The 25 best large companies for growing your career

Marguerite WardJul 23, 2020, 17:57 IST

Employees at LinkedIn rated the company highly for professional development opportunities.LinkedIn

Professional development, or the opportunity to advance within a company, is an important factor when considering your next career move.
Career site Comparably surveyed employees from 60,000 large, medium, and small businesses, asking employees to rate their opportunities for professional development.
A number of tech giants made the list for the largest companies offering the most career growth, including Microsoft, Apple, and Google.

It goes without saying that career growth is important. It's how you learn more, take on more responsibility, and earn a higher salary. But it can be difficult to tell which companies have lots of opportunities for career development versus those where professionals stay in the same roles for years.

Career website Comparably surveyed employees from over 60,000 large, medium, and small companies to find out which offered employees the most opportunity to advance. The survey was open from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

A number of tech giants made the list of large employers (those with over 500+ employees) including Apple, Google, and Microsoft. This is the first year since the survey's initial report in 2018 that Facebook did not make the list.

Here are the top 25 large companies rated highly for professional development by employees, ranked in ascending order of positive reviews. You can view the full report here.

25. Smile Brands is a company that provides comprehensive business support services with affiliate dental groups.

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24. Vector Marketing promotes and sells CUTCO, kitchen cutlery, and accessories.

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23. BambooHR is a SaaS (software-as-a-service-based) company providing subscription-based HR software for small and medium-sized enterprises.

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22. Outreach is a sales engagement platform that accelerates revenue growth by optimizing interactions throughout the customer lifecycle.

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21. TTEC is a global customer experience technology and services company headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, focused on the design, implementation, and delivery of customer service.

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21. TTEC is a global customer experience technology and services company headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, focused on the design, implementation, and delivery of customer service.

20. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, commonly referred to as Deloitte, is a multinational professional services network.

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19. ManTech International Corporation is an American defense contracting firm that uses advanced technology to help government and industry clients manage and protect information, support and maintain critical systems, and develop integrated systems to handle complex needs.

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19. ManTech International Corporation is an American defense contracting firm that uses advanced technology to help government and industry clients manage and protect information, support and maintain critical systems, and develop integrated systems to handle complex needs.

18. RingCentral is an American publicly traded provider of cloud-based communications and collaboration solutions for businesses. The company is considered the leader in unified communications as a service in terms of revenue and subscriber seats.

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18. RingCentral is an American publicly traded provider of cloud-based communications and collaboration solutions for businesses. The company is considered the leader in unified communications as a service in terms of revenue and subscriber seats.

17. LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows its members to create business connections, search jobs, and find potential clients.

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16. Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and products.

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15. Qualtrics is a single system of record for all experience data, managing customer, product, employee, and brand experiences on one platform.

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14. Concentrix, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation, is a technology-enabled global business services company specializing in customer engagement and improving business performance.

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14. Concentrix, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation, is a technology-enabled global business services company specializing in customer engagement and improving business performance.

13. Loanpal is a California-based finance technology company that provides financing options for the residential solar industry.

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12. Northside Hospital is a network of hospitals and medical facilities in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area.

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11. Workfront providers cloud-based enterprise work management solutions for enterprise teams.

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10. Whole Foods Market is a supermarket chain owned by Amazon that exclusively sells natural and organic products.

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9. Bell is an American aerospace manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

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8. Zoom Video Communications, Inc. is an American communications technology company that provides video conferencing and online chat services through a cloud-based peer-to-peer software platform.

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8. Zoom Video Communications, Inc. is an American communications technology company that provides video conferencing and online chat services through a cloud-based peer-to-peer software platform.

7. HubSpot is an American developer and marketer of software products for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service.

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6. Sage is a management software company that develops and markets accounting software for small and medium businesses.

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5. Insight Global provides long-term, short-term, temporary-to-permanent, placement staffing, and enhanced staffing services.

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4. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services.

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4. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services.

3. LexisNexis is a corporation providing computer assisted legal research as well as business research and risk management services.

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2. Apple is a multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.

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1. GitLab is a web-based DevOps lifecycle tool that provides a Git-repository manager providing wiki, issue-tracking and continuous integration/continuous deployment pipeline features, using an open-source license, developed by GitLab Inc.

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1. GitLab is a web-based DevOps lifecycle tool that provides a Git-repository manager providing wiki, issue-tracking and continuous integration/continuous deployment pipeline features, using an open-source license, developed by GitLab Inc.

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The 25 best large companies for growing your career

25. Smile Brands is a company that provides comprehensive business support services with affiliate dental groups.

24. Vector Marketing promotes and sells CUTCO, kitchen cutlery, and accessories.

23. BambooHR is a SaaS (software-as-a-service-based) company providing subscription-based HR software for small and medium-sized enterprises.

22. Outreach is a sales engagement platform that accelerates revenue growth by optimizing interactions throughout the customer lifecycle.

21. TTEC is a global customer experience technology and services company headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, focused on the design, implementation, and delivery of customer service.

20. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, commonly referred to as Deloitte, is a multinational professional services network.

19. ManTech International Corporation is an American defense contracting firm that uses advanced technology to help government and industry clients manage and protect information, support and maintain critical systems, and develop integrated systems to handle complex needs.

18. RingCentral is an American publicly traded provider of cloud-based communications and collaboration solutions for businesses. The company is considered the leader in unified communications as a service in terms of revenue and subscriber seats.

17. LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows its members to create business connections, search jobs, and find potential clients.

16. Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and products.

15. Qualtrics is a single system of record for all experience data, managing customer, product, employee, and brand experiences on one platform.

14. Concentrix, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation, is a technology-enabled global business services company specializing in customer engagement and improving business performance.

13. Loanpal is a California-based finance technology company that provides financing options for the residential solar industry.

12. Northside Hospital is a network of hospitals and medical facilities in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area.

11. Workfront providers cloud-based enterprise work management solutions for enterprise teams.

10. Whole Foods Market is a supermarket chain owned by Amazon that exclusively sells natural and organic products.

9. Bell is an American aerospace manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

8. Zoom Video Communications, Inc. is an American communications technology company that provides video conferencing and online chat services through a cloud-based peer-to-peer software platform.

7. HubSpot is an American developer and marketer of software products for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service.

6. Sage is a management software company that develops and markets accounting software for small and medium businesses.

5. Insight Global provides long-term, short-term, temporary-to-permanent, placement staffing, and enhanced staffing services.

4. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services.

3. LexisNexis is a corporation providing computer assisted legal research as well as business research and risk management services.

2. Apple is a multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.

1. GitLab is a web-based DevOps lifecycle tool that provides a Git-repository manager providing wiki, issue-tracking and continuous integration/continuous deployment pipeline features, using an open-source license, developed by GitLab Inc.

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