HAAR & ValleyMLS Named ‘Great Place to Work’
Posted on 11/18/2021
Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR) and ValleyMLS.com are proud to have earned the Great Place to Work Certification™. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees have to say about their experience working at HAAR and/or ValleyMLS.com. This year, 100% of employees answered that HAAR and ValleyMLS.com was a great place to work in an anonymous survey – 41 points higher than the average U.S. company.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.
“Great Place to Work Certification™ isn’t something that comes easily – it takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience,” said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, vice president of global recognition at Great Place to Work. “It’s the only official recognition determined by employees’ real-time reports of their company culture. Earning this designation means that HAAR and ValleyMLS.com are some of the best companies to work for in the country.”
“We are thrilled to become Great Place to Work-Certified™,” said Josh McFall, CEO of HAAR and ValleyMLS.com. “Each day, we strive to match the culture of professionalism and energy we see from our local Realtors®, and our team is dedicated to the success of our community. We couldn’t be more proud to receive this recognition.”
According to Great Place to Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion.
At the Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS®, we inform, influence and empower a thriving real estate market by focusing on education, advocacy and connections. Find news and stats on your local housing market at HAAR.realtor or start your journey as a REALTOR® at HAARschool.realestate.
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About Great Place to Work Certification™
Great Place to Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place to Work-Certified.
About Great Place to Work®
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™.
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