Alexandra Levits Water Cooler Wisdom Our 2013 Most Desirable Company Is...Whirlpool!

Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom Our 2013 Most Desirable Company Is...Whirlpool! A hearty congratulations to Whirlpool, which is Water Cooler Wisdom’s Most Desirable Company for 2013! This award will now be given annually to one of my partner companies with the happiest employees and the most innovative strategies for transforming the world of work. Whirlpool Corporation is the global leader of the $110 billion home appliance manufacturing industry. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana and other major brand names to consumers in nearly every country around the world. Whirlpool, which is headquartered in Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan, just recently celebrated a century of leadership and success. In part because of its leadership practices, community impact, business performance, and reputation, Whirlpool has been selected #9 globally among Fortune Magazines Top Companies for Leaders, one of the worlds Most Admired Companies, and Fast Company’s Top 50 Most Innovative Companies. Among other strengths, these profiles noted Whirlpool’s commitment to open communication, flexible work, and competitive pay, benefits, and employee perks. Whirlpool is host to numerous diversity groups, including a Young Professionals Network of more than 700 local members who are active in volunteering in corporate social responsibility commitments like Habitat for Humanity, Cook for the Cure, United Way, and the Boys and Girls Clubs. Whirlpool is thoroughly invested in the long-term training and development of its employees â€" its RealWhirled program, for instance, is an intense leadership initiative for recent college graduates. The mixed-gender group of twenty-somethings lives together for 10 weeks: cooking, cleaning, and entertaining customers and executives. The grads secret-shop at stores to see how salespeople peddle Whirlpool products and listen to the questions and complaints coming into the company’s call centers, and when the program is over, are recruited into national sales positions. Whirlpool plays on the global stage as well, with 67 global manufacturing and technology centers around the world and regional headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Comerio, Italy, and Shanghai, China. Want to learn more or potentially work at Whirlpool? Check out www.whirlpoolcareers.com.