The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® program recognizes companies that deliver exceptional human resource practices and have an impressive commitment to their employees. We celebrate the accomplishments of leading businesses with an awards program, while raising the bar on excellence by providing education in human resource best practices with regional symposiums, year-long education, tools, resources and critical benchmark data. This combined competition and education event brings together key HR elements that include communication, community initiatives, compensation and benefits, diversity and inclusion, employee education and development, employee engagement and commitment, recognition and retention, recruitment and selection and work-life balance.