These 13 Tech Companies Have No Problem Attracting Top Talent
Click through the slideshow to view the top 13 tech companies attracting U.S. professionals.
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LinkedIn knows a thing or two about what employees value in employers. Based on its data, it has released what it calls its list of 'top attractors.' Click through the slideshow to see the 13 top tech attractors in the U.S.
Anyone who works in tech may have at one point or another in their career fantasized about working at Google. There is even a movie, called The Internship, that was released in 2013 and stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughan, documenting this desire.
According to LinkedIn, the company is one of the best to work for, offering competitive benefits, and obsessing over employee happiness.
Google is also known for bringing women into leadership roles.
If you’ve ever experienced Dreamforce, Salesforce’s annual conference, you may have seen first-hand how passionate Salesforce employees are about the company. According to LinkedIn, this passion is for good reason: the company is invested in the wellness of its employees, even consulting Buddhist monks in the design of its new San Francisco office, incorporating quiet areas and spaces to meditate throughout the space.
Benefits like four-month paid parental leave for all full-time employees are attractive to people looking for a job, but the allure of steady increasing revenue is also doing a good job bringing talent through the doors at Facebook, LinkedIn says.
Working on cutting-edge products, flexibility and diversity are all reasons LinkedIn named Apple one of the top attractors in the U.S.
Amazon has not always had it easy in the press after an article two years ago in the New York Times called its workplace “bruising” and unforgiving. But the company has been making moves in a positive direction, improving parental leave benefits, and testing a new program that would give part-time employees the same benefits as its full-time employees.
According to LinkedIn, despite the bad press, applications for Amazon jobs are up 25 percent since last year.
Like Amazon, Uber’s workplace culture has not had the best reputation, at least from its drivers’ perspective. However, according to LinkedIn, “its 6,700 official employees enthusiastically back Uber’s mission to change livery as we know it” and is “by far the most valuable unicorn, at $62.5 billion” – which certainly must count for something.
Microsoft, which is actually LinkedIn’s parent company, made the list of the top attractors for its unique approach to career development which it calls “an individual adventure” and provides resources and supports for employees to become a specialist or generalist. (LinkedIn says the list was finalized before it was acquired.)
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey definitely scored some points with employees last year when he decided to give employees one-third of his stock. Employee happiness, helped along by its 20-week paid paternity leave, also contributes to it being a top attractor.
A culture that fosters a sense of belonging and a mission that resonates with employees makes Airbnb a top attractor, LinkedIn says. Travel vouchers for employees to experience Airbnb properties are another perk its employees can’t get enough of.
As one of the top enterprise SaaS vendors, Adobe is known as a great place to work because it supports innovation. To that end, according to LinkedIn, it has launched a program called Kickbox to help employees develop and test ideas with funding and support.
Happy customers = happy employees. According to LinkedIn, Workday boasts a customer satisfaction rate of 98 percent, and its employees get unlimited vacation days.
Pandora swears by bringing on people who already love its product and music, offering on-site concerns and in-office instruments. It also has a focus on gender diversity: nearly 50 percent of its workforce is female, according to LinkedIn.
A focus on data and no drama make Tableau a great place to work, according to LinkedIn. Tableau staffers share a serious passion for data, bonding over “Iron Viz” competitions – “like Iron Chef but with data visualizations.”
A focus on data and no drama make Tableau a great place to work, according to LinkedIn. Tableau staffers share a serious passion for data, bonding over “Iron Viz” competitions – “like Iron Chef but with data visualizations.”
Tech companies are known for their impressive perks for employees that extend well beyond free food, and include benefits such as competitive parental leave. But there are a multitude of reasons that U.S. employees are attracted to certain companies.
Based on new data from LinkedIn, here are the top U.S. tech companies where professionals want to work. Click through the slideshow to view the top 13 tech companies attracting U.S. professionals.
If you're not a unicorn, these perks and benefits may seem out of reach, but helping employees achieve work-life balance, feel like their work is challenging and valued, and have a little bit of fun here and there can do wonders in making your company – whatever it's size – a great place to work.
Talkin’ Cloud wants to know: What kind of measures does your company take to ensure it is attracting the best and brightest? Please share your thoughts and tips in the comments.
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