100 Best Places to Work in IT 2008
Employer Profile
Why You Want to Work There
This top-rated university keeps piling on the benefits. New this year is a free retirement-planning service called LTSave that includes planning tools and expert advice. For a fixed annual fee, employees can opt to have their retirement assets professionally managed at a fraction of the price charged in the commercial marketplace. The IT department offers employees a broad array of technical and managerial training opportunities. This past year, many IT staffers earned or renewed their certifications with vendors such as Microsoft and Cisco, and with organizations such as the ITIL Certification Management Board, BICSI, HDI and the SANS Institute. IT operates an Information Systems Institute for customers that internal IT staffers can also attend. On a case-by-case basis, other job-relevant professional training is provided.
| Rank by company size | Large, No. 3 |
| Employee Statistics | |
| Total employees | 10,691 |
| Total IT employees | 309 |
| IT employee turnover in 2007 | 9% |
| IT employee promotions in 2007 | 10% |
| Training | |
| Training days offered per IT employee in 2007 | 8 |
| Training budget per IT employee in 2007 | $2,975 |
| Women in IT | |
| Total percentage of women within IT | 33% |
| Percentage of IT managers who are women | 36% |
| Percentage of IT staff who are women | 32% |
| Minorities in IT | |
| Total percentage of minorities within IT | 70% |
| Percentage of IT managers who are minorities | 55% |
| Percentage of IT staff who are minorities | 75% |