St. Louis has a strong representation among Fortune Magazine’s “Top 100 Best Companies to Work for List.”
Edward Jones finished second on the list for the second year in a row. Scottrade finished 27th, Monsanto finished 59th and Build-A-Bear Workshop finished 80th.
According to FORTUNE Deputy Managing Editor Hank Gilman, “The most important considerations for this year’s list were hiring and the ways in which companies are helping their employees weather the recession. All 100 companies on our list are currently hiring, representing a total of more than 92,000 open job positions.”
Two-thirds of a company’s score was based on the survey, sent to randomly selected employees. The survey asks questions related to employees’ attitudes about the management’s credibility, job satisfaction and camaraderie. The remaining third is based on a company’s responses to the Institute’s Culture Audit questionnaire, which asks detailed questions about demographics, pay and benefits, and open-ended questions about hiring, communication and diversity.
Information from KSDK and Fortune Magazine contributed to this report.