The Stevie Awards for Great Employers are an international business awards program recognizing the world’s best organizations to work for— and the HR teams, professionals, achievements, new products, solutions and suppliers that help create and drive great places to work.
Request your Entry Kit to learn how to submit nominations to join the list of prestigious Stevie® Award winners including Cisco, Ford Motor Company, IBM, Samsung, and many others.
Is your team's hard work going unnoticed? Nominate them for a Stevie® Award and shine a spotlight on their dedication to creating a great workplace.
A Stevie Award win can boost employee pride and satisfaction, impress clients, and help attract top talent. With a wide range of categories, you can recognize your HR team, individual professionals, innovative products, training programs, and workplace achievements. The 2026 competition introduces various new categories, including AI-Enhanced Recruitment & Hiring Achievement, Leadership Development Team of the Year, and Employee Engagement Professional of the Year.
Every organization has an equal chance to win a Stevie Award. Each year, small and mid-sized organizations are honored as winners alongside Fortune 500 giants like Dell Technologies, DHL, Hilton and Toyota. Past winners include:
Winners in the 2025 Stevie® Awards for Great Employers Announced
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Learn More →Winning a Gold Stevie Award for Great Employers means a lot to us. It’s a big recognition of our professional talent acquisition team and all the hard work we put in every day. We’ve helped our clients’ businesses grow fast by matching them with top tech and digital talent — and this award is proof that we’re doing it right.
Ann Kuss, CEO, Outstaff Your Team, Hungary
These awards reflect our people-first culture, where leadership listens closely, all perspectives are valued, and every employee is empowered to contribute meaningfully. Thank you to the judging panel of experts for this recognition and for affirming that a mission-driven, agile organization can be a model for exceptional employee experience.
Taylor Kelly, Head of Human Resources, Scrum Alliance, United States
This award symbolizes far more than words or conventional norms can express. It goes beyond recognizing the hard work behind the scenes, within the HR 'battlefield,' and serves as a testament to the idea that professionalism and accomplishments, regardless of one's experience, age, or role, ultimately hold greater significance. The Stevie Awards crown exceptional achievements and great employers.
Estera Fodorean, People & Culture Specialist, mindit.io, Romania
Since the start of my HR career, winning the Stevie Award for HR Rising Star of the Year has been my goal. It helps to know what we do behind the scenes helps shape employees' happiness and staff success, which is what being a human in human resources is all about.
Talia D'Aquino, People Experience Specialist, Montu, Australia
Winning a Stevie Award for Employer of the Year signifies an exceptional achievement that highlights our organization's unwavering commitment to fostering a positive and thriving workplace culture. This esteemed recognition not only celebrates our dedication to employee well-being and professional growth, but also underscores our continuous efforts to use tech for good and make a positive impact in the lives of our people, clients, customers, and communities.
Pearl Sy, Head of Communications & Marketing, MDI Novare, the Philippines
Winning a Stevie® Award puts your achievements on a global stage. On September 16, 2025, nearly 300 executives from around the world came together at New York City's Marriott Marquis to celebrate excellence at the joint ceremony for the 10th annual Stevie® Awards for Great Employers and the second annual Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence.
Winners in the 2026 competition will be invited to connect and network with hundreds of professionals from leading organizations at this year's awards banquet in Paris, France on October 28. While attendance is not required to win, all winners who attend have the opportunity to deliver an acceptance speech on stage and get professionally photographed and interviewed on our red carpet. Visit our FAQ page for more details about the ceremony.
Whatever your organization is seeking recognition for, there is a Stevie Awards program and category for it. From individual professionals and teams to departments and company-wide accomplishments, each of our nine awards programs feature hundreds of categories recognizing excellence across every facet of work life.
ENTRIES OPEN: March 11, 2026
The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of individuals, teams, and organizations shaping the future of technology across all industry sectors. Individuals and organizations worldwide are eligible to enter - public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.
ENTRIES OPEN: NOW
The International Business Awards are open to all organizations worldwide, and include categories to honor accomplishments in all aspects of work life.
ENTRIES OPEN: May 12, 2026
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are open to all organizations worldwide, and recognize the achievements of women executives, entrepreneurs, and the organizations they run.
ENTRIES OPEN: July 2026
The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are open to all organizations worldwide, and recognize the achievements of sales, customer service, and call center professionals.
ENTRIES OPEN: NOW
All U.S.-based organizations are eligible to participate in the top business awards program in the U.S.A.
ENTRIES OPEN: September 2026
The Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards recognize innovation in the workplace at organizations of all types in 18 nations in the MENA region.
ENTRIES OPEN: October 2026
The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are open to all organizations in the 29 markets of the Asia-Pacific region.
ENTRIES OPEN: March 24, 2026
The German Stevie Awards are open to all organizations in the European nations in which German is an official language: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.
