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ATLANTA – International Data Group's Computerworld has selected Manheim as a 2012 Best Place to Work in Information Technology (IT). This list outlines the top 100 organizations that challenge their IT staffs to drive innovation, while providing employees with great benefits and compensation. Manheim and the other chosen organizations, including Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and FedEx Corp., were featured in a special issue of Computerworld on June 18. |
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The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company performance in categories such as benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention. In addition, Computerworld conducts extensive surveys of IT workers, and their responses factor heavily in determining the rankings. |
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“We are extremely proud to be recognized as a great place to work,” said Lilicia Bailey, senior vice president and chief people officer at Manheim. “We work hard to deliver the types of programs that employees both value and appreciate. In addition, we value our long history of innovation and collaboration – this has fostered a competitive spirit and has resulted in lots of great ideas and innovations for our organization.” |
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Manheim’s benefit packages are generous and include programs that enhance employees’ professional and personal lives, as well as the communities in which they live, including time off for volunteering, tuition reimbursement and a carpool program to encourage conservation. |
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"The organizations on this year's Best Places to Work in IT list consistently seek out and hire the most talented IT people, offer them competitive pay and provide great benefits," said Scot Finnie, editor in chief of Computerworld. "Many of these organizations have spent years building top-notch IT workplaces, and we applaud the amazing work they've done to sustain dynamic environments where IT professionals can work with the latest technologies and play a key role in business-critical projects." |
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Bailey added, “We believe that fostering open and honest communication is at the core of our company’s long-term success.” |
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Manheim continues to be the global auto remarketing leader because it provides a work environment that inspires creativity, passion and excellence. |
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To view all the organizations named to Computerworld’s 2012 list of 100 Best Places to Work in IT, click here http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227166/100_Best_Places_to_Work_in_IT_2012 |
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About Manheim (www.manheim.com) |
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Manheim is the world’s leading provider of vehicle remarketing services. Through its 113 worldwide wholesale operating locations and digital services, Manheim influences every stage of a used vehicle’s life cycle, helping commercial sellers and automobile dealers maximize the full value of their vehicles. Drawing from its auction transaction volume, Manheim Consulting publishes the annual Used Car Market Report, the definitive source of data for the used car industry. Manheim Consulting offers a wide range of services including custom analytics, business optimization and macro economic analysis. |
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Manheim is the online vehicle remarketing leader, connecting buyers and sellers to the world’s largest, most comprehensive wholesale marketplace through its extensive in-lane and digital offerings. Manheim.com receives nearly 900,000 visits each week. |
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Additionally, Manheim offers services including reconditioning, certification, inspections, dealer financing, title management and marshaling, among others. Through its wide array of services and technologies, industry publications, customer support and educational offerings, Manheim gives its customers maximum control over how they buy and sell vehicles, helping them to conduct business in the most efficient way possible. Worldwide, the company handles nearly 8 million used vehicles annually, facilitating transactions worth more than $50 billion in value. |
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Headquartered in Atlanta, Manheim is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, a leading communications, media and automotive services company. |
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About Computerworld Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide, providing peer perspective, IT leadership and business results. Computerworld’s award-winning website (www.computerworld.com), bi-weekly publication, focused conference series and custom research forms the hub of the world’s largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including Magazine of the Year by American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) awards in 2010, the 2009 Best Blog from the Neal awards, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from ASBPE. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over 3.5 million unique, monthly visitors (Omniture, September 2011). Computerworld is published by IDG Enterprise, a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world’s leading media, events and research company. Company information is available at www.idgenterprise.com. Note: All product and company names are trademarks of their respective organizations. |