2012 Employer Profile
No.
33
Vanguard
http://vanguard.com
Why you want to work there
This Valley Forge, Pa.-based investment firm keeps its large custom development projects for retail and institutional clients in-house, giving IT staffers a chance to work with leading-edge technologies and hone their skills. Every IT position has a customized learning map, and the company offers more than 1,200 IT-specific classroom and computer-based courses. IT workers can swap knowledge and share best practices at the internal "IT Hub" site.
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- Rank by company size:
- Large, No. 20
Employee Statistics
Total U.S.-based employees: 12,711
Total U.S.-based IT employees: 2,444
IT employee turnover in 2011: 4%
IT promotions in 2011: 9%
Training
Training days offered per IT employee in 2011: 5
Training budget per IT employee in 2011: $1,391
Women in IT
Total percentage of women within IT: 27%
Percentage of IT managers who are women: 25%
Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are women: 27%
Minorities in IT
Total percentage of minorities within IT: 30%
Percentage of IT managers who are minorities: 15%
Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are minorities: 32%