PITTSBURGH -- 7-Eleven Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corp. have made the list of America's Top 50 Military-Friendly Employers in the fourth annualranking published by G.I. Jobs magazine.
The annual list is a who's who of large corporations that have made the greatest effort and have had the greatest success in hiring military veterans. The list spans the entire industry spectrum of the U.S. economy to include retail, railroads, transportation, defense, energy, financial and business services.
We are at the leading edge of baby boomer retirements. [image-nocss] That, combined with continuing economic expansion, has caused demand for talent to skyrocket, said Chris Hale of G.I. Jobs. If corporate recruiting was a commoditized function before, it certainly isn't now. Companies which have built a solid military recruiting program will enjoy competitive advantages over their peers for decades. The companies on our list have done just that.
Companies represented on the list were predominately headquartered in four primary regions (number of companies): Texas (10), the greater New York City (7) area, Virginia/D.C. (6) and Altanta (5).
In the military, our troops learn how to define a mission, develop a plan, apply resources and execute the plan with superior leadership skills, said Rick McCormack, the publisher. This real world experience solving complex problems at such a young age makes our veterans hot commodities to corporate America. And it's why our Top 50 employers have put their military hiring programs into overdrive.
Due to an increase in corporate demand for transitioning military talent, the pool of companies eligible for the list was increased from 500 (minimum of $4 billion annual revenues) to approximately 2,500 (minimum of $1 billion annual revenues). As a result, the list was increased from Top 25 to Top 50.
Companies were evaluated on their efforts to recruit from the military, results in recruiting from the military and policies for Reserve and Guard members called to active duty. Veteran promotional programs and community involvement were also considered.
G.I. Jobs is published by Victory Media, a veteran-owned business, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa. The company also publishes Veterans Business Journal and Military Spouse.
G.I. Jobs 2006 Top Military-Friendly Employer List
1) Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Neb.
2) The Home Depot, Atlanta
3) Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee
4) BNSF Railway, Fort Worth, Texas
5) USAA, San Antonio, Texas
6) GE, Fairfield, Conn.
7) ITT Corp. Systems Division, White Plains, N.Y.
8) BellSouth, Atlanta
9) ManTech International Corp., Fairfax, Va.
10) Sears Holdings Corp., Hoffman Estates, Ill.
11) JB Hunt Transport Inc., Lowell, Ark.
12) Kellogg, Brown & Root, Houston
13) Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif.
14) CINTAS Corp., Cincinnati
15) Sprint, Reston, Va.
16) Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta
17) Schneider National, Green Bay, Wis.
18) Brinks Inc., Dallas, Texas
19) Coca-Cola Enterprises Atlanta, Georgia
20) Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md.
21) State Farm Insurance Cos., Bloomington, Ill.
22) Morgan Stanley New York, New York
23) Fluor Corp., Irving, Texas
24) Werner Enterprises, Omaha, Neb.
25) Sunbelt Rentals Inc., Charlotte, N.C.
26) Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Va.
27) American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio
28) Southern California Edison, Rosemead, Calif.
29) Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., New York
30 Norfolk Southern, Norfolk, Va.
31) Honeywell, Morristown, N.J.
32) Progress Energy, Raleigh, N.C.
33) American Express, New York
34) Westinghouse Electric Co., Monroeville, Pa.
35) 7-Eleven, Inc. Dallas
36) NVR Inc. (NV Homes/Ryan Homes), Reston, Va.
37) Southwest Airlines, Dallas
38) Vanguard, Valley Forge, Pa.
39) CDW Corp., Vernon Hills, Ill.
40) Smurfit-Stone Container, Chicago
41) Phelps Dodge Corp., Phoenix, Ariz.
42) Corrections Corp. of America, Nashville, Tenn.
43) FMC Technologies, Houston
44) Bank of America Charlotte, N.C.
45) CSX Transportation, Jacksonville, Fla.
46) AT&T Inc., San Antonio, Texas
47) Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J.
48) Southern Co., Atlanta
49) ExxonMobil, Irving, Texas
50) Allstate Insurance Co., Northbrook, Ill.
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