Comments on: 2008 Best Companies to Work For http://newlycorporate.com/2008/01/27/2008-best-companies-to-work-for/ Work, life and the pursuit of happiness for the young professional. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:17:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Myers Briggs: Office Tool or Fortune Cookie? : Brazen Careerist http://newlycorporate.com/2008/01/27/2008-best-companies-to-work-for/#comment-2441 Myers Briggs: Office Tool or Fortune Cookie? : Brazen Careerist Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:33:36 +0000 http://newlycorporate.com/2008/01/27/2008-best-companies-to-work-for/#comment-2441 [...] taken them. Most of us know our types. But are these tests useful in the business world? Should a business use personality tests to stick their employees in their respective personality [...] [...] taken them. Most of us know our types. But are these tests useful in the business world? Should a business use personality tests to stick their employees in their respective personality [...]

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]]> By: Heather http://newlycorporate.com/2008/01/27/2008-best-companies-to-work-for/#comment-1621 Heather Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:39:40 +0000 http://newlycorporate.com/2008/01/27/2008-best-companies-to-work-for/#comment-1621 As one of the team members who worked on the application for one of the top five companies you mentioned, I wanted to make a correction to Brandon's comment. Companies do NOT have to pay FORTUNE -- or the Great Place to Work Institute that manages the applications for the "100 Best" list -- to be ranked. As Melanie stated, they do have to apply -- and companies must invest manpower (and therefore money) to manage the application process. The GPTW Institute can, however, make some money by charging companies for reports after the rankings are released, or for reprints of magazine copies, etc. but I am not sure about the prices for these items. Some companies decide not to apply (such as Apple), but and others cannot apply because they do not meet all of the criteria. (For example, the criteria concerning length of time in business is why Google could only apply recently.) See nomination criteria here: http://www.greatplacetowork.com/best/nominations/nom-100best_eligibility.php I hope that helps clarify things! As one of the team members who worked on the application for one of the top five companies you mentioned, I wanted to make a correction to Brandon’s comment. Companies do NOT have to pay FORTUNE — or the Great Place to Work Institute that manages the applications for the “100 Best” list — to be ranked.
As Melanie stated, they do have to apply — and companies must invest manpower (and therefore money) to manage the application process. The GPTW Institute can, however, make some money by charging companies for reports after the rankings are released, or for reprints of magazine copies, etc. but I am not sure about the prices for these items.

Some companies decide not to apply (such as Apple), but and others cannot apply because they do not meet all of the criteria. (For example, the criteria concerning length of time in business is why Google could only apply recently.) See nomination criteria here: http://www.greatplacetowork.com/best/nominations/nom-100best_eligibility.php

I hope that helps clarify things!

]]> By: Melanie http://newlycorporate.com/2008/01/27/2008-best-companies-to-work-for/#comment-1269 Melanie Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:51:27 +0000 http://newlycorporate.com/2008/01/27/2008-best-companies-to-work-for/#comment-1269 Like Brandon said, companies have to apply each year for this honor. I too work at a company that has been on this list multiple times, and this year we were dropped down quite a bit. Fortune bases 2/3rds of the score on the responses to a survey of the employees and 1/3rd on the application. Like Brandon said, companies have to apply each year for this honor. I too work at a company that has been on this list multiple times, and this year we were dropped down quite a bit. Fortune bases 2/3rds of the score on the responses to a survey of the employees and 1/3rd on the application.

]]> By: Brandon Alsup http://newlycorporate.com/2008/01/27/2008-best-companies-to-work-for/#comment-1259 Brandon Alsup Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:41:42 +0000 http://newlycorporate.com/2008/01/27/2008-best-companies-to-work-for/#comment-1259 One thing to remember with lists like this are that the companies often have to pay to be included on them. Once they pay the fee Fortune will survey the employees and rank them... So if your smaller maybe regional firm isn't on there that could be the reason. On another note, My company dropped like 30 spots this year to the near end. We got an email last week from our CEO explaining the drop and saying he was going to look into the reason. They (management) seemed quite distressed because of our lowering in ranking. One thing to remember with lists like this are that the companies often have to pay to be included on them. Once they pay the fee Fortune will survey the employees and rank them… So if your smaller maybe regional firm isn’t on there that could be the reason.

On another note, My company dropped like 30 spots this year to the near end. We got an email last week from our CEO explaining the drop and saying he was going to look into the reason. They (management) seemed quite distressed because of our lowering in ranking.

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