Australia's best tech employer--1st place: eClinic
eClinicEstablished: 2000
Staff: 10
Based: Carlton North, VIC.
Score: 10/10
Founded in 2000, the eClinic Web site went live in February 2001. Founders and executive directors Saurabh Mishra and Sanjiv Puri created a Web site designed to facilitate the secure transfer of medical results over the Internet. The service is currently only available in Victoria, with rollouts planned for other states.
According to Mishra the key to eClinic's HR policies is a rigorous recruitment process which sees candidates sit through multiple interviews, dealing with a mixture of their technological and personal skills.
"You have to be sure that people are right for the job on a technical level, but they also have to fit in with the team, that is the most crucial part," Mishra said.
When it comes to the selection process Mishra places specific emphasis on flexibility and raw talent, and relies on open communication rather than regular employee reviews.
"We tried having a formal review process, but in an industry like this it is a bit like putting a line in the sand and having it washed away when the industry changes," Mishra said.
According to the staff, eClinic's recipe for success includes access to high bandwidth, a casual work place, flexible hours, stock options and last but not least--a weekly gamming ritual which sees the company's staff square up against each other on the company intranet.
"It's good for morale to give everyone in the company the chance to beat the crap out of the boss at the end of the week," said Mishra. "It really helps to let off some steam."
And who was the worst? If you published that, the worst companies might actually be so embarrassed they might lift their game.