What is an Employer of Choice?

Employers of Choice are organizations that exemplify such innovative and effective human resource management principles that they are able to successfully recruit and retain the most qualified and desirable workforce.

Employers included on this web site are recognized as demonstrating success in some aspect of recruitment or retention.

Become an Employer of Choice and Share Your Story

To remain competitive, Edmonton employers must be able to attract and retain those employees best suited to their needs. And with no shortage of work, employers, now more than ever, need to understand what employees are looking for. Best practice employers are those who:

• Appreciate the value of their employees
• Accommodate their desired lifestyle
• Offer an attractive compensation package.

Employers of Choice - Edmonton welcomes additional best practice employers who are willing to share stories of their success.

If you would like to profile your company as an Employer of Choice, e-mail Edmonton Workforce Connection at: ewc@edmonton.com.

How it Works

Employers of Choice - Edmonton offers a behind-the-scene matching process allowing employers to contact each other regarding best practices.

It’s a bit like computer dating. If you read something you want to learn more about, you can blind email the employer. They then have the option of whether or not to respond to your inquiry.

Employers can choose whether or not to list their company name and link to their corporate web site and email address.

Searching for Best Practice Case Studies

You can search for case studies at two levels:
Step 1. Basic Search (Search by Subject or Keyword):

• Staffing strategy: recruiting, hiring, and retaining
• Organizational effectiveness
• Compensation: salary structure, and incentives
• Training and Development
• Workplace Health and Safety

Step 2. Refined Search (Available from the Basic Search Results page only):

Filter your Basic Search Results further by a variety of other criteria to find case studies more suitable for your needs as per the options below:

• Source of Labour (i.e. Immigrants)
• Region Targeted for Recruitment (i.e. Canada)
• Industry
• Company Size

Matching and Searching Best Practice Case Studies