Young software engineers looking for a dream job could do a lot worse than Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT). Per Business Insider, research firm Great Place to Work has released its annual list of the best large companies to work for and both Google and Microsoft rank high on the list. Google, which ranked second on the list, was singled out by one employee for feeling more like a “home” than most businesses, while fifth-ranked Microsoft was praised by an employee for being a place that “truly cares about their employees.” Other big-name tech companies on the list were fifteenth-ranked Intel (INTC) and twenty first-ranked Cisco (CSCO).
Google, Microsoft named among top five ‘best places to work’ in the world
Published Nov 15th, 2012 7:40AM EST
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Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.
