2013 Employer Profile
No.
22
Prudential Financial
http://www.prudential.com
Why you want to work there
IT employees at this Newark, N.J.-based life insurer value the company's support for work/life balance. During Hurricane Sandy, they were able to stay home and tend to their families' needs while using remote access capabilities to remain in contact with the office and keep systems up and running with zero disruptions to customers. Prudential sponsors Workforce Opportunity Services, an organization that provides education and career opportunities to urban high school graduates and post-9/11 military veterans. In 2012, the company hired 24 veterans from the VETalent program, offering them jobs in IT, operations and customer service.
Editor's note: A data sorting error caused incorrect data for Prudential to appear when the chart below was first published. The error has been corrected.
- Rank by company size:
- Large, No. 12
Employee Statistics
Total U.S.-based employees: 18,951
Total U.S.-based IT employees: 2,024
IT employee turnover in 2012: 3%
IT promotions in 2012: 6%
Training
Training days offered per IT employee in 2012: 3
Training budget per IT employee in 2012: $1,976
Women in IT
Total percentage of women within IT: 34%
Percentage of IT managers who are women: 25%
Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are women: 37%
Minorities in IT
Total percentage of minorities within IT: 33%
Percentage of IT managers who are minorities: 24%
Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are minorities: 36%