TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
BOK Financial, one of the nation’s largest regional financial services
companies, recently received recognition from Forbes and
Glassdoor.com as a great place to work. Input from BOK Financial
employees was used to determine each recognition.
Forbes
named BOK Financial to its Global 2000: World’s Best Employers list for
2018, and Glassdoor,
one of the world’s largest job sites, honored BOK Financial with the Glassdoor
Employees’ Choice Award in recognition for being one of the best
places to work in 2019.
These awards reflect BOK Financial’s culture of collaborative excellence.
“Without a doubt, it’s our employees that make us different from other
financial institutions, no matter the city or state where we do
business,” said Kelley Weil, executive vice president and chief human
resource officer for BOK Financial. “We’re humbled by this recognition
yet excited for others to get a glimpse of our culture, which is heavily
influenced by attracting and retaining the best talent in the
industry. We know that it’s our employees that enable outstanding client
service and make a difference every day in the communities where they
live and work.”
BOK Financial ranked in the top 10 percent of workplaces worldwide from
the Forbes 2000 list. Approximately one hundred BOK Financial
employees were surveyed as part of Forbes’ recognition process.
Participants were asked 20 questions, including “Would you recommend
your employer?” and “Are there other companies in your industry that you
would recommend?”
“BOK Financial fosters engagement by encouraging an environment where
employees feel empowered, their voices are heard and their opinions
count,” said Leslie Paris, BOK Financial’s senior vice president and
director of community and employee engagement. “We do this through our
annual engagement survey and employee-led plans to capitalize on what is
working well and ways we can find improvement. We know engagement stems
from a partnership. We see and recognize the unique gifts each employee
brings to BOK Financial and in turn we strive to create a workplace that
leverages inclusion.”
Now in its 11th year, the Glassdoor.com Employees’ Choice
Awards program was also based on the input of employees. BOK Financial
employees voluntarily and anonymously revealed insights and opinions
about their work environments by sharing a company review, designed to
capture a genuine and authentic look at what a specific job may be like
at a particular company. When sharing a company review on Glassdoor.com,
employees were asked to rate their satisfaction with the company
overall, and key workplace factors like career opportunities,
compensation and benefits, culture and values, senior management and
work/life balance. In addition, employees were asked to describe the
best reasons to work at their companies.
Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work were determined using reviews shared by
U.S.-based employees between Oct. 23, 2017, and Oct. 21, 2018. To be
considered for the large category, a company must have had at least
1,000 or more employees and have received at least 75 ratings across
each of the eight workplace attributes from U.S.-based employees during
the period of eligibility. The final list was compiled using Glassdoor’s
proprietary algorithm, led by its Economic
Research Team, and takes into account quantity, quality and
consistency of reviews.
“In today’s tight labor market, job seekers are in the driver’s seat
when it comes to deciding where to work and they want to know the inner
workings of a company before accepting a new job,” said Dr. Andrew
Chamberlain, Glassdoor’s chief economist.“To help people find
the best jobs and the best companies, the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice
Awards recognize employers at the top of their game. For employers, we
know that a satisfied and engaged workforce helps drive
financial performance. Glassdoor Best Places to Work winners are
strategically investing in company culture, career growth opportunities
and more, which also serves as a major recruiting advantage.”
Roxanna Maciel, BOK Financial’s senior vice president and director of
talent acquisition and attraction, said, “Our recruiting team mirrors
the goals and objectives of the organization. We position ourselves deep
within the lines of business and really understand the technical skills
needed and the culture of that department. This helps us deliver
authentic messages around our opportunities and what it is like to work
for BOK Financial. Beyond employment branding and advanced sourcing
techniques, we focus on relationship recruiting and obsess over the
candidate experience.”
About BOK Financial Corporation
BOK Financial Corporation is a $38 billion regional financial services
company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company's stock is publicly traded
on NASDAQ under the Global Select market listings (BOKF). BOK
Financial's holdings include BOKF, NA, BOK Financial Securities, Inc.
and The Milestone Group, Inc.BOKF, NA operates TransFund, Cavanal Hill
Investment Management, BOK Financial Asset Management, Inc. and seven
banking divisions: Bank of Albuquerque, Bank of Arizona, Bank of
Arkansas, Mobank, Bank of Oklahoma, Bank of Texas and Colorado State
Bank and Trust. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides
commercial and consumer banking, investment and trust services, mortgage
origination and servicing, and an electronic funds transfer network. For
more information, visit www.bokf.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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including, but not limited to, CoBiz Financial Inc.’s and BOK Financial
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current projections.
In addition to factors previously disclosed in CoBiz Financial Inc.’s
and BOK Financial Corporation’s reports filed with the SEC and those
identified elsewhere in this communication, the following factors, among
others, could cause actual results to differ materially from
forward-looking statements or historical performance: difficulties and
delays in integrating CoBiz Financial Inc.’s business or fully realizing
cost savings and other benefits; business disruption following the
merger; changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to
sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates and
capital markets; inflation; customer acceptance of BOK Financial
Corporation’s products and services; customer borrowing, repayment,
investment and deposit practices; customer disintermediation; the
introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives;
competitive conditions; the inability to realize cost savings or
revenues or to implement integration plans and other consequences
associated with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; economic
conditions; and the impact, extent and timing of technological changes,
capital management activities, and other actions of the Federal Reserve
Board and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms.
Annualized, pro forma, projected and estimated numbers are used for
illustrative purpose only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual
results.
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Katy Hall
Katy.Hall@bokf.com
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588-6502
Source: BOK Financial