Electronic Design, “The authority on Emerging Technologies for Design Solutions” recently released its list of the Top 100 employers. The rigorous 12+ screen evaluation formula, including financial strength, patents filed, design influence, and employee input is found below.
How well do you know these companies? Can you guess the correct answers?
QUIZ:
The following are a sampling of well known companies from the Top 100 Employers List. Match the companies on the right with The Top Employer Rank on the left. The Top Company, as determined by the formula below, is rated #1, and so on.
I’ll give you a hint to get you going: Apple is #1.
Give yourself 10 points for each one you get right and let me know how you do. Answers are found at the bottom of the post. No cheating.
See the formula which determined the ranking scores below. More selection details can be found at this URL: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/19019/
Ranking Sample of Top 100 Companies
#1 __Apple___ AMD
#2 __________ Apple
#3 __________ Cisco
#5 __________ Dell
#6 __________ EMC
#9 __________ GE
#16 _________ HP
#18 _________ IBM
#21 _________ INTEL
#25 _________ Juniper
#33 _________ Microsoft
#47 _________ NTAP
#55 _________ Pitney Bowes
#79 _________ Raytheon
#89 _________ SUN
The formula used to determine the ranking covered:
• Employee growth percentage (2007 versus 2006)
• Sales growth percentage (2007 versus 2006)
• Operating profit growth percentage (2007 versus 2006)
• Operating profit margin improvement points (2007 versus 2006)
• Long-term debt to shareholders equity ratio improvement points (2007 versus 2006)
• 2007 total number of patents issued
• Percentage change in patents issued (2007 versus 2006)
• 2007 stock price closing as a percentage of 2007 stock-price high
• R&D expense change percentage (2007 versus 2006)
• Design influence on semiconductor spending dollars (2007)
• Design influence on semiconductor spending percentage increase (2007 versus 2006)
• 2007 ED Reader Profile Survey bonus points
Bonus points were then awarded based on employee responses to five questions on its 2007 Reader Profile Survey:
• How many job promotions have you achieved at your current place of employment?
• Do you feel that you are being challenged intellectually with the engineering projects you work on at your present job?
• To the best of your knowledge, what is the engineering employment outlook at your company in the coming year?
• Do you feel that your organization is more focused on employee retention this year as compared to a year ago? How would you rate your present job security?
Full Story:
http://electronicdesign.com/Article/ArticleID/19021/19021.html&feed=Top20
Answers: Sun 55; Raytheon 25; Pitney Bowes 79; NTAP 18; MSFT 5; Juniper 3; Intel 21; IBM 47; HP 9; GE 16; EMC 2: Dell 33; Cisco 6; Apple 1; AMD 89.
EMC -- second only to Apple -- in a Best Place to Work quantifiable ranking inclusive of patent filings, design influence, R&D budget, sales growth, and employee opinions -- that's cool!
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How did you do? See "Table 2" for the entertaining findings at the following link: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/19019/
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