Valuable employee data
With our NPS-derived employee survey, every nominee gets direct feedback from employees across a wide range of functional business areas.
Why nominate
More than an awards program.
NAA Top Employers celebrates organizations doing workplace culture right. But you don’t have to win to gain something valuable. Every nominee receives honest feedback from its employees, offering insight that lasts long after the awards are announced.
Recent NAA Top Employers winners
Four reasons to nominate
Recognition that comes straight from your people.
Enhance your business
Use data from the employee survey to make changes that will move your business.
Wide media exposure
News of your win has the potential to reach audiences nationwide in business journals, broadcast media outlets, local newspapers and television websites.
Improved branding
Drive employee recruitment and retention by advertising your organization as one of the best in the industry. Show the world how great you and your employees really are!
What the survey does for you
Surveys like these improve retention, engagement and performance.
The NAA Top Employers NPS-based employee survey is a valuable resource for leadership teams. We provide the content and track the results, so management can make changes based on employee feedback while employees express their views anonymously.
“Research indicates that workers have three prime needs: interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.”
These surveys help you
- Reduce turnover
- Increase productivity
- Improve company culture
- Track progress year over year
- Encourage new ideas
Even if you don't win
Three reports for every nominee.
After the survey closes, every nominee receives its own employee survey data.
Raw data
Every anonymous response, including the demographic questions, so your team can segment results by level, tenure and more.
Summary report
Your scores on each of the 11 scored questions, demographic breakdowns and employee comments, organized for leadership.
Industry benchmark report
How your results compare with your peers across the industry, pooled and anonymized.
Nominees outside the top ten whose scores surpass the industry benchmark are named finalists.
No surprises
What it actually takes.
Cost
One $299 entry fee, paid when you submit your nomination online. Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, check or wire.
Time
A few minutes per employee. The survey runs February 1 – 26, 2027, and reports arrive March 10, 2027.
Participation
We send template emails to invite your team and regular updates on your response rate. Between 15% and 50% of employees must respond, depending on your size, with at least 50 responses from organizations over 100 employees and 125 from those over 500.
Privacy
Surveys are 100% anonymous and secure. No personally identifiable information is collected.
What nominees and winners receive
Every nominee receives
- Anonymous employee raw data
- Employee satisfaction summary report
- Industry benchmark report to compare your results against peers
Every winner receives
- Official NAA Top Employers Trophy
- Inclusion in NAA's official press release
- Recognition in NAA newsletters and publications
- Acknowledgement on NAA's website
- Promotion across NAA's social media platforms
- Royalty-free use of the award logo for your website and marketing materials
“In an ever-evolving rental housing landscape, recruitment and retention remain the defining challenges for our industry. The winners of the 2026 NAA Top Employers Awards have raised the bar for what it means to build a workplace where people want to stay and grow their careers.”
Your people deserve the credit.
Nominations for the 2027 program close January 15, 2027.
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