<p>Have any of your graduating (or recently graduated) sons or daughters hired on with any of these employers?</p>
<p>Best</a> big companies to work for - Microsoft (1) - FORTUNE</p>
<p>I don’t think this is much of a surprise. A lot of these jobs are engineering related. Engineers do well.</p>
<p>Are they basing this solely on salary? Publix and Goldman-Sachs beat out Google?? I don’t think so.</p>
<p>When they figure out “best company to work for,” they usually take into account such things as parental leave, time off given for community service, charitable contributions, etc.</p>
<p>[100</a> Best Companies to Work For 2010: Full list - from FORTUNE](<a href=“http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2010/full_list/]100”>100 Best Companies to Work For 2010: Full list - from FORTUNE)</p>
<p>The best company to work for is one you start yourself.</p>
<p>I am happy to have worked at #81 Atlantic Health here in NJ for 32 years.</p>
<p>Also, on that AARP list of great places to work for 50 yrs+…
just perfect timing for me!</p>
<p>I’m interning at Microsoft this summer, I guess I’ll report back. Their benefits package was really nice, though, and they definitely pay well.</p>
<p>I agree with Pandem - to an extent. The process, however, is not for the faint of heart, especially if you have big plans and small ideas. :)</p>
<p>Interesting that about half of the Fortune Best Company list has negative growth, with Starbucks at -27%.</p>
<p>I won’t say which one I work for, but it is in the top 100 on Fortune’s list…we all rolled our eyes when it made the list - it must be a bad year for our company to have made the top 100. I think people are grateful to have jobs and health insurance. </p>
<p>If I had it to do all over again, I would stay out of corporate life. It’s not for people who want to do the right thing - you have to be motivated for short term gain, constantly thinking about self promotion and political strategy. I think the lower level jobs can be pretty fun, and I hope in a few years to have a part time job I enjoy.</p>
<p>Sorry to be a downer!</p>
<p>That list is a little misleading, because for most of those jobs listed will take many years to reach that position.</p>
<p>What makes a good company right out of college is not necessarily what makes a good company 10-20 years later, and few employees these days are able to stay at one company for that long. Plus, in 10-20 years the company will be a completely different place.</p>
<p>As with most ‘best of’ lists, you probably have to start by understanding what criteria they used. At best these are arbitrary rankings since what is important to one person probably means little to someone else. Somewhat like when they rank colleges and there are endless discussions about which is ‘best’. Mostly it seems like its primary purpose is to boost sales of their publication.</p>
<p>does anyone know what college undergrads microsoft hires the most? I read somewhere a longtime ago it was UIUC, but I’m sure if it still is…</p>
<p>^^Sehui04 - Check their corporate website. Many large companies post their college recruiting schedules on their corporate website in the jobs/careers section.</p>
<p>I’m also working at MS this summer. I heard they hire big time out of University of Waterloo.</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t think it takes that long to reach some of those positions. My brother is 23 and is starting with Chesapeake very soon. They are compensating him very well (he is buying a house). I have several friends who were earning six figures with Qualcomm right after graduation. Is there a reason Bain is never on these lists?</p>
<p>Publix has a great reputation for taking care of employees. Additionally, the Jenkins family (who own publix) is well respected due to their continued large charitable donations and support of numerous organizations. They do a great job giving back to their community.</p>
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<p>Your brother is buying a house even before being employed by Chesapeake? How did he get his down payment? </p>
<p>The HR director at Qualcomm could not verify a 6 figure starting salary for a college graduate. I know that person very well.</p>
<p>Maybe six-figures at Qualcomm was a little high, but I know they were very close to it and they’re living more than comfortably in San Diego. Either way, I have always heard that it is a solid place to work.</p>
<p>Signing bonuses and moving expenses will make up a down payment. Obviously, my brother won’t be closing on that until he officially starts. I will say that my brother is two years out of college and has a Master’s degree so his position would not be available to graduates fresh out. I guess I was implying you could reach some of the positions listed in the article as young adults. In other words, they aren’t unattainable to 22-25 year olds although some may be difficult to acquire as brand new graduates.</p>