Advance Financial makes national and local rankings as best employer and workplace

Tina Hodges

Nashville-based organization Advance Financial was named to Forbes’ ranking of America’s Best Midsize Employers and Forbes’ List of Best Employers for New Graduates for 2022, and the Tennessean’s Top Workplaces in Middle Tennessee.

The Forbes’ List of America’s Best Midsize Employers is based on a study done by Forbes in collaboration with the research company Statista. In the study, Statista surveyed 50,000 Americans working for mid-sized businesses. All of the surveys were anonymous, which allowed for participants to be open and honest. The respondents were asked to rate how likely they were to recommend their employer. These rankings were based on a scale of from 0 to 10. Participants were then asked to name companies other than their own that they would and would not recommend.

Based on the survey results, Advance Financial was able to earn a spot on the list yet another year. There were a total of 500 mid-sized companies throughout America that also received this award.

Advance Financial was ranked 81.

The Forbes’ List of Best Employers for New Graduates was based on a survey of over 20,000 professionals that have been working for 10 years or less, and all were from within the United States.

In the survey, employees were asked to rate their workplace based on different factors such as work environment, competitiveness, compensation, and more. Then, they were asked if they would recommend this company to someone else seeking employment. Survey respondents were also asked to nominate any companies outside of their own. They were even able to name any companies that they would not recommend for recent grads.

In the end, the research resulted in a list of 250 companies that received the most recommendations. Of the 250 companies, Advance Financial was able to make the list again in 2022. They were ranked 67 on the list.

“To be included on a list with such high-profile national and international companies is an honor,” said Tina Hodges, chief executive and chief experience officer for Advance Financial.  “Company culture and employee satisfaction are top priorities for us, so this ranking reaffirms that our employees are just as happy to work for us as we are to have them as part of the team.”

The ‘Top Workplace in Tennessee’ accolade was awarded by the Tennessean and is based solely on surveys about the workplace that are completed by employees and is given to companies throughout Middle Tennessee.

This will be the 2nd year that Advance Financial has received this award by the Tennessean. The Tennessean Top Workplace program is designed to highlight companies in Middle Tennessee that have created great environments for their employees. To select the winning companies, a 24-question survey is sent out to collect feedback from employees.  This is the sole basis for this award making it very meaningful to receive.

“We work really hard to make sure our employees are supported and cared-for with accessible managers, great benefits and professional development opportunities. And we always take their feedback into consideration when creating new employee initiatives,” said Tina Hodges, chief executive/chief experience officer at Advance Financial. “We are honored and proud to be recognized as a great company to work for.”

Advance Financial says they are looking forward to continuing to serve their community and employees. If you would like to join the Advance Financial team, you can visit: <careers.advancefinancial.com/> to apply for a job today.

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