SAN FRANCISCO, CA and QUEBEC, QC --(Marketwired - October 06, 2016) - Coveo, a global leader in Intelligent Search and Predictive Insights, has been named the overall Grand Award Winner for highest score and the Gold Award Winner for Employer of the Year in the 2016 Stevie® Great Employers Award program.
The Stevie Awards for Great Employers recognize the world's best employers and the human resources professionals, teams, achievements and HR-related products and suppliers who help to create and drive great places to work.
More than 250 nominations from organizations around the world were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of HR-related categories, including Achievement in Workplace Safety & Compliance, Employer of the Year, Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year, Human Resources Team of the Year and Employee Relations Solution Provider of the Year, among others. Coveo won both the overall Grand Award for Highest Score, and the Gold Award in the Employer of the Year category for software companies up to 250 employees.
More than 50 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year's Stevie Award winners. Additionally, public votes were counted for the Employer of the Year category.
Coveo, which is growing exponentially and recently announced the creation of 50 new jobs in Montreal, Canada, submitted the results of its employee survey along with its Young Leaders program, Internship program, Coveo Blitz hackathon initiatives, and enhanced benefits to win the Grand and Gold awards. Coveo executives wanted to be sure that employees loved #CoveoLife. The results of the employee survey prove that Coveo is on the right track, showing that Coveo is a place employees believe they can:
- 91% - learn
- 85% - grow
- 85% - bring new ideas forward
- 73% - innovate
The overwhelming majority of Coveo employees also said they enjoy #CoveoLife and would recommend Coveo:
- 98% ranked their enjoyment of #CoveoLife higher than 7 on a scale of 1-10;
- 96% ranked the likelihood of recommending Coveo at 7 or higher.
"Creating a work environment that stimulates innovation is the cornerstone of our growth strategy," said Coveo CEO, Louis Tetu. "We are delighted that the public, the panel and most importantly our employees agree with our significant investments in talent management as we strive to create a workplace in which employees can flourish, create and evolve."
"The judges were extremely impressed with the quality of entries we received in the first Stevie Award for Great Employers. The dedication these Stevie-winning organizations have to making great workplaces for employees was evident in every nomination," said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards.
Details about the Stevie Awards for Great Employers and the list of 2016 Stevie winners are available here .
About Coveo The best information, everywhere, every time. That's how Coveo helps today's fastest growing companies keep their edge. Recognized as the Most Visionary Leader in Enterprise Search and as a leader in Big Data Search and Knowledge Discovery, Coveo intelligently delivers knowledge and critical insights from across the entire IT ecosystem at scale, through the cloud and unifies cloud and on-premise data. From Intelligent Self-Service applications to Intelligent Site Search and recommendations, Coveo partners with some of the world's largest enterprise technology ecosystems to provide a more relevant, unified and engaging experience for customers and employees. Coveo currently has more than 1,500 activations in mid-to-large sized global organizations across multiple industries.For more information, visit www.coveo.com and follow our blog, LinkedIn , Twitter , and YouTube accounts.
About the Stevie Awards Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 60 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com .
Media Contact Claude-Antoine Tremblay Director, Human Resources 418-263-1111 x2358 catremblay@coveo.com
