FRAMINGHAM, MA--(Marketwired - Jun 17, 2013) - IDG's Computerworld -- the IT media brand dedicated to providing peer perspective, IT leadership and business results -- releases the 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list. The list is compiled by the Computerworld editorial team based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention, as well as a worker satisfaction survey completed by a random sampling of IT employees at the participating organizations. To honor the 20 th anniversary of the Best Places to Work in IT list, an online package including a database of all the organizations that have made the list over the past 20 years has been created.
"We applaud the organizations on the Best Places to Work in IT list for creating and sustaining dynamic IT work environments," said Scot Finnie, editor in chief of Computerworld . "This year, several new organizations have joined the stalwarts that make the list year after year. It's clear that the best IT workplaces are constantly raising the bar with great benefits, new learning opportunities, access to cutting-edge technologies and challenging business-critical projects."
What Makes an Organization a Best Place to Work? Benefits are one of the most valued criteria used in determining if an organization makes the Best Places to Work in IT list. These are the top 5 benefits offered by employers on this year's list:
- 100% offer health insurance
- 100% offer paid vacation
- 100% offer a 401(k)/403(b) plan
- 99% offer an employee assistance program
- 98% offer reimbursement for technology certifications
Additional information about the 100 organizations named to the 2013 list, as well as the results of the 20th annual Best Places to Work in IT survey, can be read in the June 17, 2013 issue of Computerworld and at http://bit.ly/19lYrCJ .
Computerworld 's Best Places to Work in IT 2013:
1. Quicken Loans 2. USAA 3. CareerBuilder 4. Commonwealth Financial Network 5. World Wide Technology 6. Sharp Healthcare 7. Transocean 8. Qualcomm 9. Genentech 10. PricewaterhouseCoopers 11. National Rural Electric Cooperative Association 12. General Mills 13. Erickson Living 14. National Information Solutions Cooperative 15. Verizon Wireless 16. Jet Propulsion Laboratory 17. Applied Materials 18. Securian Financial Group 19. CSX 20. Lehigh Valley Health Network 21. OhioHealth 22. Prudential Financial 23. Vanguard Group 24. SAS Institute 25. Monsanto 26. American Fidelity Assurance 27. Principal Financial Group 28. Nationwide Mutual Insurance 29. CHG Healthcare Services 30. Cancer Treatment Centers of America 31. Texas Health Resources 32. Caesars Entertainment 33. LINN Energy 34. Kaiser Permanente 35. University of Notre Dame 36. Cedars-Sinai Health System 37. Reed Technology & Information Services 38. Discover Financial Services 39. Jack Henry & Associates 40. UHC (University HealthSystem Consortium) 41. Altria Client Services 42. HCA 43. Miami Children's Hospital 44. NextEra Energy 45. Cerner 46. Palmetto Health 47. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 48. MetroStar Systems 49. AT&T 50. George Washington University 51. DTE Energy 52. PPG Industries 53. Ascension Health 54. Medtronic 55. DHL Express 56. Rackspace 57. Secure-24 58. Raytheon 59. Intuit 60. Grant Thornton 61. Sherwin-Williams 62. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) 63. Northwestern Mutual 64. BNSF Railway 65. Sacramento Municipal Utility District 66. OCLC Online Computer Library Center 67. Carolinas HealthCare System 68. Chesapeake Energy 69. Genesis HealthCare System 70. Johns Hopkins Medicine 71. Campbell Soup 72. FedEx 73. CME Group 74. SimpliVity 75. Enova International 76. International Paper 77. Paychex 78. WellPoint 79. FireHost 80. Dow Chemical 81. Avanade 82. DeVry 83. Edward Jones 84. Heartland Payment Systems 85. Kellogg 86. CDW 87. Aflac 88. Noah Consulting 89. Health Care Service Corp. 90. Ping Identity 91. Coca-Cola Enterprises 92. SEI 93. Nova Southeastern University 94. Southern Co. 95. Astellas Pharma US 96. American University 97. Humana 98. Automatic Data Processing 99. NIIT Technologies 100. Quintiles
To learn more about Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT and nominate your organization for 2014 visit: http://bit.ly/1bsmsEJ . Nominations are open through November 2013. If you have questions about the program contact: bestplaces@computerworld.com .
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About the Best Places to Work in IT The Best Places to Work in Information Technology (IT) list is an annual ranking of the top 100 work environments for technology professionals by IDG's Computerworld. The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention. In addition, Computerworld conducts extensive surveys of IT workers, and their responses factor heavily in determining the rankings.
About Computerworld Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers, providing peer perspective, IT leadership and business results. Computerworld's award-winning website ( www.computerworld.com ), bi-weekly publication, focused conference series, custom solutions and custom research forms the hub of the world's largest (40+ edition) global IT media network and provides opportunities for IT solutions providers to engage this audience. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over 3.5 million unique, monthly visitors (Omniture, August 2012) and was recognized as the Best Website by ASBPE and TABPI in 2012. Computerworld is published by IDG Enterprise, a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading media, events and research company. Company information is available at www.idgenterprise.com .
