SNHRA R E S O U R C E S: the Original Best Places to Work in Southern Nevada (sm) Awards Entry Form

All submissions must be sent electronically on the following form. You must be Nominated by one or more of your employees before applying. *Please submit completed AWARDS ENTRY FORM no later than SEPTEMBER 10, 2010. No Late submissions will be considered.* Sponsored by the Southern Nevada Human Resources Association Congratulations! Your company has been nominated as a great place to work. Las Vegas continues to face difficult times. Acknowledging the challenges that businesses currently face, we’re searching for outstanding workplaces in Southern Nevada. In order to apply for this year’s "Best Places to Work" award, we require that you provide more information about your organization and its HR practices. To enter the competition, you must complete and submit all portions of this form no later than September 10, 2010 by 5:00 p.m. ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED. Be sure your application is submitted by the deadline. NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED. We will be pleased to answer questions and/or assist you with the application process. Please feel free to contact our Best Places to Work Committee Chairs – Cynthia Dobek at cynthia@nevadapublicradio.org or Patrice Ross at rossp@nv.doe.gov. Are you the individual responsible for filling out the awards entry form on your company's Human Resource practices? If not, please go back and submit the Nomination form first. We will contact your HR Director for more information. Please be sure to answer all questions as completely as possible and provide any additional information you feel might help you earn a spot as a finalist in the program. Suggestion: Print out this page before filling it out to gather all of the answers before coming back to submit the application. Write your Part III - HR Practices in Word, then copy and paste your text into this form before submitting. Make sure that you receive a "Thank You" page after clicking "Submit" to ensure that we've received your application!

Part 1 - Company Profile
Please IndicateTotal Number of Employees Company Wide:
Number of Employees in Las Vegas:
Company Name:
Mailing Address:
CEO's Name:
CEO's Title:
CEO's Phone:
CEO's Email:

HR Director's Name and Title:
HR Director's Phone Number:
HR Director's Email:

Date of Company's Founding:
Company's Affiliations / Subsidiaries:
Industry:
Primary Product or Services:
Approx. Annual Revenue:

Part II - Relationships with HR Vendors and Consultants SNHRA would like to invite your suppliers and professional colleagues to help celebrate your success. Please list vendors whom you work with regularly within these categories. Please include a Company name, contact name and phone number or email whenever possible. (You can keep typing...There's no field limit!)

1. Compensation, Awards & Incentives:
2. Employee Benefits - Consultants, Service Providers, Administrators, Etc.:
3. Employee/Labor Relations - Attorneys, Communication Specialists, Etc.:
4. HR Information Systems:
5. HR Consultants:
6. Recruitment & Hiring - Advertising, Temp Agencies, Executive Search, Relocation, Selection Tests, Background Investigation, Outplacement, Etc.:
7. Training & Development:

Part III - HR Practices Las Vegas has been through one of the worst recessions in our history. And while we’re not out of the woods yet, some of us are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. In recognition of the current economic situation, the focus of this year’s Original “Best Places to Work in Southern Nevada (sm)” awards will be placed on the organization’s best practices both to weather the storm and to prepare for a brighter economic picture. The goal is to recognize outstanding HR practices for organizations who have been able to survive the past couple of years as well as those that were the lucky few to thrive in the current economy.
Please describe some of the unique contributions that your HR practices or programs have made toward the organization’s overall success in tough economic times. Please highlight any HR practices or initiatives that have helped your organization achieve its objectives. Suggestion: You might want to choose just two or three of the practice areas listed below and describe how each contributes to organizational performance and employee satisfaction. 1. Unique and successful HR initiatives 2. Employee communication 3. Work/Life Balance 4. Employee relations/morale 5. Participation and/or support for community involvement 6. Downsizing with dignity -or- Creative and successful ways to avoid downsizing 7. Managing survivors

We require a company logo in .eps or .jpg format, along with up to 3 electronic photos that best represent your company or organization (suggestion: employee functions, events, training). Details on how to name and submit the files are on the "Thank you" page after submitting this form.

Does your company have a mission, vision and core values? If so, detail specific ways or incidences that you have exhibited this to customers and/or employees:


Person responsible for completing this Awards Entry Form:
Title:
Phone:
Email:
Mailing Address:

Please submit this completed Awards Entry Form no later than September 10, 2010 by 5:00 p.m. Only Electronic submissions will be considered. No late submissions will be accepted. Once you click "Submit Form" below, you will receive a "Thank You" page. *Click on the instructions link on the "Thank You" page to submit the requested photos and logo.* *IMPORTANT: Please rename the photos before attaching with the company name and the person's name.*

Thank You, and Good Luck!

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