“Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.” – Jim Collins
So what really is this list of admired companies? Well for one, the original analysis covered 64 industries (who knew there were so many) and is global in nature. Greatness, admired, best. Sounds good, but who is hiring and which of these companies are the best placed to survive the next recession (let alone this one)? Hard to say, but researching the companies that you would like to work for is one of the most important parts of your job search research. Yes, if you have been out of work for any length of time you sometimes feel like you just want to get a job (at any company). But if you have the luxury of choice, do your homework. Today’s post rounds out the top 50 (so there are 6 companies reviewed rather than the usual 5) and covers a broad range of industries (food, manufacturing, retail, electronics, telecommunications and consulting). There were clearly several hundred job opportunities across these sites when I checked.
- General Mills – General Mills, ranked 45 on this list, has a very long list of products that you’ve probably heard of: Chex, Bisquick, Green Giant and many more. Their career page is not clutter and is easy to navigate. It has links on the left for Job Search, Campus, Experienced, Careers and more. The middle of the page has additional links for Job Search, and Campus Events and Career Fairs and Why Work at General Mills (this is part of your research). The Experienced link provides an overview of the types of jobs at General Mills. Click on Job Search to register on the site or select search openings at the bottom which will return a search engine. There were 42 job opportunities when I checked the site.
- Toyota Industries – Perhaps the auto industry is not where you want to be given the state of the industry, but if this is what you do for a living, Toyota is a good place to start your search. A Japanese company and ranked 46 on the list, they do have operations in the US. Their career site is fairly simple with a search engine filling the bulk of the page, you can click on search jobs or search jobs complex (more advanced search engine). Clicking on search jobs for the US yielded 23 job opportunities when I checked.
- Lowe’s – Ranked 47 on the list, Lowe’s is a “do it yourself” retailer similar to Home Depot. As with many retailers, there are a number of career choices when looking at their Careers page. For Lowe’s, these are: Stores, Distribution or Corporate Headquarters. These categories are listed at the top middle of the page. The top of the page also has tabs, one of which is for College Recruiting. The Job Search link (a tab at the top or a box on the middle right hand side of the page) leads to a search engine which allows job search across the entire company. There is a Hot Jobs box on the right hand side of the page categorized by job function. Interestingly, you can subscribe to this section of the page via an RSS link. Searching across the entire company returned 94 job opportunities when I checked.
- AT&T – Best known lately for the iPhone and ranked 48 on the list, AT&T is a well known name in telecommunications dating back to the beginning of the industry’s history (although the “new” AT&T looks nothing like the original). Their careers page has a number of links arranged around a changing picture of people. The same links are available directly below the overview section. The main links are: Career Possibilities, Student Relations, Getting Started and more. The “Job Search & Apply” at the top of the page leads directly to their search engine, but it is worthwhile navigating the rest of their career site to see all of their opportunities. Overall, the site is very well done. Clicking on the Job Search link leads to a page where you can search by category, location or in groups. It does not look like you can search across the entire company but a quick look does reveal well over 100 job opportunities across the company.
- Accenture – This company is ranked 49 on the list and is one of the best known for management consulting, technology services and outsourcing. Their career site has tabs at the top for Working Here, Career Options, Search Jobs and more. The middle of the page has a brief paragraph about the company and a number of other career search tools below this. You can explore where you fit by clicking “Find where you fit”. Search Jobs requires that you use a drop down list of all of the countries where Accenture is located. Click you country from the list to see opportunities. Clicking the US, as an example, returned 381 job opportunities when I checked the site.
- Samsung Electronics – Last of the top 50 is Samsung. A global company, this link leads to their US careers site. The main careers page is fairly understated, with a very brief overview and a Search Jobs link on the left hand side of the page. Click on this leads directly to the search engine which returned 82 job opportunities when I checked.
Good luck in your search.
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