Registration Deadline: July 31, 2026

 

 

Registration Deadline

July 31, 2026

Participation registration deadline. Verification sent within 24 hours of completed registration

Employee Email Address Request Sent

August 12, 2026

A link for the email submission area is sent to the primary contact to upload employee email addresses for survey distribution (online participants)

Add-On Deadline

August 12, 2026

Deadline for any additional survey options

Employee Confirmation Checklist Deadline

August 12, 2026

Employee confirmation checklist is due (paper method participants)

Employee Email Address Submission Deadline

August 14, 2026

Employee email addresses are due 

Employer Assessment Sent

August 14, 2026

A link to the Employer Assessment is sent to the contact at each of the registered companies

Surveys Sent Out (Paper Method)

August 21, 2026

If applicable, the paper version of the Employee Feedback Survey and business reply envelopes are sent to applicable organizations (paper method participants)

Employer Assessment Deadline

August 28, 2026

Completed Employer Assessments are due

Surveys Sent Out (Online Method)

September 8, 2026

Employee Feedback Surveys sent via email

Paper Survey Deadline (Paper Method)

September 9, 2026

Deadline for paper version of the Employee Feedback Survey

Survey Deadline

September 17, 2026

Employee Feedback Surveys are due

Participant Notifications Sent

October 2026

Notifications are sent to the participants

Employee Feedback Data Dashboard

November 2026

Employee Feedback Data Dashboard access is sent (if purchased)

Publication Date

January 2027

Publication date for “Ad Age Best Places to Work ”