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Our survey measured companies against four key categories:
Employee Base: the percentage of African Americans and members of other ethnic minority groups represented in a given company's total workforce.
Board of Directors: The percentage of African Americans and other ethnic minorities represented on corporate boards.
Senior Management: The percentage of senior management positions held by African Americans and members of other ethnic groups.
Supplier Diversity: the percentage of total procurement dollars spent with companies owned by African Americans and members of other ethnic minority groups.
| Company | Type of Business | Area of Oppurtunity | Strengths | Website |
| Aetna Hartford, CT | Health insurance | Filling nearly 600 positions nationwide in areas of nursing, underwriting, sales, finance, and IT. | Senior Management Board of Directors | Aetna Careers |
| AFLAC Inc. Columbus, GA | Supplemental insurance | Hiring in IT, HR, facilities, financial, actuarial, compliance, internal audit, sales support, and marketing. | Senior Management Employee Base Supplier Diversity | AFLAC Inc. Careers |
| American Express Co. New York | Financial services, publishing, travel | Not currently hiring. | Board of Directors Senior Management | American Express Co. Careers |
| AT&T Inc. Dallas | Telecommunications | More than 4,000 positions are open in areas of customer service, sales, retail, technology, and network. Recruitment partnerships include women and minority associations such as the National Black MBA Association and the Society of Women Engineers. | Supplier Diversity Employee Base | AT&T Inc. Careers |
| Bank of America Corp. Charlotte, NC | Banking/Financial services | Hiring in areas of mortgage and retail businesses. | Supplier Diversity Employee Base | Bank of America Corp. Careers |
| Burger King Corp. Miami | Food services | Hiring in areas of field operations, restaurant management, finance, marketing, HR, restaurant operations, franchise operations, and IT. | Employee Base Supplier Diversity | Burger King Corp. Careers |
| Citigroup Inc. New York | Banking/Financial services | Hiring in areas such as collections, loss mitigation, and real estate lending. | Board of Directors | Citigroup Inc. Careers |
| The Coca-Cola Co. Atlanta | Beverage manufacturing | Hiring in the areas of marketing, sales, finance, supply chain, technical, IT, HR, and food service/customer service. | Senior Management Supplier Diversity Employee Base | The Coca-Cola Co. Careers |
| Comerica Inc. Dallas | Financial services and insurance | Has approximately 100 positions available for external recruitment in the areas of customer service reps, banking center managers and assistants, financial consultants, and commercial lenders. | Supplier Diversity Employee Base | Comerica Inc. Careers |
| Darden Restaurants Inc. Orlando, FL | Restaurants | Opening approximately 60 restaurants in the next year. Hiring to staff all restaurants. | Board of Directors | Darden Restaurants Inc. Careers |
| General Mills Inc. Minneapolis | Food processing | Actively recruiting in areas such as engineering, operations, maintenance, distribution, marketing services, corporate, finance, HR, information services, and sales. | Supplier Diversity Senior Management | General Mills Inc. Careers |
| General Motors Corp. Detroit | Automotive | Not currently hiring. | Supplier Diversity | General Motors Corp. Careers |
| International Business Machines Corp. Armonk, NY | Computer hardware/software, consulting, IT services | Nearly 1,000 openings in consulting, software, and some delivery support. | Board of Directors Supplier Diversity | International Business Machines Corp. Careers |
| Kellogg Co. Battle Creek, MI | Food processing | Currently hiring for professional and snacks sales positions. | Senior Management | Kellogg Co. Careers |
| Marriott International Inc. Bethesda, MD | Lodging | Hiring in finance, accounting, marketing, and sales. | Board of Directors Employee Base | Marriott International Inc. Careers |
| Exelon Corp. Chicago | Utility | Hiring critical talent as needed. Growth is projected in engineering, particularly electrical, mechanical, chemical, civil, and nuclear. | Senior Management | Exelon Corp. Careers |
| Fannie Mae Washington | Financial services | Hiring in the credit loss area, which includes real estate owned sales, operations, and servicing. | Senior Management Board of Directors Employee Base | Fannie Mae Careers |
| Fedex Corp. Memphis, TN | Courier | Hiring in areas of operations and sales. | Employee Base | Fedex Corp. Careers |
| Ford Motor Co. Dearborn, MI | Automotive | Hiring for temporary assignments within specialized areas. | Ford Motor Co. Careers | |
| Freddie Mac McLean, VA | Financial services | Filling nearly 200 open positions in accounting/finance, audit, enterprise services, mortgage, operations, risk management, technology. | Supplier Diversity Senior Management | Freddie Mac Careers |
| McDonald's Corp. Oak Brook, IL | Food services | Hiring in marketing, accounting, restaurant management, and IT. | Board of Directors Employee Base Senior Management Supplier Diversity | McDonald's Corp. Careers |
| MGM Mirage Las Vegas | Casinos and hotels | Hiring 12,000 new employees in all job classifications for CityCenter, a new hotel/casino/residential development on the Las Vegas Strip opening in fall 2009. Also hiring in several job classifications at 16 other properties nationwide. | Supplier Diversity Employee Base Board of Directors | MGM Mirage Careers |
| Northern Trust Corp. Chicago | Financial services | Hiring in finance, audit, derivatives, and investments. | Northern Trust Corp. Careers | |
| Pepco Holdings Inc. Washington | Utility | Hiring for engineering and operations positions. | Supplier Diversity Employee Base Senior Management | Pepco Holdings Inc. Careers |
| Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. Somers, NY | Beverages | Hiring in IT, HR, operations, finance, sales, and marketing. Growth is projected over the next six to 12 months. | Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. Careers | |
| Pepsico Inc. Purchase, NY | Food and beverage | Hiring in research & development and IT. | Senior Management | Pepsico Inc. Careers |
| PG&E Corp. San Francisco | Utility | Opportunities in communications, finance, energy delivery, IT, customer care, engineering, shared services, and procurement. | Supplier Diversity Senior Management Board of Directors | PG&E Corp. Careers |
| Pitney Bowes Stamford, CT | Mail management | Job opportunities for software and quality assurance engineers, technicians, account executives, and in business development. Growth areas include marketing services , business-to-business, financing, and service delivery. | Employee Base Senior Management Board of Directors | Pitney Bowes Careers |
| Procter & Gamble Co. Cincinnati | Personal and household care products | Hiring full-time, entry-level positions. Hiring across all global business units in areas such as product supply, research & development, finance, marketing, and HR. | Board of Directors Senior Management | Procter & Gamble Co. Careers |
| Sempra Energy San Diego | Utility | Opportunities primarily in entry-level positions for those with degrees in finance, accounting, and engineering. | Supplier Diversity | Sempra Energy Careers |
| Sodexo Inc. Gaithersburg, MD | Food and facilities management services | Hiring in areas such as food and facilities. Also, increasing college hires through its Future Leaders Internship Program. | Board of Directors Senior Management Employee Base | Sodexo Inc. Careers |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide White Plains, NY | Lodging | Hiring for corporate and hotel level positions. | Employee Base | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Careers |
| State Farm Insurance Cos. Bloomington, IL | Insurance | Positions open in several departments; most are in claims/underwriting. | Senior Management | State Farm Insurance Cos. Careers |
| TIAA-CREF Charlotte, NC | Insurance | Nearly 130 open positions in technology and operations, individual and institutional client services, asset management, and finance and actuarial. Has established relationships for recruiting with the National Black MBA Association and National Society of Hispanic MBAs. | Senior Management Board of Directors Employee Base | TIAA-CREF Careers |
| Toyota Motor North America Inc. New York | Automotive | Fall openings for college grads in the areas of sales, finance, marketing, and manufacturing. | Supplier Diversity | Toyota Motor North America Inc. Careers |
| United Parcel Service Inc. Atlanta | Courier | Approximately 60 open positions, primarily in freight and supply chain business units. Hiring about 3,000 part-time package handlers a month across all operations. | Senior Management Supplier Diversity | United Parcel Service Inc. Careers |
| Verizon Communications Inc. Basking Ridge, NJ | Telecommunications | Hiring in IT, retail sales, customer service, network, finance, marketing, network technicians, engineering, HR, and others. Expects to hire 18,000 in entry-level positions in 2009. | Employee Base Board of Directors | Verizon Communications Inc. Careers |
| WGL Holdings Inc. Washington | Utility | Hiring management employees as needed. | Board of Directors Employee Base Senior Management Supplier Diversity | WGL Holdings Inc. Careers |
| XEROX Corp. Rochester, NY | Document management technology services | Engaged in minimal hiring for specialist positions in sales, graphic arts technology, and engineering. | Senior Management Board of Directors | XEROX Corp. Careers |
| YUM! Brands Inc. Louisville, KY | Food services | Looking for talent in marketing, food innovation, operations, HR, and finance. Increasing global opportunities in China, India, France, and other emerging markets. | Employee Base Supplier Diversity | YUM! Brands Inc. Careers |