Fortune has come out with its list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For”. Google has retained its spot as the number one company to work for in 2008. Other companies in the top 10 include Edward Jones, Starbucks, Genetech and Cisco Systems just to name a few.

You can read the complete article of the 100 Best Companies to Work For at http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/.

Fortune partners with Great Place to Work Institute® to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. Of some 1,500 firms that were contacted, 446 companies participated in this year’s survey. More than 105,000 employees at those companies responded to a 57-question survey created by the Great Place to Work Institute®, a global research and consulting firm with offices in 29 countries.

Most of the company’s score (two-thirds) is based on the results of the survey, which is sent to a minimum of 400 randomly selected employees from each company. The survey asks questions related to their attitudes about the management’s credibility, job satisfaction and camaraderie. The other third of the scoring is based on the company’s responses to the Institute’s Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about demographic makeup, and pay and benefit programs, as well as a series of open-ended questions about the company’s management philosophy, methods of internal communications, opportunities, compensation practices, and diversity efforts, etc.

After evaluations are completed, if news about a company comes to light that may significantly damage employees’ faith in management, we may exclude that company from the list.