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June 27, 2018Edward Jones Named One of the 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials by Great Place to Work® and Fortune Magazine
Financial-services firm Edward Jones was recognized as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials in the country by Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine, according to Kevin Pittz, Financial Advisor in Albany, NY.
Edward Jones ranked the No. 3 best workplace for millennials, a generation defined from 1981 through 2001.
“As our firm grows significantly, we can all feel particularly proud that we have maintained the values and culture that have set us apart from the beginning,” said Edward Jones Managing Partner Jim Weddle. “Edward Jones offers a life-long career opportunity for the next generation of associates who want to make a difference in the lives of individual investors and their families. Millennials have much to offer our firm, and as a career destination we have much to offer them.”
The ranking considered input from more than 434,000 employees from Great Place to Work-Certified companies. Great Place to Work, a research and consulting firm, evaluated more than 50 elements of team members’ experience on the job. These included employee pride in the organization’s community impact, belief that their work makes a difference, and feeling their work has special meaning.
“Great Place to Work is proud of these Best Workplaces that give their Millennial employees the tools they need to succeed,” said Michael Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work. “Organizations like Edward Jones set the bar for other workplaces seeking to retain and develop the next generation of leaders, and prove that giving Millennials jobs with purpose and meaning drives them to give their best at work, benefitting the company as a whole.”
Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in St. Louis, provides financial services in the U.S. and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm’s business, from the investments its financial advisors offer to the location of its branch offices, caters to individual investors. The firm’s 16,000-plus financial advisors serve more than 7 million clients and care for $1 trillion in assets under management. Visit the firm’s website at www.edwardjones.com and its recruiting website at www.careers.edwardjones.com. Member SIPC.
