Cisco named “Best Companies to Work For”

FORTUNE’s annual “Best Companies to Work For” list is out, and Cisco has been placed in the top 25 (No. 16 overall and No. 4 for large-sized companies) for the fifth consecutive year.

Cisco has been a part of this list ever year since its inception in 1998—our unique culture of transparency and openness continues to drive these types of recognitions.

What makes Cisco a great place to work?

“We are trusted to do our jobs.  We go through a gauntlet of interviews to get a job at Cisco.  Sure, we have to the appropriate educational background and/or work experiences, but we also have to be a cultural fit into the company and the teams that we’ll be working with.  What is Cisco’s culture?  I work hard and trust my colleagues to work hard…I haven’t been let down.  I work with creative, innovative professionals and we all know that a collaborative work environment creates a better product.  It is as simple as “two heads are better than one.”.

Our exectives trust their teams to vet ideas and come to them with appropriate recommendations so that good decisions can be made.  We are treated as professionals…and we act the same.  We collaborate on projects and share any glory or any blame.  Quality of life and work/life balance is also very important.  We do work hard, but we are also given the flexibility to complete our work when (or where) we need to.  Again, trust.” says John Earnhardt, Cisco Senior Manager.

Here are Cisco’s rankings on this prestigious list through the years:

1998 – 25th
1999 – 24th
2000 – 3rd
2001 – 3rd
2002 – 15th
2003 – 24th
2004 – 28th
2005 – 27th
2006 – 25th
2007 – 11th
2008 – 6th
2009 – 6th

Below the “100 Best Companies to for 2010“:

1. SAS
2. Edward Jones
3. Wegmans Food Markets
4. Google
5. Nugget Market
6. DreamWorks Animation SKG
7. NetApp
8. Boston Consulting Group
9. Qualcomm
10. Camden Property Trust
11. Robert W. Baird & Co.
12. Bingham McCutchen
13. W. L. Gore & Associates
14. Recreational Equipment
15. Zappos.com
16. Cisco
17. Methodist Hospital System
18. Whole Foods Market
19. Genentech
20. Devon Energy
21. NuStar Energy
22. Johnson Financial Group
23. Umpqua Bank
24. Goldman Sachs Group
25. Novo Nordisk
26. CHG Healthcare Services
27. Scottrade
28. JM Family Enterprises
29. Quicken Loans
30. Alston & Bird
31. PCL Construction Enterprises
32. Baptist Health South Florida
33. Shared Technologies
34. Chesapeake Energy
35. American Fidelity Assurance Co.
36. Container Store
37. Aflac
38. Scooter Store
39. TDIndustries
40. Scripps Health
41. QuikTrip
42. Adobe Systems
43. Salesforce.com
44. Ernst & Young
45. USAA
46. OhioHealth
47. J. M. Smucker
48. FactSet Research Systems
49. Mercedes-Benz USA
50. King’s Daughters Medical Center
51. Microsoft
52. Booz Allen Hamilton
53. Nordstrom
54. Paychex
55. Mayo Clinic
56. CarMax
57. DPR Construction
58. Four Seasons Hotels
59. Monsanto
60. Indiana Regional Medical Center
61. Brocade Communications Systems
62. Kimley-Horn
63. Southern Ohio Medical Center
64. Stew Leonard’s
65. Arnold & Porter
66. Plante & Moran
67. EOG Resources
68. Men’s Wearhouse
69. MITRE
70. Deloitte
71. PricewaterhouseCoopers
72. McCormick and Company
73. American Express
74. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
75. Perkins Coie
76. Balfour Beatty Construction
77. Baker Donelson
78. Mattel
79. Meridian Health
80. Build-A-Bear Workshop
81. Atlantic Health
82. Marriott International
83. S. C. Johnson & Son
84. Accenture
85. Arkansas Children’s Hospital
86. Publix Super Markets
87. National Instruments
88. KPMG
89. Bright Horizons
90. General Mills
91. FedEx
92. Gilbane
93. Starbucks Coffee
94. Intuit
95. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
96. LifeBridge Health
97. Herman Miller
98. Intel
99. Winchester Hospital
100. Colgate-Palmolive

References:

• http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2010/full_list/
• http://blogs.cisco.com/news/comments/cisco_fortune_2010/