Hilti ranks No. 5 on the 2024 World’s 25 Best Workplaces list.
Lichenstein-based Hilti Group designs and manufactures technologies and services for the construction industry, but it also prides itself on designing and delivering impactful careers for its 18,270 European employees. A strengths-based focus to personal development aims to bring out the full potential of each individual through training, mentoring and exploration of how skills might be leveraged in various roles. Every year the company hosts 2,000 workshops across the world to facilitate knowledge-sharing, brainstorming and team connection. Employee-led groups centered around topics such as gender networks, mental health, LGBTQ+, race and ethnicity, environment and sustainability aim to encourage equity and inclusion, too.
Employees say:
"There are many things that make Hilti stand out as a great place to work. 1) work-life balance. I am able and encouraged to use all of my paid time off and if I just need time to rest or take a break, I am encouraged to do so. 2) A vast majority of the people at Hilti love their jobs and want to be here. They are more than willing to help. 3) There is no one in the entire organization who is superior to another. In less than 10 years in the organization, I have met with most of our executive management team at some point."
Employees say:
"This company goes above and beyond to provide options to take care of our health. They encourage team volunteer participation by providing paid days off. Making a difference in our community is important to them."
Hilti provides construction equipment and software, and focuses on ensuring that its employees can develop and grow within the company. In February, the company released a new exoskeleton product to reduce strain on workers who wield heavy tools, which the company said gives the worker a “zero-gravity-like state.” One of Hilti’s workshops, called “Hiring the Best People,” teaches interviewing techniques, fair hiring practices, and employment laws to recruitment employees. New hiring managers, recruiters, talent sourcers, and employees involved in the hiring process are required to attend the training.
The multinational provider of construction equipment and software puts a lot of emphasis on employee development and growth within the company.
- Last year, Hilti introduced a new platform that helps both job-seekers and hiring managers understand the candidate’s strengths with a set of 12 games. The innovative recruiting helps the company hire better-fit candidates efficiently.
- Hilti has a “Hiring the Best People” workshop that teaches interviewing techniques, fair hiring practices, and employment laws. New hiring managers, recruiters, talent sourcers, and employees involved in the hiring process are required to attend the training.
- The company’s “Mentor as You Grow” program, which is facilitated through an app, has team members add their experience, goals, and what they’re looking for or can offer to others, before suggesting mentors or mentees.
- “The company culture stands out to me,” one employee said. “A lot of companies have company mottos and/or slogans, but they don't stand behind what they preach. Hilti really is an environment of teamwork and positive company culture.”
Employees say:
"Hilti values and prioritizes the well-being of team members above everything else. This focus on team members creates a safe space that breeds curiosity and innovation. It is a great place to work, and I am so happy to have found my place and my people."
Employees say:
"This company's ability to put their people first always amazes me. Several scenarios stand out: 1) Two weeks after COVID shut down the country in March 2020, the executive management team called an all-hands meeting to announce that everyone's job was secure, there was no need to fear layoffs. And they kept to their promise—we didn't layoff a single person in North America. 2) Because of Russia's attack on Ukraine and the war they started, Hilti Group decided to halt all business in Russia but still proceeded to provide for our Russian employees. 3) Due to the rapid increase in inflation this year, all North American team members are getting an increase in their salary."
