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7 Companies Helmed By Female CEOs

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It takes a special kind of person to lead. To know what a team needs, what they’ll respond to, how to motivate them. And while many say that leaders are born and not made, many of the world’s greatest leaders had to grow into their roles, to learn how to not only be effective but to be constantly evolving.

When we’re looking for a company to work for, it’s not enough to simply read the job description, negotiate a competitive salary and evaluate your future team. It is imperative that job seekers look to the top of the masthead or the roster to evaluate a company’s leadership.

We’ve taken a look at 7 different companies all with dynamic leaders at the helm of their corporate ships. Here’s what employees say about them according to Glassdoor reviews, and here’s why you should consider working for these fearless and inspiring leaders. These are women who personify Eleanor Roosevelt’s famous quote: “Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.”

Greatness is calling. Apply now.

1. Accenture North America
CEO: Julie Sweet
Company Rating: 3.7
What Employees Rave About: “Tremendous dedicated and professional people, unparalleled enterprise knowledge base and strong leadership puts Accenture in a position to put many valuable offerings in front of its clients.” —Former Employee

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2. IBM
CEO: Ginni Rometty
Company Rating: 3.5
What Employees Rave About: “IBM is a great company where you will work on cool projects and be exposed to great opportunities, like measuring social sentiment on an op-ed and reporting it directly to the CEO, mining data for insights about how we can become a better company, and guiding media around the US Open. I get to work with amazing colleagues. In a given day I may talk to a data scientist, partner with an executive communications professional, connect with technologists working on Open Source, send a note to newly appointed IBM managers, talk to external engagement experts, and partner with our recruiting team – and that’s just one day. Internships: they offer real work, not mundane tasks and you can work your way into a paid position. A final pro: High visibility with senior executives.” —Current Brand Manager Consultant

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3. General Motors
CEO: Mary Barra
Company Rating: 3.8
What Employees Rave About: “Their IT sector transformed immensely. GM seems to have taken past mistakes and downturns seriously and put effort in 2011 to transform the company. They insourced 90% of IT within these past 5 years, growing IT employee count from 2000 in 2011 to 12000 now, which is AMAZING. With that, there’s a sense of stability and positivity the company is going in right direction. Flexibility, work life balance is really good (so far at least), two vehicle discounts (unlike other auto companies who give just one), and pretty relaxing environment…very nice buildings and campus. Last but not least, the technology is very new…they even give new laptops, and are in the process of upgrading to Windows 10. One of the most amazing things I’ve seen in my life are the data centers hosting the servers…magnificent architecture! Lastly, the hierarchy for the company is pretty short, which is really good. It feels like you’re just 2 steps away from the CEO.” —Current Operations Engineer

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