If you work for a great employer, it’s time to let the rest of the world know.

For an eighth consecutive year, The Oregonian/OregonLive and Energage are partnering to present Top Workplaces, a survey-driven project to identify and recognize the top employers in Oregon and southwest Washington. Last year, Top Workplaces recognized 100 Oregon and southwest Washington organizations, from the local offices of Fortune 500 corporations to midsize private companies to small nonprofits.

>> Oregon and SW Washington’s 100 best places to work: Top Workplaces 2018

Interested in learning more? Here are questions and answers about Top Workplaces.

Q: How does Top Workplaces work?

A: Energage, a workplace culture research specialist, partners with 50 major metro U.S. news organizations, including The Oregonian/OregonLive, to survey nominated workplaces. In 2018, Energage and its media partners surveyed 2.6 million employees at more than 7,500 organizations.

Q: Who is eligible to be nominated for The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Top Workplaces campaign?

A: Any public, private, nonprofit or government organization with 35 or more employees in Oregon and southwestern Washington (Clark, Cowlitz and Skamania counties).

Q: How do the surveys work?

A: Nominated workplaces are evaluated by their employees using a 24-question survey. The survey answers are used to rank companies in three size categories – large, midsize and small – and in special categories such as leadership. The companies with the highest survey scores are named Top Workplaces.

>> The 15 best large employers in Oregon and SW Washington: Top Workplaces 2018

>> The 40 best midsize employers in Oregon and SW Washington: Top Workplaces 2018

>> The 45 best small employers in Oregon and SW Washington: Top Workplaces 2018

>> 14 Oregon and SW Washington employers that stand out: Top Workplaces 2018

Q: What are the benefits of participating in Top Workplaces?

A: All participating employers can use their survey results to see areas where they’re strong and areas where they can work on improving. Being selected as a Top Workplace can raise an employer’s profile, measure employee engagement, attract new talent and serve as a cause for celebration.

The Oregonian/OregonLive's editor, Therese Bottomly (left), poses with employees from a winning company in The Oregonian/OregonLive's 2018 Top Workplaces competition. (Randy L. Rasmussen)Randy L. Rasmussen / Oregonian/O

Q: How do employers get involved with Top Workplaces?

A: Anyone can nominate an employer at oregonlive.com/nominate or by calling 503-427-1666. The nomination deadline is March 15, 2019.

Q: Is there a fee to participate in Top Workplaces?

A: No.

Q: What happens after the nomination deadline?

A: Companies will be surveyed from March through May.

Q: How do employers find out whether they’ve been named a Top Workplace?

A: This year’s Top Workplaces will be announced at a special event in late September. The Oregonian/OregonLive will publish its Top Workplaces coverage in print and online in late September.

>> How we chose the Top Workplaces 2018 winners

Learn more about Top Workplaces by watching this video: