A Closer Look at the Top Companies

Fair & Open Work Environment (Overall): 9.1
Fair, Open Management Style: 8.6
Equal Opportunity to Succeed: 9.8
Personal Initiative, Shared Goals: 8.8

Personal Benefits (Overall): 9.4
Realistic Workload/Supportive Company: 8.7
Respect for Employee Personal Life: 9.7
Satisfying Benefits Package: 9.8

Among Reasons It Was Nominated:
• benefits such as free gym, flex schedules, fair pay
• company’s mission
• hires top talent

4 Meredith Corp.
Des Moines, Iowa (headquarters); New York; Chicago; Los Angeles; San Francisco
www.Meredith.com
A media and marketing company with businesses centering on magazine and book publishing, television broadcasting, integrated marketing and interactive media. Meredith has approximately 400 books in print. It also publishes magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle and Ladies’ Home Journal, and approximately 200 special-interest publications.

➜ Overall Rating: 88.9

Company size: Large

Satisfying, High-Performance Company (Overall): 9.5
Overall Job Satisfaction: 8.7
Reputation, Performance & Pride: 10.0
Supportive Employees & Team Spirit: 9.8

Fair & Open Work Environment (Overall): 8.2
Fair, Open Management Style: 8.3
Equal Opportunity to Succeed: 7.6
Personal Initiative, Shared Goals: 8.9

Personal Benefits (Overall): 9.1
Realistic Workload/Supportive Company: 8.3
Respect for Employee Personal Life: 9.7
Satisfying Benefits Package: 9.1

Among Reasons It Was Nominated:
• advancement opportunities
• supportive environment among co-workers
• pride in company brand

5 State University of New York (SUNY) Press
Albany, N.Y.
www.SUNYPress.edu
Publishes scholarly and trade books in the humanities and social sciences, and has attained national recognition in the areas of education, philosophy, religion, Jewish studies, Asian studies, political science and sociology, with increasing growth in the areas of literature, film studies, communication, women’s studies and environmental studies. SUNY Press has an annual output of approximately 200 books and a backlist of 3,400+ titles.

➜ Overall Rating: 88.9*

Company size: Small

Satisfying, High-Performance Company (Overall): 9.2
Overall Job Satisfaction: 8.8
Reputation, Performance & Pride: 9.3
Supportive Employees & Team Spirit: 9.3