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:HOT LIST20082009

A special thanks to the HOT organizations partnering with OUT for Work in 2008-2009

Lockheed MartinErnst & YoungEsuranceIBMChubbNorthrop GrummanSodexoGoldman SachsRaytheonMarriottMerrill LynchThe Bank of New York MellonMerckNordstromAmerican AirlinesPrudentialThe Paxton Companies… and others

WORKFORTHE BEST

HOT LIST: RATING ICONS

: THIS IS

HOT

Dear Student,

OUT for Work, the only national nonprofit organization dedicated to educating, preparing, and empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) college students and their allies for the workplace, is proud to release the 2008 HOT List.

The first HOT List was published in 2007. The H-O-T in ‘The HOT List’ stands for Hiring Out Talent. It’s an index of organizations that brings together two elements that you are concerned with, who’s hiring and how inclusive are these work environments for LGBT employees. Using data from multiple sources and additional criteria developed by OUT for Work, each organization is rated on the level of anticipated entry level hires for the year and their workplace equality for LGBT employees. Using a formula, the combination of these factors then make up an organization’s HOT Rating. The HOT List rating scale consists of the following levels: HOT, HOTTER, and BURNING HOT. This year, out of 123 companies that made the list, 16 achieved our top rating of BURNING HOT. In addition, 24 new companies made it on the index.

We encourage you to use The HOT List as one of your resources when choosing a part time job, an internship, and ultimately a full time position upon graduation. Visit www.outforwork.org for more tools and resources. Sincerely,

Riley B. FoldsFounder/Executive DirectorOUT for Work

BURNING HOTHOTTER

HOT

COMPANY PROJECTED ENTRY- LEVEL HIRES*

WORKPLACE LGBT EQUALITY SCORE

HOT RATING

: P04

AEROSPACE/DEFENSE

AIRLINES

AUTO

APPAREL/FASHION

BANKING/FINANCIAL SERV.

Cargill 2 10 Caterpillar 2 4.5 Boeing 3 10 CH2M Hill 2 8 General Dynamics C4 Systems 1 4 Honeywell 2 10 Lockheed Martin 3 8.5 Northrop Grumman 3 10 Raytheon 2 10 Rockwell Collins 2 7.3 American Airlines (AMR Corp) 1 10 Southwest Airlines 3 9 JC Penney 2 10 Liz Claiborne 1 10 Macy’s (Federated Department Store) 2 10 Avis Budget Group 3 6 Chrysler LLC 2 10 Enterprise Rent-A-Car 3 8.5 Ford Motor Company 2 10 American Express 2 10 Ameriprise Financial Services 1 10 Bank of America 3 10 Cleary Gottlieb 1 10 E*TRADE Financial 1 9.3 Franklin Templeton Investments 1 5 Freddie Mac 2 8.5 HSBC Bank 2 10 Lincoln Financial Group 1 9.5 Merrill Lynch & Co. 2 10 National City 2 5.8 PNC Financial Services Group 3 8 Prudential Financial 2 10 State Street 2 10 SunTrust Banks 1 10 Wachovia 2 10

AGRICULTURAL/INDUSTRIAL

: P05

COMPANY ANTICIPATED ENTRY- LEVEL HIRES

WORKPLACE LGBT EQUALITY SCORE

HOT RATING

Air Products & Chemicals 1 7.5 Amgen 1 8.5 Genentech 2 10 PPG Industries 2 6 Rohm & Haas 1 6 Dell 1 10 EMC 3 4.5 Hewlett-Packard 2 10 Intuit 1 10 Lexmark 1 10 Microsoft 3 10 Xerox 1 10 Accenture 3 10 ADP 1 9.5 Deloitte & Touche USA LLP 3 10 Ernst & Young 3 10 Harris 2 9.5 Kirkland & Ellis 1 10 KPMG 2 10 PricewaterhouseCoopers 3 10 Thomson Corporation 2 9.5 SRA International 2 7.5 Archer Daniels Midland 2 1.5 Compass Group 2 6.5 Hannaford Brothers 1 9.3 Hershey Foods 1 7 Sodexo 3 10 International Paper 2 7 MeadWestvaco 1 8 Weyerhaeuser 2 7.5 Cerner 2 6.5 CIGNA 2 8.5

FOOD/BEVERAGE/GROCERIES

FOREST/PAPER PRODUCTS

HEALTH CARE

CONSULTING/BUS. SERV.

CHEMICAL/BIOTECHNOLOGY

COMPUTER/OFFICE EQUIP.

COMPANY ANTICIPATED ENTRY- LEVEL HIRES

WORKPLACE LGBT EQUALITY SCORE

HOT RATING

Advanced Micro Devices 2 8 Agilent Technologies 1 10 Alcatel-Lucent 1 10 American Power Conversion (APC) 1 5.8 Avaya 1 8.5 Avnet 1 3 Intel 3 10 KLA-Tencor 1 7.3 Motorola 2 10 QUALCOMM 2 9.5 Texas Instruments 1 7.5 Global Hyatt Corp 2 10 Marriott International 2 10 Starwood Hotels & Resorts 2 10 CNA Insurance 1 10 John Hancock Financial Network Keystone Financial Management 1 9.3 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance 1 10 Mutual of Omaha 2 7.5 Nationwide Insurance 1 10 New York Life Insurance 2 8.5 Principal Financial Group 2 10 Progressive Insurance 3 6.5 Travelers 2 5 Unum 1 7.3 FedEx 2 5.5 CSX Transportation 1 8.5 Cummins 2 10 General Electric 3 7.5 Newell Rubbermaid 1 10 Owens Corning 1 9.5 : P06

HOTELS/RESORTS/CASINOS

INSURANCE

MAIL/FREIGHT/DELIVERY

HIGH TECH/PHOTO/SCI. EQUIP.

MANUFACTURING

: P07

COMPANY ANTICIPATED ENTRY- LEVEL HIRES

WORKPLACE LGBT EQUALITY SCORE

HOT RATING

BP 2 10 Chevron 3 10 ExxonMobil 2 0 Shell Oil 1 8.5 Bayer HealthCare 1 1.5 Johnson & Johnson 2 10 Merck 1 10 Amazon.com 2 8 Best Buy 1 10 Kimberly-Clark 2 8.5 Procter & Gamble 2 8.5 Sears, Roebuck and Co. 2 10 Staples 2 9.3 Target 3 8 Toys R Us 1 4.5 Walgreen Company 3 10 Wal-Mart Stores 3 4 Whirlpool 1 10 ALLTEL 1 8 AT&T 2 10 Sprint 2 10 T-Mobile 2 5 Verizon Wireless 1 8.5 Entergy Services 1 8.8 Exelon 1 9.5 Pacific Gas & Electric 2 10 PPL Corporation 1 6 Southern Company 1 4.8

OIL/GAS

PHARMACEUTICALS

RETAIL/CONSUMER PROD.

TELECOM

UTILITIES

*The projected entry level hires was compiled by www.collegegrad.com ** The LGBT equality score is derived from the HRC Corporate Equality Index, for more information on additional

organizations visit www.hrc.org

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