Military Career Development - Military Times EDGE
Best for Vets 2011: Employers
Military Time's EDGE surveyed Fortune 1,000 companies and top government contractors and rated their vet-friendliness in three areas: recruiting, corporate culture and reserve policies. We looked for companies that could prove they make veterans a priority — not just with slogans and statements of support, but with programs, policies and positive track records. Listed alphabetically by category, here's who came out on top:
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- Recruiting: Budget and personnel dedicated to military hiring, venues where jobs were marketed to veterans, percentage of new hires who were veterans
- Reserve policies: Pay and benefits for activated reservists, policies to accommodate and support their deployments
- Corporate culture: Representation of veterans in the work force and on the executive team, retention of veterans, programs for military spouses and dependents and involvement in military and veterans causes
| Company | Total employees | Percentage who are veterans | Total new hires in 2010 | Percentage who were vets | Percentage of executives who are vets | Recruiters, hiring managers get training about military |
Recruiters who are veterans |
Orientation contains elements for vets |
Special training for veterans |
Mentoring among veterans/ reservists |
Hiring program for spouses |
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| BNSF Railway Co. | 38,000 | 16-20% | 1,437 | 17% | 16-20% |  |
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| LMI | 920 | more than 25% | 161 | 25% | more than 20% | |
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| Union Pacific Railroad | 43,500 | 16-20% | 1,589 | 20% | 6-10% | |
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| Aon Corp. | 59,184 | 1-5% | not available | not available | 1-5% | |
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| Bank of America | 260,000 | 6-10% | 40,425 | less than 1% | 6-10% | |
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| CACI International Inc. | 13,700 | 16-20% | 3,327 | 30% | more than 20% | |
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| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 126,000 | 21-25% | not available | not available | more than 20% | |
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| Merck & Co. | 82,000 | 1-5% | 1,500 | 4% | 1-5% | |
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| USAA | 23,000 | 16-20% | not available | 16% | 6-10% | |
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| Waste Management Inc. | 44,000 | 6-10% | 5,350 | 6% | not available | |
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| Alion Science and Technology | 3,100 | more than 25% | 638 | 56% | more than 20% | |
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| BAE Systems Inc. | 46,200 | 11-15% | not available | not available | 11-15% | |
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| Concurrent Technologies Corp. (CTC) | 1,352 | 16-20% | 253 | 14% | 1-5% | |
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| CSC | 94,000 | not available | not available | not available | not available | |
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| DaVita Inc. | 34,000 | 1-5% | 7,584 | 3% | 1-5% | |
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| Dominion Resources Services Inc. | 15,689 | 6-10% | 603 | 17% | not available | |
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| Eastman Chemical Co. | 10,000 | not available | 284 | not available | 6-10% | |
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| General Electric | 287,000 | 6-10% | not available | not available | 1-5% | |
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| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 240,000 | 1-5% | 69,000 | 1.2% | 1-5% | |
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| MetLife | 66,600 | 6-10% | 5,472 | 11% | 6-10% | |
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| Prudential Financial | 40,000 | 6-10% | 3,100 | 4% | 1-5% | |
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| Sears Holdings Corp. | 280,000 | 1-5% | not available | not available | 1-5% | |
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| Serco Inc. | 11,000 | 16-20% | 3,300 | 18% | more than 20% | |
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| Siemens | 405,000 | 6-10% | 3423 | 8% | 1-5% | |
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| The General Motors Co. | 78,000 | 6-10% | 1,306 | less than 1% | 6-10% | |
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| The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. | 26,800 | 1-5% | not available | not available | 1-5% | |
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| URS Federal Service | 14,900 | more than 25% | 3,649 | not available | 16-20% | |
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| Boeing | 165,000 | 6-10% | 7,000 | 12% | 6-10% | |
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| CDW | 6,200 | 1-5% | 1,673 | 3% | not available | |
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| CenturyLink | 47,500 | 1-5% | 8,354 | 1% | 0% | |
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| Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | 12,500 | 1-5% | 1,165 | 1% | 1-5% | |
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| Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 10,640 | 1-5% | 3,419 | 5% | 0% | |
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| Deloitte | not available | not available | not available | not available | not available | |
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| Ecolab | 27,000 | 6-10% | 1,420 | 5% | 6-10% | |
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| Express Scripts Inc. | 14,000 | 1-5% | 3,751 | 2% | 1-5% | |
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| Humana Military Healthcare Services Inc. | 1,650 | 11-15% | 107 | 11% | more than 20% | |
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| Kearney & Co. | 408 | 6-10% | 120 | 6% | more than 20% | |
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| Progressive Insurance | 25,000 | 6-10% | 2,354 | 2% | 0% | |
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| Southern Co. | 26,000 | 11-15% | 1,042 | 15% | 1-5% | |
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| Southwest Airlines | 35,000 | not available | not available | not available | not available | ||||||
| State Farm Insurance | 64,632 | not available | 4,250 | not available | not available | |
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| Total System Services Inc. | 8,092 | 6-10% | 303 | not available | 6-10% | |
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| Travelers | 31,807 | 1-5% | 3,109 | 3% | 1-5% | |
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| U.S. Bank | 63,026 | 1-5% | 20,000 | not available | 16-20% | |
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| US Airways Inc. | 4,000 | more than 25% | not available | not available | 1-5% | |
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| Company | Life insurance | Promotion opportunities | Pay raises | Profit sharing | Retirement contributions | Sick days | Vacation day accrual | Does the company give activated reservists their full civilian pay, the difference between their military and civilian pay, or a combination? | |||
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Full difference, no limit | |||
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Full difference, no limit | |||
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| Aon Corp. | |
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Full difference for 5 years | |||
| Bank of America | |
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| CACI International Inc. | |
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Full difference for 6 months | ||||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | |
Full difference, no limit | |||||||||
| Merck & Co. | |
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Full difference, no limit | |||||
| USAA | |
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Combination of full and difference | |||
| Waste Management Inc. | |
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Full difference, no limit | |||
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| Alion Science and Technology | |
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Full civilian pay for 3 weeks | |||
| BAE Systems Inc. | |
Full difference for 11 months | |||||||||
| Concurrent Technologies Corp. (CTC) | |
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Full difference, no limit | ||||
| CSC | |
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Full difference for 1 year | ||||||||
| DaVita Inc. | |
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Full difference for 5 years | |||
| Dominion Resources Services Inc. | |
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Full difference for 5 years | |||
| Eastman Chemical Co. | |
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Full difference, no limit | |||
| General Electric | |
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Combination of full and difference | ||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | |
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Full civilian pay | ||||||
| MetLife | |
Full difference for 1 year | |||||||||
| Prudential Financial | |
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Combination of full and difference | |||||
| Sears Holdings Corp. | |
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Full difference for 5 years | |||
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Full difference for 60 days per year | |||||
| Siemens | |
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Full difference for 1 year | ||||||||
| The General Motors Co. | |
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Full difference, no limit | |||
| The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. | |
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| URS Federal Service | |
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Full difference for 3 months | ||||||||
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| Boeing | |
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Full difference; no limit | ||||
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Full difference for 2 years | |||
| CenturyLink | |
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Full difference for 1 year | |||
| Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | |
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Full difference for 2 years | ||||
| Chesapeake Energy Corp. | |
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| Deloitte | |
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| Ecolab | |
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Full difference for 6 months | ||||||
| Express Scripts Inc. | |
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| Humana Military Healthcare Services Inc. | |
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Full difference, no limit | |||||||
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Full civilian pay for 1 week | ||||
| Progressive Insurance | |
Full difference, up to 1 month full pay | |||||||||
| Southern Co. | |
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Full difference, no limit | |||
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Full civilian pay for 2 weeks | |||
| State Farm Insurance | |
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Full difference, no limit | |||||
| Total System Services Inc. | |
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Full difference, no limit | ||||
| Travelers | |
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Full difference, no limit | ||||
| U.S. Bank | |
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| US Airways Inc. | |
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