ca and on Twitter at @GPTW_Canada.
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