20 Great Employers for New Grads

Fortune teamed up with Experience Inc. to find companies that offer impressive perks to new hires just out of college - ranging from generous salaries to workplace flexibility, from enviable benefits to serious growth opportunities.

Capital One
Capital One
Headquarters: McLean, VA
2006 Revenues: $15.2 billion
Full-time employees: 32,000
Website: http://www.capitalone.com
Get quote: COF
Type of company: Banking and finance

What makes it so great? A highly competitive application process involving interviews and placement testing sorted out 190 candidates last year from a pool of 10,000 applicants hoping to work as analysts, data analysts or statisticians. The reason? Salaries for new graduates start at $53,000 per year along with a competitive bonus and benefits package. New hires are given three weeks' vacation and 10 company holidays, plus they have the option to purchase an additional week off. Associates are encouraged to manage their work and personal life with flexible schedules.


Lehman

Electronic Arts

PWC

Randstad

PNNL

Rockwell

TFA

Qualcomm

Key Bank

Northrop

Intel

CapitalOne

Microsoft

Stockamp

Progressive

Sprint

Citi

Hyatt

CDW

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