{"id":3096,"date":"2016-03-24T16:26:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T20:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/?p=3096"},"modified":"2016-03-24T16:26:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T20:26:52","slug":"asi-earns-best-employer-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2016\/03\/24\/asi-earns-best-employer-title\/","title":{"rendered":"ASI Earns Best Employer Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Validation is wonderful. In the case of corporate culture, it\u2019s assurance you\u2019re on the right track, that the work atmosphere you\u2019ve created results in high productivity <em>and<\/em> happy employees. Here at ASI, our validation is tangible \u2013 a recent award for \u201cBest Employer Overall\u201d in an employee-driven competition recognizing outstanding workplace environments.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t our first \u201cBest Places to Work\u201d award, and I\u2019m confident it won\u2019t be our last. Our employees have voted ASI a great place to work every year since 2010.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/Best Places 2016 pic.jpg\" class=\"right\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Some years we win for a workplace that\u2019s most appreciated by new college grads. Other years, we\u2019ve been honored as a \u201cBest Place for Working Moms\u201d for perks like our private nursing room, parking spaces close to the entrance for pregnant women and eight weeks of free day care for new parents at our on-site day care.<\/p>\n<p>This year, we competed with companies throughout the greater Philadelphia area, against large hospitals and other media companies. My favorite part wasn\u2019t the nice plaque we got (see photo above, featuring HR employees Jeannette Rhodunda, at right, and Ashley Locker), but quotes from some of the employees who voted for us, shared by the judges:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWe\u2019re encouraged to share our thoughts and ideas on how the company could do better, and often those ideas promote change. It allows me to take ownership of my role within the company.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI feel like I snatched the golden ticket by working with such friendly and talented folks who welcome and motivate you to achieve the best of your abilities.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWe are on the cutting edge of technology in our industry. The management and employees are great people always pushing forward and it is a great learning experience.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cASI is an amazing place to work. I am very happy coming into work every day. There are great perks and they treat their employees well.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As anyone competing to hire the best employees knows, finding top talent is an art and a skill. Lucky for us, we have a seasoned expert leading our recruiting: Carol Albright, ASI senior vice president of human resources. Carol\u2019s been with ASI since 1986 so she knows the value of long-standing employees as well as fresh eyes and ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Sales can be competitive. All the changes in technology can make your head spin. Finding ways to communicate those changes to clients takes real finesse. But when I look around our building, at our IT and user experience experts, ace copywriters and video editors, our sales teams and so many others, I see sharp minds and dedicated people working together to help everyone in the promotional products industry be the best they can possibly be.<\/p>\n<p>It helps, too, to offer employees good salaries and competitive benefits, an array of educational programs, an award-winning Wellness Program and diversity initiatives, along with a fitness center, Starbucks, a caf\u00e9 featuring healthy options, casual dress every day and community service events.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m proud that we\u2019re an award-winning company and especially proud that we get to claim the \u201cBest Place to Work\u201d title thanks to votes from our employees.<\/p>\n<p>And if you want to join our team, we do have openings in IT, sales, marketing and finance. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/asicareers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to visit our careers page for more info on ASI, our community (90 minutes to New York City!) and our current opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Validation is wonderful. In the case of corporate culture, it\u2019s assurance you\u2019re on the right track, that the work atmosphere you\u2019ve created results in high productivity and happy employees. Here at ASI, our validation is tangible \u2013 a recent award for \u201cBest Employer Overall\u201d in an employee-driven competition recognizing outstanding workplace environments. It wasn\u2019t our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","category-news-about-asi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3096"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3099,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3096\/revisions\/3099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}