Evren Esen

Areas of Expertise: Analysis of SHRM research such as the annual Employee Benefits Survey and Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Survey, as well as topical polls and trends.

“Companies are very much aware that benefits can be used as a bargaining chip, and they are also an indication of the overall corporate culture. And so, if there are creative, fun, innovative benefits that a company offers, they’ll want to sell that to show that they have a great culture that will attract talent. It fits into the idea of a total rewards package.” – BOLD.com 

Esen oversees the development and production of surveys and polls on HR and business topics through SHRM’s research area, which releases more than two dozen research reports each year on topics ranging from employee benefits to performance management. She has worked at SHRM for nearly 13 years and she has a strong understanding of HR issues particularly in the areas of compensation, benefits and employee job satisfaction.