Hanscom named one of top 100 places to work in Massachusetts

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  • By Kevin Gilmartin
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HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. --  Exciting work, competitive pay and benefits, coupled with a great quality of life has made Hanscom one of the top 100 places to work in Massachusetts, according to the Boston Globe. 

The Globe recently selected Hanscom for recognition in its "Globe 100: The Top Places to Work" section of the Nov. 9 Boston Sunday Globe, highlighting the state's best work locations. Hanscom was judged against other work places based on a survey completed by a random selection of about 700 military members and government civilians from the base. 

Produced by the same team that compiles the 21-year-old Globe 100 report of the best-performing public companies in Massachusetts, the Top Places to Work recognizes the most progressive companies in the state based on employee opinions about company leadership, compensation and training, diversity/inclusion, career development, family-friendly flexibility, and values and ethics, according to the Boston Globe. Private companies and nonprofits as well as publicly-held businesses were included in the analysis. 

The rankings in the Globe 100's Top Places to Work are based on survey information collected by Workplace Dynamics, an independent company specializing in employee engagement and retention, from 120,000 employees at about 600 Massachusetts organizations. This marks the first time that a Globe 100 report honors private as well as publicly-held organizations.
 
"I'm very pleased to let you know that Hanscom Air Force Base-ESC has been ranked among the top 100 companies in Massachusetts..., a comprehensive analysis conducted for our Business section, " said P. Steven Ainsley, publisher of the Globe, in a letter to Electronic Systems Center's Directorate of Personnel. 

Mr. Ainsley said the companies selected for this recognition were "selected based on an exhaustive survey of employees measuring qualities such as company leadership, compensation and training, workplace flexibility, and diversity." 

"This is great news, and validates what most of us already know, that Hanscom is a great place to work," said Brig. Gen. Terry Feehan, Electronic Systems Center vice commander. "Where else do you have such a beautiful work place, good pay, ample annual and sick leave, job security and flexible scheduling, discounted child care, free fitness and health and wellness centers, and on-base colleges, where you can further your education while taking advantage of tuition assistance? And, most importantly, by working at Hanscom, you are making a contribution to our national defense."
 
This recognition couldn't come at a better time, according to Sheila Brennan, ESC director of personnel, because there are a number of civilian job vacancies at Hanscom that her organization is working to fill through a strategic hiring initiative. Additionally, under an Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition contract, TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications, the world's largest independent recruitment advertising agency, is working with ESC to assist in the strategic hiring initiative by developing a "branding " campaign for ESC. 

"We are working hard to attract the best and brightest to Hanscom, and this will help," Ms. Brennan said. "By earning recognition in 'Globe 100: The Top Places to Work,' we can cite this achievement in all subsequent branding efforts, which can only add to our reputation. This will go a long way in helping us attract not only the active job seeker, but the passive job seeker as well." 

Hanscom will be among the advertisers in the Nov. 9 issue of the Globe, seeking to recruit individuals for positions in finance and accounting, engineering, contracting, program management and a number of other disciplines. 

"I think this is something of which all of us, whether military or civilian, can be justifiably proud," said General Feehan.