Overall Rankings for 2011 Find the top employer that best suits your needs. Sort the Best Places to Work by key criteria, such as training days, and add filters by region and/or organization size. Note that the more filters you add, the fewer organizations will be listed. OVERALL RANK BEST PLACE TO WORK Sort by key criteria -- Choose an option -- Filter by region -- Choose a region -- Filter by company size -- Choose a size -- 1 USAA 2 Securian Financial Group Inc. 3 General Mills Inc. 4 Genentech Inc. 5 Verizon Wireless 6 University of Pennsylvania 7 Chesapeake Energy Corp. 8 Salesforce.com Inc. 9 Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. 10 Quicken Loans Inc. 11 American Fidelity Assurance Co. 12 Bank of America Corp. 13 Sempra Energy 14 SAS Institute Inc. 15 National Information Solutions Cooperative 16 Kaiser Permanente 17 Prudential Financial Inc. 18 Southern Co. 19 Texas Health Resources Inc. 20 Lehigh Valley Health Network 21 OhioHealth 22 Palmetto Health 23 Medtronic Inc. 24 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 25 CME Group Inc. 1-25 26-50 51-75 76-100 Industry Leading SIEM Solutions Download The ArcSight SIEM Kit
Employer Profile NO. 7 Chesapeake Energy Corp. Oklahoma City [South Central] http://www.chk.com http://www.chk.com/careers Why You Want to Work There Top 10 : No. 2 for retention IT at this oil and gas exploration and production company in Oklahoma City is viewed as core -- not cost. IT staffers get their hands on first-class technology and are exposed to industry-leading business practices. Fitness first Chesapeake's 72,000-square-foot fitness center is a favorite employee perk, offering two complete cardio rooms, two strength and conditioning rooms, a junior Olympic-size swimming pool, a 25-foot rock-climbing wall, one full-size basketball court, one half-size basketball court, an outdoor sand volleyball court, three racquetball/squash courts, an outdoor walking track, three large group exercise rooms, an XRKade (for active gaming) and seven tanning beds. The center also offers more than 70 group exercise classes per week, recreation leagues and tournaments, weight-loss programs, youth programs, maternity fitness programs, online exercise and workout libraries, personal trainers, and a corporate nutritionist. Employees are paid to work out through a Living Well program, which offers up to $1,500 per year per employee for exercising, weight maintenance and active participation in various wellness activities. Money talks All employees are awarded salary, bonus and stock increases twice a year. In 2009, companywide cash increases averaged about 5%, and bonuses averaged about 17%. In addition, employees are awarded restricted stock grants upon hire, and twice a year through the performance management process. Rank by company size Large, No. 6 EMPLOYEE STATISTICS Total employees 10,017 Total IT employees 504 IT employee turnover in 2010 5% IT employee promotions in 2010 18% TRAINING Training days offered per IT employee in 2010 4 Training budget per IT employee in 2010 $1,475 WOMEN IN IT Total percentage of women within IT 23% Percentage of IT managers who are women 22% Percentage of IT staff who are women 23% MINORITIES IN IT Total percentage of minorities within IT 15% Percentage of IT managers who are minorities 7% Percentage of IT staff who are minorities 17% < Prev By Overall Rank Back to the winners Next By Overall Rank > Learn how NetApp can help you make the move to The Real-time Value of BI Does Six Sigma Inspire You? Join the Microsoft Quality & Business Excellence Team.
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Employer Profile NO. 11 American Fidelity Assurance Co. Oklahoma City [South Central] http://www.afadvantage.com http://www.afadvantage.com/careers.aspx Why You Want to Work There IT projects that support corporate goals and are cost-justified are approved by a cross-divisional and multidisciplined group at this health and insurance company, based in Oklahoma City. This focus lets IT manage resources effectively and ensures that efforts are expended in the right areas. A project portfolio management tool provides improved visibility and tracking of initiatives within the division. The company has adopted an updated project methodology based on agile development principles; several projects use the methodology, which blends with the company's project management philosophy and is incorporated into systems development. Perks aplenty The company also offers flexible schedules and alternative work hours, plus a fitness center with classes, a personal trainer and a host of equipment. The all-colleague bonus was instituted as the owner's way of ing "thank you" to all employees for helping the company achieve stated financial goals. IT staffers are recognized in front of executive and divisional management for their contributions. IT managers reserve a certain percentage of the division's budget for monetary awards for employees who exhibit outstanding performance in either systems work or customer service. Rank by company size Small, No. 2 EMPLOYEE STATISTICS Total employees 1,515 Total IT employees 150 IT employee turnover in 2010 4% IT employee promotions in 2010 5% TRAINING Training days offered per IT employee in 2010 5 Training budget per IT employee in 2010 $2,064 WOMEN IN IT Total percentage of women within IT 31% Percentage of IT managers who are women 26% Percentage of IT staff who are women 33% MINORITIES IN IT Total percentage of minorities within IT 17% Percentage of IT managers who are minorities 22% Percentage of IT staff who are minorities 16% < Prev By Overall Rank Back to the winners Next By Overall Rank > Learn how NetApp can help you make the move to cloud computing Use Data to Beat the Competition The Real-time Value of BI Protect Your Network Against Criminal Malware Business Transformation Through Telepresence Industry Leading SIEM Solutions Download The ArcSight SIEM Kit Today And See Why We Are Rated #1 in SIEM. Protect your data with
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