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Fair Lawn NJ, Columbia Bank is proud to announce it has been awarded a “Great Place to Work” certificate, a global benchmark for identifying and awarding an outstanding employee experience. Distinguished businesses are companies which outperformed the competition with unique and special benefits, robust training opportunities for professional development, and commitment to employee appreciation.
Each year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to achieve Great Place To Work certification. To determine how well the company is performing, applicants are given anonymous surveys for employees to answer, with topics consisting of: company culture, diversity, equal opportunities, inclusion, leadership behavior, work-life balance, and more. Great Places to Work, then analyzes the confidential surveys, representing the opinions of 5.6 million employees across the United States, and selects the winners.
Key statistics in Columbia Bank surveyed employees noted:
- 85% of employees at Columbia Bank said the company is a great place to work, compared to 57% of employees at other businesses in the United States
- 94% of Columbia Bank employees said they felt welcomed when joining the company
- 96% of employees said they felt good about the ways the Columbia Bank contributes to the community
Team Columbia Bank, at the Bank’s Fair Lawn, New Jersey Headquarters, Receives
“Great Place to Work” Certification. Image Courtesy of Columbia Bank.
Said Thomas J. Kemly, President and CEO of Columbia Bank, “I have been fortunate to have built my career alongside Columbia Bank. As I have seen the company grow, I have seen the culture adapt where necessary, but even more remarkably stay true to its core values. We know that the quality of service and solutions we provide start right here in the workplace, and this acknowledgement shows that our company is fostering an environment that enables our teams to do their best for our customers, communities, shareholders and coworkers.”
Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Fair Lawn, NJ, Columbia Bank has an expansive branch network with more than 60 locations, various regional lending centers and an asset base of approximately $10.4 billion. Columbia Bank and its affiliates offer a full suite of consumer and commercial products, flexible financing options, modern digital banking solutions, as well as title, investment, insurance and wealth management services. Community impact and customer service continue to be a differentiator for the Bank. Columbia Bank is proud to have nearly 100% employee participation through its “Team Columbia” volunteering program, and was nationally recognized by the Bank Customer Experience Summit for “Best Branch Experience.” For more information about Columbia Bank’s complete line of products and services, visit www.ColumbiaBankOnline.com. Follow Columbia Bank on: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube & Linked In.
Great Place To Work is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees around the world and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Great Place To Work helps organizations quantify their culture and produce better business results by creating a high-trust work experience for all employees. Their unparalleled benchmark data is used to recognize Great Place To Work-Certified™ companies and the Best Workplaces™ in the US and more than 60 countries, including the 100 Best Companies to Work For® and World’s Best Workplaces™ lists published annually in Fortune. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™. To learn more, visit www.greatplacetowork.com.
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