100 Best Companies To Work For in 2008

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100 Best Companies to Work For in 2008

Which are the 100 best companies to work for in 2008? In its annual survey cum study, Fortune has come out with the list of prestigious companies.

What make these companies shine? In the stiff competition for talent, being able to attract and retain the best helps the company succeed.

Learn who these companies are and find out what make them so very special. Pick a few valuable tips from the best, and who knows, your company can be special too.

100 Best Companies to Work For

And the winners are...
See the full list of America's top 100 employers, including detailed company profiles, top locations, and contact information. Plus, post your thoughts on the winners in our Best Companies blog. more

1. Google
6. Cisco Systems
2. Quicken Loans
7. Starbucks
3. Wegmans Food Markets
8. Qualcomm
4. Edward Jones
9. Goldman Sachs
5. Genentech
10. Methodist Hospital System
• See the top 50

BEYOND THE PAYCHECK

Everybody loves Wegmans
See why this grocer is so popular among cashiers and customers alike. more
• How the Mayo Clinic cares

Unusual perks
From scuba classes to free iPods, here are some benefits Best Companies offer that go above and beyond. more
• Perk-Finder: See firms with perks you want
• Best cafeterias - and gyms to work off lunch
• Best places to work... and play

WHY GOOGLE IS NO. 1

What makes Google great
Sure the pay and perks are terrific. But employees also love the opportunity to build their resume and try new things. more
Help Wanted: Google
These cool job openings aren't just for techies. Are you an animal health expert? Lawyer? Submarine cable negotiator? Time to send your resume. more
• 10 fascinating Googlers
• Ex-Googlers: Where are they now?
• 9 things you didn't know about Google

Best employers in your state
California and Texas are home to the most companies on this year's list. See the top employers near you (including interactive maps) and the best places to live nearby. more
• California
• Texas
• New York
• See the rest

25 Top-paying companies
Associates at Bingham McCutchen take home an average $211,017 total compensation annually. See which other top employers offer big paychecks. more
• Biggest bonuses

CAREERS SPECIAL REPORT – BY BUSINESSWEEK

CAREERS SPECIAL REPORT – BY BUSINESSWEEK

This is a great, in-depth and informative article on career by Businessweek. It is a great read and would be beneficial to you in your career.

Topics covered include:

Randstad Bridges the Generation GapThe employment agency teams newbies with older staff to great effect

Confessions of a LinkedIn DropoutBlogger Jeff Pulver quit the professional network in favor of Facebook and urged his friends to do the same. Here's why he's not looking back

How To Make A Microserf SmileWhile Google was turning heads with its employee perks, an unlikely manager took on morale in Redmond

Companies with Quirky PerksFrom basketball tickets to free beer, here are some unusual benefits that companies offer to augment workers' paychecks

Straight Talk At Review TimeMore than 70% of managers admit they have trouble giving a tough performance review to an underachieving employee, according to a survey by Sibson Consulting and WorldatWork. How do you learn the art of delivering constructive criticism?

The Best Places To Launch A Career 2006The top 50 employers for new college grads

Salary WizardFind out what typical salaries are for your job and location

Internships: The Best Places to Start
More than just résumé-padding, these summer opportunities have become great tools for students and employers to find that perfect fit

Slide Show: Interning Your Way to a Job
Believe it or not, big companies are already filling up next summer's slots. Here's our ranking of the top 50 places you may want to launch a career from

Interactive Table: 50 Best Internships
BusinessWeek's first annual ranking of the 50 best U.S. companies for undergraduate internships

The 95 Best Places to Launch a Career
In-depth profiles of all the companies, plus reader forums

The Best Places to Launch a Career
The surprise in BusinessWeek's second annual ranking: Accounting firms have raced to the head of the pack

Behind the Best Places
Our methodology remains the same, but the list is almost twice as large, totaling 95 companies

The College Administrator: What's Different About the Ys
And how companies are adjusting to it

The New Hire: Why I'm Delighted with Deloitte
An intern-turned-consultant settles in

Video: Inside Scoop From Big Four Recruiters
BusinessWeek spoke with three recruiting executives from Big Four accounting firms Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, and PricewaterhouseCoopers

Personalized Ranking Table
An interactive table to create your own personalized ranking

Slide Show: Wacky Ways to Land a Job
The experts weigh in with tales of some of the strangest interview techniques they've seen. While standing out is usually a good thing, there are limits

Teach for America Taps Titans
No. 10 on our list of the Best Places to Launch a Career, the nonprofit is raking in big bucks and raising its profile

Video: Upward Bound at JP Morgan—One Analyst's Personal Account
A former analyst in JP Morgan's Global Training Program talks about her experience and how it led to a job offer at the New York investment bank

Reporter's Journal: Microsoft's Happiness Czar
This narrated slide show describes how big bucks, great benefits, and a newly flexible work environment are making a middle-aged tech company more attractive

The Bottom Line on Next Gen Workers
Universum Communications' CEO talks about the sexiness of accounting, the popularity of tech, and the misunderstood millennial generation.


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http://www.businessweek.com/careers/special_reports/20070914bestplaces.htm

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