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Fortune,
Computerworld Name Xerox Among Top Companies
for Minorities, IT Professionals to Work
 Xerox
Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has earned recognition from
two top publications this week for being one of the
best places to work in the United States.
Xerox
was named to Fortune magazine's list of "50
Best Companies for Minorities" and at No. 17 was
the highest-ranking technology company.  The
company also was included in IDG Computerworld's
"100 Best Places to Work in IT" annual ranking,
moving up to No. 65 from No. 81 last year.
Both
awards reflect Xerox's longstanding commitment to diversity
and to fostering a top workplace environment. Xerox
has been included on Fortune's list every year
since it began seven years ago, and it is the eighth
time in the past 11 years that the company has earned
a Computerworld Best Places to Work ranking.
The
50 companies on Fortune's list "match a
diverse workforce with diversity in their management
ranks and on the board," the magazine reported
Monday in its online coverage. "And they keep raising
the bar."
To compile the Fortune list, which will be published
in the June 28 edition, the magazine contacted the companies
on the Fortune 1000 list as well as the 200 largest
privately held companies. The rankings were derived
from a model that weighs data-driven information such
as the number of minorities in the work force and on
the board, the rate at which minority employees
are hired and fired, and management accountability for
hiring, promotion and retention. Reporters also
talked to employees to gain perspective. Meanwhile,
the Computerworld list, published in the newspaper's
June 14 issue, is derived from taking nominations and
then surveying the qualifying companies to identify
those that were best at providing benefits, training
and development, salary, bonuses and promotions, and
employee satisfaction -- as well as promoting diversity
and successfully retaining staff. All companies were
also required to obtain employee feedback through a
separate random survey.
"The
most-desired benefits remained consistent in recent
years," said Maryfran Johnson, editor in chief,
Computerworld. "IT pros still want access
to leading-edge technologies, training and flexible
work schedules. But our Best Places companies often
go beyond those measures to provide much deeper levels
of job fulfillment."
Xerox
views diversity as a critical business imperative and
has several programs and policies to preserve and promote
inclusion, both inside and outside the company. Among
these are balanced work force initiatives, support of
six independent employee caucus groups, a technical
minority scholarship program for students pursuing degrees
in engineering and technical fields, and a strong supplier
diversity program.
The
company also has long worked to help employees balance
their personal and professional lives by offering a
broad range of benefits, including health care, elder
care, domestic partner benefits, and flex time, job
sharing and telecommuting work options. In addition,
the company offers tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000
per year, first-time homebuyer's assistance and adoption
assistance.
Customer
Contacts: For more information about diversity and careers
at Xerox, visit www.xerox.com/careers.
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