Careers in Computing -- List of Top Companies
The first step in the job search is to create a list of prospective
companies. The following lists focus on the most profitable and
innovative IT firms.
BusinessWeek InfoTech 100- 2006
- Lists the Largest, Fastest Growing & Most Profitable Tech companies
- Short profiles on the 100 companies
- Consists of public US and non-US companies with revenues >$300M
- Ranked by 4 criteria: Return on equity, Revenue growth, Shareholder return and Total revenues.
Business 2.0 - 100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies
2006 CIO 100 - Most Innovative
- 100 companies that demonstrate excellence and achievement in IT
- Categorized by Industry
Computerworld - Premier 100 IT Leaders - 2006
- Honors individuals who have had a positive impact on their organizations through technology.
- Computerworld accepts nominations from across the industry. Eligible nominees include CIOs, chief technology officers, senior vice presidents, vice presidents, IT directors and managers from a cross-section of user and vendor companies and their IT divisions
- Definition of IT leader: Individual who guides the effective use of information technology to improve her company's business performance
Computerworld - Best Places to Work in IT - 2006
- Survey of nearly 17,000 IT employees found that the most-desired benefits include technology, training and flexible work schedules.
- Companies, both public and private, had to have 2004 revenue of $250 million or greater and employ a minimum of 500 people in the U.S., with a minimum of 100 IT employees in the U.S.
- Registration required (free) to view the complete list and report
Deloitte 2005 Technology Fast 500
- Fastest growing technology companies in N. America, based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth over five years (2000-2005)
- Companies must have revenue of at least $50K, be in business for 5 years and headquartered in US or Canada.
Deloitte Canadian 2005 Technology Fast 50
- Annual program that recognizes Canada’s fastest growing technology companies, both public and private, from all technology sectors including software, life sciences, Internet/e-commerce, communications/networking, semiconductors and computer peripherals
- Ranks the 50 fastest-growing technology companies based on the
highest rates of revenue growth during the last five years (2000-2004).
Federal Computer Week - Top GSA Contractors
- List of top contractors on the Information Technology schedule of the U.S. government
- Compiled by Eagle Eye Publishers, a market research firm
- The GSA schedule is a bellweather of market activity
Forbes - 25 Fastest Growing Tech Companies 2006
- Compiled February, 2006
- Company must have at least 10% sales gain in each of the last 5 years, $25M in sales and a positive net income over the last 12 months.
- Industries include defense, computer security, biotech and others.
Forbes - Technology's Top 100 Dealmakers
- The Midas List, compiled in January 2006, identifies individuals who deploy venture capital to create wealth for their investors and build long-lasting companies.
- The ranking formula ignores the original amount invested in a deal, instead weighing most heavily the market capitalization of a venture-backed company at the close of its first day of trading.
- Ranking also depends on a candidate's length of involvement and depth of influence at a startup. Only tech and life sciences companies that have gone public or been acquired within the past five years are considered.
- For 17 years the InformationWeek 500 has tracked the technology practices of the nation's most innovative companies.
- The study, published September 11, 2006, documents the business-technology strategies, investments, and administrative practices of some of America's best-known companies
- The InformationWeek 500 is a detailed source of industry-specific
IT budget information.
InfoWorld- IT Jobs Special Report
- September 18, 2006 issue
- Sections include: Nailing the Interview, How to get a job at Google, 7 Deadly Career Sins and Become your own IT Coach
- Network systems & data communications analysis will increase in demand the most through 2014
- C++ programmers are most in demand
San Francisco Chronicle Top 200 Companies
- The top performing publicly held companies - who they are, where they are and how they have fared financially
- Companies are ranked by revenue, profit, market cap and 12-month return.
- To qualify for the list, a company had to be headquartered in
the Bay Area and its stock had to be traded on a major exchange
between March 31, 2005, and March 31, 2006.
Technology Review - Top 35 Innovators Under age 35
- Published October 2005
- They are inventors, discoverers and entrepreneurs.
- They are chemists, biologists, software engineers and chip designers
- They create their wonders in universities, startups, and large corporations
Check the Career
- The Basics Guide for resources on how to create
a list of target companies.
BOOKS
The Directory of Management Consultants
This directory has sections on Information Technology, eBusiness,
Knowledge Management, Total Quality Management and more.
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The Directory of Executive Recruiters 2005-2006
Includes indexes by Job Functions, Industries, Recruiter Specialties,
Geographical area and Firm. Hi-tech areas include computer equipment,
electronic components, e-commerce, IT implementation, Supply Chain,
Wireless, Network infrastructure and Software.
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The Almanac of American Employers - 2006
Guide to 500 of America's Hottest, Fastest-Growing Major Corporations. Organized by industry group and contains one page company profile for each listing.
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The Career Guide - The Employment Opportunities Directory - 2006
10,000 Employer listings are presented alphabetically, geographically, by industry classification, by company branch locations and by disciplines hired. Companies must have at least 1000 employees to be included in the directory.
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The JobBank Guide to Computer & High-Tech Companies
Includes listings of employers in the fields of hardware, software, networking, Internet Providers, Web technologies, consulting firms and more. Also sections on Employment agencies and professional associations.
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
compiled by the US Department of Labor
Find information about 250 careers including nature of work, working conditions, employment, training, advancement opportunities, job outlook and earnings.
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