Albany, N.Y. – November 9th, 2015 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced today that it has been named a “Best Places to Work” in New York State’s Capital region by the Albany Business Review. Auto/Mate was one of nine companies honored in the medium-large category (companies with 50 to 149 employees). It is the sixth year running that Auto/Mate has received the award.

"Many business leaders focus on customer satisfaction, but at Auto/Mate we focus on employee satisfaction," said Mike Esposito, President and CEO of Auto/Mate. "When employees come first and you have happy employees, you will always have happy customers."

This year the Albany Business Review honored 36 companies in four categories. The winners are chosen based on results of an anonymous employee survey conducted by Quantum Workplace, a Nebraska based research firm. This is the 12th year of the award, which allows companies to showcase their work environments and is highly competitive.

 “Our hiring process is very thorough because we want to make sure we hire people who are a good fit for our culture and who are passionate about their work, so that we can deliver on all of our promises to our customers," said David Druzynski, Auto/Mate’s Director of Human Resources.

Some of the benefits of working at Auto/Mate include:

• The Body/Shop: in office gym
• Tuition reimbursement
• Casual dress work environment
• Flexible work hours
• Wellness program
• Discounted pet insurance, cell phone plans, home and auto insurance
• Discounted new car purchases and auto maintenance
• Company events including large holiday party, Hawaiian Day BBQ, as well as employee outings to amusement parks, wine tours & more
• Bagel Thursdays and regular visits from food trucks
• Paid time off for volunteering with a philanthropy committee that actively seeks out volunteer opportunities
• Company paid health and life insurance plans

The “Best Places to Work” winners will receive their awards at a special luncheon on Friday, December 4th at the Hilton Garden Inn Troy.

For information on career opportunities with Auto/Mate, contact David Druzynski at (877) 340-2677 or visit http://www.automate.com/careers/

About Auto/Mate

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems is a leading provider of dealership management system (DMS) software to retail automotive dealerships, typically saving dealers thousands of dollars per month from their current provider. Our Automotive Management Productivity Suite (AMPS) is a user-friendly, feature-rich DMS in use by more than 1,100 auto dealers nationwide. Auto/Mate has received DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards in 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Auto/Mate’s employees have more than 940 years of combined experience working in franchised auto dealerships, the foundation of its “Designed By Car People For Car People^TM” slogan. Auto/Mate is committed to winning its customers’ business each and every month with no long-term contracts and free software upgrades. For company updates, follow us on Twitter @AutoMateDMS