Best Companies to Work for in Kansas City 2009, Part 3

The Kansas City Business Journal has named Best Places to Work finalists for 2009. The finalists were selected based on surveys of employees that asked the employees to rate the Kansas City employers on team effectiveness, retention probability, alignment to goals, trust with co-workers, individual contribution, manager effectiveness, trust in senior leaders, feeling valued, work engagement, and people practices.

In Part 3, we review the large companies (250-plus employees) named the Best Places to Work in Kansas City.

Burns & McDonnell - Careers page http://www.burnsmcd.com/portal/page/portal/Internet/Careers

Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics - Careers page http://www.childrens-mercy.org/careers/

Henderson Engineers Inc. - Careers page http://www.hei-eng.com/careers.html

JE Dunn Construction - Careers page http://www.jedunn.com/positions-available

Perceptive Software Inc. - Careers page http://www.imagenow.com/company/careers/

Quintiles Transnational Corp. - Careers page - http://www.quintiles.com/careers/

Saint Luke’s Health System - Careers page - http://www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/slhs/employee/employee_resources/jobs.htm

Teva Neuroscience Inc. - Careers page http://www.tevaneuroscience.com/careers.aspx

VML Inc. - Careers page http://www.vml.com/careers.aspx

Best Companies to Work For in Kansas City in 2009, Part 2

The Kansas City Business Journal has named Best Places to Work finalists for 2009.

The finalists were selected based on surveys of employees that asked the employees to rate the Kansas City employers on team effectiveness, retention probability, alignment to goals, trust with co-workers, individual contribution, manager effectiveness, trust in senior leaders, feeling valued, work engagement, and people practices.

In Part 2, we review the medium-sized companies (50 to 249 employess) named the Best Places to Work in Kansas City.

Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (Commercial Real Estate) - Careers page http://www.ctmt.com/about_ctmtcareers.asp

DLR Group (architecture and engineering) - Careers page http://www.dlrgroup.com/#/5.4/

Faith Technologies Inc. (electrical contracting) - Careers page http://www.faith-technologies.com/employment

HMN Architects Inc. - http://www.hmnarchitects.com/

McCownGordon Construction LLC - Careers page http://www.mccowngordon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=39

Sprint Center - Careers page http://www.aegworldwide.com/08_corporate/employment_opps.html

Straub Construction Co. Inc. - Careers page http://www.straubconstruction.com/contact/careers.html

Thomas McGee LC - Careers page http://www.thomasmcgee.com/thomasmcgee2.aspx?pgID=869

U.S. Engineering Co. - Careers page http://www.usengineering.com/careers/open-positions

University of Phoenix - Careers page http://www.phoenix.edu/about_us/employment.html

Best Companies to Work for in Kansas City 2009 Part 1

The Kansas City Business Journal has named Best Places to Work finalists for 2009.

The finalists were selected based on surveys of employees that asked the employees to rate the Kansas City employers on team effectiveness, retention probability, alignment to goals, trust with co-workers, individual contribution, manager effectiveness, trust in senior leaders, feeling valued, work engagement, and people practices.

In Part 1, we review the small companies (10-49 employess) named the Best Places to Work in Kansas City.

BuilderConsulting.com - Careers page http://builderconsulting.com/docs/contact/contact.asp

Digital Evolution Group - Careers page http://www.digitalev.com/Careers

Financial Insurance Corp. - http://www.ficor.com

Holmes Murphy of Kansas City (Insurance and financial solutions) - Careers page http://www.holmesmurphy.com/careers/

IMA of Kansas Inc. - Careers page http://www.imacorp.com/about/careers

Kforce Inc. - Careers page http://www.kforce.com/JobSeekers.aspx

LionShare Marketing Inc. - http://www.lionsharemarketing.com/

Parris Communications Inc. - http://www.parriscomm.com

Spidertel Inc. (internet solutions) - Careers page http://www.spidertel.com/about_jobs.php

Summit Bank of Kansas City - Careers page http://www.summitbankofkc.com/employment.aspx

Free Personal Branding Seminar on July 29

Time: July 29, 2009 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: Woods Chapel UMC Lecture Hall (Lee's Summit, MO)
Organized By: Dave Templeman
Event Description:"branding" We've all heard this buzzword but what does it really mean? What is your "brand"? How do you build your brand? How do you leverage that brand to find a job?We'll explore these and other questions this week at Crossroads. I look forward to seeing you there!
See more details and RSVP on Woods Chapel UMC - Crossroads Career Network:http://crossroadswcc.ning.com/events/event/show?id=3288976%3AEvent%3A1483&xgi=0B4GgvC

Career Toolbox: 100+ Places to Find Jobs

Thanks to Sean Aune for putting together a terrific resource at Mashable Career Toolbox: 100+ Places to Find Jobs

It's broken out into categories that include job listing sites and job search resource sites. The job listing sites cover everything from tutors and babysitters to technical positions.