Employee Engagement Specialist Community Application

Join the Employee Engagement Specialist Community

Are you an HR professional, engagement specialist, or people operations leader looking to connect with like-minded practitioners? Our private Slack community brings together employee engagement professionals who are passionate about building thriving workplace cultures through pulse surveys, recognition programs, wellness initiatives, and measurable impact.

Why Join Our Community?

Employee engagement is more critical than ever, yet many specialists work in isolation without peers to share strategies, troubleshoot challenges, or celebrate wins. This community exists to change that. Whether you're implementing your first pulse survey program or optimizing a mature recognition system, you'll find experienced practitioners ready to share their insights.

What makes this community unique:

• Specialized expertise: Members focus specifically on engagement metrics, pulse surveys, recognition programs, wellness initiatives, and ROI measurement
• Practical knowledge sharing: Real-world case studies, templates, and proven strategies from practitioners in the trenches
• Peer support: Get feedback on survey questions, recognition program design, wellness initiative planning, and engagement analytics
• Resource library: Access shared dashboards, survey templates, ROI calculation tools, and vendor recommendations
• Monthly expert sessions: Guest speakers covering topics like survey fatigue prevention, recognition psychology, wellness program design, and executive reporting

Who This Community Is For

Our members include employee engagement specialists, HR business partners, people operations managers, culture leaders, and internal communications professionals who are actively working on:

• Designing and deploying pulse surveys and engagement assessments
• Building recognition and appreciation programs
• Creating wellness and wellbeing initiatives
• Measuring engagement ROI and business impact
• Reporting engagement metrics to leadership

We're looking for practitioners who are generous with their knowledge, respectful of diverse perspectives, and committed to elevating the profession of employee engagement.

What to Expect After Joining

Once approved, you'll gain immediate access to our private Slack workspace with dedicated channels for:

• #pulse-surveys: Survey design, frequency debates, response rate strategies, and question banks
• #recognition-programs: Peer-to-peer recognition, manager training, budget allocation, and platform selection
• #wellness-initiatives: Mental health programs, physical wellness, financial wellness, and DEI-focused wellbeing
• #roi-measurement: Metrics frameworks, dashboard design, executive reporting, and proving business impact
• #wins: Celebrate your successes and learn from what's working for others
• #vendor-reviews: Honest reviews of engagement platforms, survey tools, and recognition technology
• #events: Virtual meetups, AMAs with industry leaders, and local chapter gatherings

Community Guidelines: Members are expected to maintain confidentiality, share generously, stay respectful, and contribute meaningfully. We have a zero-tolerance policy for vendor spam—while honest vendor reviews are welcome, promotional content is not.

Why Paperform for Community Applications?

This application form is built with Paperform to ensure a smooth, professional onboarding experience. Paperform's conditional logic helps us understand your specific areas of expertise and community interests, while its integration capabilities allow us to automatically provision Slack access for approved members. The form experience reflects the quality and professionalism you can expect from our community.

For larger organizations looking to build similar private communities or employee engagement programs, Paperform offers the flexibility to create custom onboarding experiences, collect structured feedback through pulse surveys, and automate workflows with Stepper (stepper.io) to route approvals and trigger next steps seamlessly.

Ready to Join?

Complete the application below. We review applications on a rolling basis and typically respond within 2-3 business days. We're excited to welcome you to a community where employee engagement specialists can learn, grow, and drive real impact together.