The Boston Globe's Top Places to Work in Massachusetts 2011

Finding the best people for the job

Leaders from Keurig Inc., Children’s Hospital Boston, Analysis Group, and Google discuss their techniques for hiring the best people - and making sure they stay.

Executive roundtable video What your first job?
Misconceptions about your job?
Toughest job interview

All Top Places to Work videos

Photos from the Globe awards party

Executives and employees from 100 companies packed the Renaissance Boston Hotel to receive the honors.

Best employee perks

Even in a rough economy, some employers are pampering their workers with perks such as free beer and table tennis.

Inside Google's Cambridge office

The search-engine giant is no stranger to playful office design.

The best office movies

Do you ever watch a movie about a person's job or workplace and think, "This isn't anything like a real job?"

Why I love my job

Sure, the chief executive is important, but it's the work-a-day employees who really keep the office running.

What are QR codes?

Scan a QR code with your smart phone, and you can get additional information. We used various codes in our Top Places to Work magazine.

Appreciation factor

Employees said that they felt more "genuinely appreciated" at work. Much more appreciated. The measure of appreciation jumped nearly 9 percent since last year.

DIVERSITY

To celebrate our differences

Companies are building multi-cultural organizations, promoting respect for and the celebration of the diverse backgrounds of their employees and their communities.

Now hiring

There are businesses that build for a brighter future despite the sputtering economy. Watertown-based ad agency Allen & Gerritsen is growing thanks to more digital work from its 22 clients.

Cool offices, hot companies

From collaborative lounges with the latest furniture to a mobile lounge with the coolest technology, corporate space is loosening up at companies that make the most of their offices.