Awards

Agilent is recognized as a global employer of choice. Below are many of the Best Place to Work awards we have won around the globe.

Agilent Taiwan captures LOHAS award for health, sustainability (March 2008)

Agilent Taiwan recently captured The Most LOHAS Corporation Award, presented by Common Health, a top-tier magazine in Taiwan. LOHAS, which stands for lifestyles of health and sustainability, is an acronym coined in the United States to describe a marketplace for goods and services focused on health, the environment, social justice, personal development and sustainable living. The concept has arrived in Taiwan and has provided a popular direction for the country's industrial development.

Agilent Taiwan was the only foreign enterprise among the 405 entrants, and the only one without a large local manufacturing site. As one judge commented, "Agilent's policies at the corporate level include an environmental, health and safety system; employee benefits; and community services. These policies have been faithfully enacted in Taiwan – the local employees' initiatives and enthusiasm prove that the LOHAS spirit is not exclusive to big companies." Agilent has 225 employees in Taiwan.

"This award recognizes not only Agilent's environmental and social responsibility, but also our effort to build a workplace that is pleasant, flexible and safe," said I-Lung Shen, Taiwan country manager and EMG Taiwan regional manager. "We will keep up our commitment to our employees and to the Earth.

Agilent Technologies Named Top 500 Employer - CollegeGrad.com

Agilent Technologies has been identified by CollegeGrad.com as one of the Top 500 Entry Level Employers in the nation for 2008. Agilent is listed among the Top 500 employers at http://www.CollegeGrad.com/topemployers. CollegeGrad.com is the #1 entry level job site in the U.S. for college students and recent grads.

Agilent Makes Global 100 List for the Second Consecutive Year (January 2008)

For the fourth year in a row, Agilent is on the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list. All Global 100 companies are considered "best of class" in their respective industries. Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, an internationally recognized investment research and advisory firm, conducted the research and analysis, considering approximately 1,800 of the world’s largest corporations for inclusion. To read more, visit the Global 100 Index

Human Rights Campaign (September 2008)

For the forth year in a row, Agilent scores 100% on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation report card for its exceptional treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees. The HRC report card — the Corporate Equality Index — rates Fortune 500 and other major companies on a scale from 0 to 100 percent on seven key indicators. These include policies prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and health care benefits for employees’ partners. The HRC is the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender political organization with members throughout the United States.

Best Workplaces in Italy - I migliori ambienti di lavoro in Italia 2004 and 2007

As well as in 2004, Agilent was included in the 2007 list of "Best Workplaces in Italy 2007" created by Great Place to Work® Institute Italia. The list was published by Il Sole 24 ore on December 16 2006 within the "Manager and Impresa" column. More information can be found here.

Best Workplaces in India 2006 and 2007

Agilent Technologies was one of the best workplaces in India during 2006 and 2007. More information can be found here.

Agilent Taiwan recently captured both enterprise and individual honors in Taiwan’s 2006 Best Employer awards

Agilent Taiwan recently captured both enterprise and individual honors in Taiwan’s 2006 Best Employer awards. Agilent was the only high-tech company named to the competition’s list of six “Best Employers.” Watson Wyatt, a global consulting firm in human resources and finance, and Cheers magazine, a leading local business publication, jointly conducted the competition.

Agilent India acknowledged as one of the top 10 Best Companies to work for in India (October 2006)

"Water-cooler gossip, vacant work stations, a boss who's never in his office...so that's what it takes to be one of The Best Companies To Work For In India, you mutter under your breath after spending a few minutes in Agilent Technologies' four-storeyed corporate office in Gurgaon. It's true: Enter the building, and you stumble into people (presumably employees) either lolling around or huddled together in a chinwag. The 9-5 cycle has peaked, yet there are plenty of unoccupied cubicles. Walk up to the Country Manager's corner room-and he isn't there. "He's never at his seat," grumbles the good Secretary." Read more...

Agilent is listed as one of the top 50 companies for Women Engineers (July 2006)

Women Engineer Magazine asked readers to list the top 50 companies and top 20 government agencies where they would most like to work, or that they believe would provide the best working environment for women.  Agilent ranks 44.  Click here to read more.

Agilent ranks #61 in Business Week’s top performers in the tech industry (June 2006)

Visit The InfoTech 100 Companies to read more.

Mexico Makes List Every Year (May 2005)

Agilent Technolgies México has again been awarded a spot on the Expacion magazine Great Place to Work list, placing 19 th among companies with less than 500 employees - a seven point improvement from last year’s ranking. Agilent Technologies Mexico was also recognized as a company that has been on the list since the survey started in 2000.

One of Delaware’s Outstanding Companies (April 2005)

Our flexible and casual work environment, commitment to the community, on-site fitness center, company-subsidized cafeteria, paid time off for employees to do volunteer work and opportunities for basketball, hockey and soccer were some of the reasons mentioned in the April 17 th edition of the News Journal announcing Agilent as Delaware’s “Best Place to Work (Large Firm) & Community Involvement” award winner.

France Ranks No. 2 (March 2005)

In March, Agilent Technologies France ranked No. 2 in the final list of the 25 Best Workplaces in France. During the Paris award ceremony, Agilent France representatives received the highest award, the Laureat D'Or (the Gold Award), from Kim Moller, president of the Great Place to Work (GPW) Institute in France. A great place to work is a company where you trust the people you work with, enjoy the people you work with and have pride in what you do, Moller affirmed. These three key points strongly contribute to increasing rates on productivity, loyalty and profitability. A very significant point underlined by the survey is that the practice of management by walking around has been an effective way to make managers more reachable for employees in France. The survey identifies and compares the best working environments in French companies, based on feedback from the employees.

Best Places to Work in Belgium (February 2005)

Agilent Technologies Belgium ranked No. 9 in the 2005 list of the 25 Best Workplaces in Belgium. The Great Place to Work Institute Belgium manages the selection and ranking process. Company rank is based upon information about company policies and on employee feedback. Employee feedback and satisfaction is the most important part of the ranking as it accounts for 2/3 of the total score.

Great Place to Work Institute - Best Companies in Mexico

Great Place to Work® Institute México produced the "Las Mejores Empresas para Trabajar en México". Agilent has been a great place to work in 2004 and 2005.
More information can be found here and here.

Great Place to Work Institute - Best Workplaces in Spain

Agilent was one of the best workplaces to work in Spain for 2004 as mentioned in the 2004 list of Best Workplaces in Spain produced by Great Place to Work Institute España in colaboration with ESADE business school. More information can be found here.

Expansion Magazine (May 2004)

For the second time Agilent Mexico has been recognized as one of the "50 best companies to work for in Mexico." The selection process is fundamentally based on both written and verbal feedback collected from employees as well as on detailed information obtained from Human Resources about the organizational culture of the company.

The most significant attributes that Agilent possessed were: that all people are treated justly regardless of gender or age, the respect the company shows for its employees, and the credibility of the organization as whole.

Woman Engineer (Spring 2004)

Every year Woman Engineer Magazine asks readers to list the top 50 companies where they would most like to work, or that they believe would provide the best working environment for women. Agilent is pleased to announce that we were selected to place on “The Top 50 Companies for Women Engineers” with a rank of #28.

Learn more about Woman Engineer Magazine.

Maryland Work~Life Alliance Seal of Approval (February 2004)

Agilent was honored by the Maryland Work~Life Alliance with the "Workplace Excellence" Seal of Approval. The "Workplace Excellence" Seal recognizes those organizations that have embraced work-life practices in order to meet the needs of their workforce, resulting in long-term growth and business success. The mission of the Alliance is to support the State of Maryland’s objective to become a nationally recognized state of choice for quality of life by building and recognizing "Excellent Places to Work."

Agilent is a Best Place to Work in Brazil

2003 is the year when Agilent Brazil was named , for the first time ever, among the 20 best companies to work for in Brazil, in a new category for companies from 100 to 199 employees. The survey was conducted by the Great Place To Work Institute. Brazil's business magazine, EXAME , published the survey results in the September 2003 edition. The selection process relied heavily on employee feedback and supplementary material provided by Human Resources.

Best Employer in Asia (August 2003)

Agilent Taiwan ranked No. 1 among the Best Employers in Taiwan in a recent study conducted by Hewitt Associates, the global HR outsourcing and consulting company, in partnership with CHEERS Magazine, which is a new magazine of CommonWealth Magazine Group.

Agilent China was named among the top 10 Best Employers in China in a recent study conducted by Hewitt Associates, the global HR outsourcing and consulting company, in partnership with Harvard Business Review China edition.

Agilent achieved this honor based on its deeply rooted corporate culture, people-oriented management style, and long-term commitment to the China. "We are excited that we achieved the Best Employer award,"said Wayne Chan, our vice president and general manager of Agilent Technologies Greater China. "We believe that the best employees make the employer best, and people are our most valued assets."

Read more about China Best Place to Work Award online.

The News Journal (March 2003)

Agilent U.S. was selected as one of Delaware's Outstanding Companies for a third year in a row. A panel of 16 business and community leaders judged the Wilmington News Journal's 2003 Best in Business competition. Agilent was named the "Best Place to Work" in the Technology category.

To read the complete article, click here.

Fortune (January 2003)

Agilent made the annual U.S. list for the third year in a row! The ranking process relies heavily on employee feedback.

Fortune magazine also features an Agilent employee in a segment headlined "Getting Paid to Play," illustrating why Agilent is one of the best employers.

See the complete list of 100 best companies online.

Il Sole 24 ORE (January 2003)

Agilent Italy ranked No. 22 among the country’s 35 highest-rated companies in the second “Best Place to Work” survey conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute. Italy's daily financial newspaper, Il sole 24 Ore, published the survey results last December. About 800 companies signed up for the 2002 survey.

To read the Il sole 24 Ore article in Italian, click here.