Atlanta, GA: GTRI Named Among Atlanta’s Best Places to Work

The Georgia Tech Research Institute is Recognized as One of Atlanta’s Best Places to Work

Atlanta's leading business publication, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, named the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) to its list of "Atlanta's Best Places to Work." GTRI ranked No. 6 on the 2009 list of Atlanta's best places to work for large companies and is the only higher education organization on the list.

Earlier this year, the Georgia Institute of Technology was one of 10 universities named to the honor roll in the Chronicle of Higher Education's annual "Great Colleges to Work For." GTRI's recognition as one of Atlanta's top employers is a wonderful addition to this major university award.

GTRI is the nonprofit applied research and development unit of Georgia Tech. GTRI's 1,400 employees spend each day solving some of the toughest technical problems facing government and industry. Great benefits, combined with challenging work and a family-friendly work environment make GTRI an attractive place to work.

In the past year, GTRI has hired more than 120 new scientists and engineers, with new employees joining the team almost every day. GTRI is also the largest employer of Georgia Tech undergraduate and graduate students, with nearly 350 conducting real-world research alongside GTRI's scientists and engineers each year. The organization provides the students with practical experience that enriches their education and helps them find great jobs after college. Many apply to work at GTRI following graduation.

Atlanta Business Chronicle, in partnership with Quantum Market Research Inc. recently surveyed the metro area's businesses and organizations to find those that have discovered how to be among Atlanta's Best Places to Work. Approximately 500 companies participated. To find Atlanta's 2009 Best Places to Work, the Chronicle asked readers to nominate workplaces in metro Atlanta. Nominations were accepted through the Chronicle's Web site. Employees of the nominated organizations filled out online surveys containing a variety questions about their work environment, co-workers and managers. All answers were evenly weighted using a six-point scale (1=strongly disagree, 6=strongly agree).