100 Best Places to Work in IT 2008: Employer Scorecard

How do the Best Places stack up in key categories?

June 26, 2008 12:00 PM ET

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WHICH OFFERS THE BEST

Benefits?

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
SAS Institute Inc.
Genentech Inc.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.
Pfizer Inc.

Top 5 Benefits

HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF COMPANIES THAT OFFER:

Flexible hours	100%
Employee assistance programs	100%
Health insurance	100%
Paid vacation	100%
College tuition reimbursement	98%

WHICH IS THE BEST AT

Retention?

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Commonwealth Financial Network
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
University of Miami

Top 5 Retention Methods

PERCENTAGE OF BEST PLACES THAT OFFER:

Competitive benefits	100%
Competitive salaries	99%
Tuition reimbursement	99%
Work/life balance	98%
Flexible work hours	98%

WHICH OFFERS THE BEST

Training?

Monsanto Co.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Commonwealth Financial Network
The Mitre Corp.
Securian Financial Group Inc.

A Typical Best Place:

Spends $2,118 per IT employee on training

Offers 6 training days annually for IT staffers

WHICH IS THE BEST AT

Diversity?

Mount Carmel Health System
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
The Capital Group Cos.
Quicken Loans Inc.
University of Pennsylvania

At a Typical Best Place:

33% of IT staff members are women

32% of IT managers are women

27% of IT staff members are minorities

17% of IT staff members are minorities

WHICH OFFERS THE BEST

Career Development?

Cerner Corp.
Rackspace Ltd.
USAA
T-Mobile USA Inc.
CME Group Inc.

At a Typical Best Place:

67% offer IT staffers a formal mentoring programs

49% survey IT staffers about job satisfaction once a year

15% survey IT staffers about job satisfaction more than once a year

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