2013 Employer Profile
No.
8
Qualcomm
http://www.qualcomm.com
Why you want to work there
Not surprisingly, communication is a priority at this San Diego-based vendor of wireless communications technologies. CIO Norm Fjeldheim gives IT employees a chance to discuss whatever is on their minds at monthly "Nosh With Norm" lunch meetings for groups of 12 to 15 people. IT workers are also encouraged to suggest products and services that might improve processes. The most recent winner of the company's annual IT Innovation Award received a $10,000 bonus for imagining and implementing a number of data center improvements that yielded substantial cost savings and helped the department win several awards for data center innovation and for going green.
Read more about this Best Place to Work.
- Rank by company size:
- Large, No. 3
Employee Statistics
Total U.S.-based employees: 18,395
Total U.S.-based IT employees: 1,379
IT employee turnover in 2012: 6%
IT promotions in 2012: 15%
Training
Training days offered per IT employee in 2012: 4
Training budget per IT employee in 2012: $1,015
Women in IT
Total percentage of women within IT: 26%
Percentage of IT managers who are women: 30%
Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are women: 24%
Minorities in IT
Total percentage of minorities within IT: 40%
Percentage of IT managers who are minorities: 38%
Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are minorities: 41%