100 Best Places to Work in IT 2008
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Why You Want to Work There
This Ivy League university contributes 10% of exempt employees' annual salaries into retirement accounts on their first day of employment. And $2,500 is budgeted annually for each employee's continued development in his current position. In addition, employees have access to Cornell's courses for free. The Technology Scholarship Program provides up to an additional $2,500 in funding for courses and conferences not within an employee's immediate technological area but that might help in their careers. A class called Effectively Managing Your Career provides self-assessment tools and information so employees can find jobs either within the IT department or other parts of Cornell.
| Rank by company size | Medium, No. 27 |
| Employee Statistics | |
| Total employees | 6,175 |
| Total IT employees | 348 |
| IT employee turnover in 2007 | 4% |
| IT employee promotions in 2007 | 10% |
| Training | |
| Training days offered per IT employee in 2007 | 5 |
| Training budget per IT employee in 2007 | $750 |
| Women in IT | |
| Total percentage of women within IT | 31% |
| Percentage of IT managers who are women | 29% |
| Percentage of IT staff who are women | 31% |
| Minorities in IT | |
| Total percentage of minorities within IT | 7% |
| Percentage of IT managers who are minorities | 6% |
| Percentage of IT staff who are minorities | 7% |