--- title: Become Recognized for Your Award-Worthy HR Achievements description: The top awards for great employers and human resources awards is accepting entries through June 5. Learn more about the HR Achievement awards. image: http://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SAGE%20women%20winners%202016.jpg?t=1494437413353&width=320&name=SAGE%20women%20winners%202016.jpg --- [![stevie-awards-full-logo](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stevie%20Awards%20Blog%20Theme%20Files/stevie-awards-full-logo.png?width=347&height=70&name=stevie-awards-full-logo.png "stevie-awards-full-logo")](http://stevieawards.com) Click to View Posts by Stevie® Awards Categories # Become Recognized for Your Award-Worthy HR Achievements Posted by [Maggie Gallagher](https://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/author/maggie-gallagher) on Thu, May 11, 2017 @ 10:50 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **The Stevie® Awards is accepting entries for the second annual [Stevie Awards for Great Employers](http://www.stevieawards.com/HR), which will honor the world’s best companies to work for and the HR teams and professionals, HR achievements, new products and services, and suppliers that help to create and drive great workplaces.** ![SAGE winner 2017 both-3.jpg](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SAGE%20winner%202017%20both-3.jpg?width=269&name=SAGE%20winner%202017%20both-3.jpg)Other Stevie Awards programs such as The American Business Awards and The International Business Awards offer human resources categories, but The Stevie Awards recognized the demand for specialized HR awards categories. Today we will highlight the HR Achievement categories in the 2017 Stevie Awards for Great Employers. The final entry deadline is June 5, but late entries will be accepted through July 19 with payment of a late fee. Entry details are available at [www.StevieAwards.com/Hr](http://www.StevieAwards.com/Hr) **[REVIEW THE ENTRY KIT HERE](http://stevieawards.com/sites/default/files/imce_files/sage17entrykit.pdf)** **The [HR Achievement categories](https://stevies-sage.secure-platform.com/a/page/the-awards/categories/HR-Achievement-Categories) recognize specific achievements - individual, team, or organizational - since the beginning of 2016.** **The information requirements for entries in these categories in the 2017 competition include:** a.  An essay of up to 625 words describing the nominated achievement(s).  Describe for the judges the genesis, development, deployment, and results of the achievement(s) to date.     Summarize in up to 10 bullet points (up to 150 words) the chief features and results of the nominated achievement(s).     Add to your entry up to 10 webpage links and up to 10 document uploads to support your case to the judges.  These might be press articles, press releases, videos, work samples, internal or external reviews, or employee feedback, for example. B01     **Achievement in Benefits Design and Administration  **      Recognizing notable single achievements, or a series of achievements, related to benefits design and/or administration since the beginning of 2016. B02     **Achievement in Compensation Design and Administration   **     Recognizing notable single achievements, or a series of achievements, related to compensation program design and/or administration since the beginning of 2016. B03    ** Achievement in Diversity and Inclusion    ** Recognizing notable single achievements, or a series of achievements, related to workplace or workforce diversity and/or inclusion since the beginning of 2016. B04     **Achievement in Employee Engagement    ** Recognizing notable single achievements, or a series of achievements, related to employee engagement or motivation since the beginning of 2016. B05     **Achievement in Employee Relations**           Recognizing notable single achievements, or a series of achievements, related to employee relations since the beginning of 2016. B06     **Achievement in HR Technology     ** Recognizing notable single achievements, or a series of achievements, related to the design, development, deployment, and/or administration of HR-related systems or technologies since the beginning of 2016. B07     **Achievement in Human Resources Administration**          Recognizing notable single achievements, or a series of achievements, related to the administration of an organization's total HR organization since the beginning of 2016. B08    ** Achievement in Internal Communications** Recognizing notable single achievements, or a series of achievements, related to internal communications programs or campaigns since the beginning of 2016. B09     **Achievement in New Employee Onboarding **        Recognizing notable single achievements, or a series of achievements, related to the onboarding, assimilation, and training of new employees since the beginning of 2016. B10     **Achievement in Recruitment        **   Recognizing notable single achievements, or a series of achievements, related to an organization's new-employee or executive recruitment efforts since the beginning of 2016. B11   **  Achievement in Workforce Development and Learning** Recognizing notable single achievements, or a series of achievements, related to workforce learning or training since the beginning of 2016. B12     **Achievement in Workplace Design** Recognizing the design of workplaces that promote engagement, productivity, and employee wellbeing.   There is no eligibility timeframe for this category - it doesn't matter when the workplace's current design or configuration was established.     for up to 10 employees     b. for up to 100 employees     c. for more than 100 employees - single location     d. for more than 100 employees - multiple locations         B13     **Achievement in Workplace Health & Wellbeing  ** Recognizing notable single achievements, or a series of achievements, related to an organization's efforts to promote and protect workforce health and wellbeing since the beginning of 2016. 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