{"id":20351,"date":"2023-07-21T11:14:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T15:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=20351"},"modified":"2023-07-21T11:58:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T15:58:42","slug":"best-small-employers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/best-small-employers\/","title":{"rendered":"Forbes Ranks K Among Best Small Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you\u2019re job hunting and small employers are appealing to you, Forbes says Kalamazoo College should be on your radar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global media company that focuses on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and lifestyle released its inaugural list of America\u2019s Best Small Employers this week. After crunching data from more than 10,000 employers nationwide that have between 200 and 1,000 workers, Forbes shows K at No. 253 of the top 300<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To assemble the list, Forbes teamed up with Statista, a market research firm, to examine anonymous surveys of employees using targeted panels and open participation from the public; job-related websites that gauge employer reputation, engagement, retention and benefits; and social listening text analysis through websites, blogs, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter and YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small colleges and private schools scored particularly well in general, comprising 20% of the list. Plus, K prepares its graduates to better understand, live successfully within, and provide enlightened leadership to a richly diverse and increasingly complex world\u2014a mission that resonates with its dedicated faculty and staff<\/a>. If you\u2019re interested in working for K, visit our “Careers at K”<\/a> web pages. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dedicated faculty and staff such as Kalamazoo College Fund Director Laurel Palmer have helped K reach Forbes’ first list of America’s Best Small Employers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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