Who Are You Working For?

Monday, April 20, 2009

I guess it probably depends on what division, who your boss is - and so on and so on - but if you're interested, Diversity Inc. just put out a list of the top 10 companies who are Asian American friendly (meaning you may want to work for them).

Here's the top 3:

No. 1: Abbott, No. 16 in the DiversityInc Top 50
Abbott gets a perfect score for its mentoring best practices, including training and formal follow-up to assess results. Fourteen percent of its U.S. work force and 17 percent of its new hires are Asian American.

No. 2: Wells Fargo & Co., No. 31 in the DiversityInc Top 50. Also No. 8 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Recruitment & Retention; No. 2 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees; and No. 10 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Latinos. The 17-member board of directors has an Asian-American member. The bank spends 22 percent of its philanthropic endeavors on multicultural nonprofits, including Asian Pacific Rim Foundation and Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund.

No. 3: American Express Co., No. 13 in the DiversityInc Top 50. Also No. 1 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Recruitment & Retention and No. 5 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Executive Women. Asian Americans are 10 percent of U.S. managers but receive 19 percent of management promotions. The company has a strong Asian-American employee-resource group called Asian Network at Amex (ANA).
Check out the article for the full top 10.