EA gets into CNN's Top Great Employers for fresh graduates

Posted May 16, 2007 at 10:54PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Wii, PS3, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: CNN, EA Black Box, EA Sports, EA-Tiburon
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EA's company logo - Image 1It's probably a gamer's ultimate dream to be working in a game company and get a high salary for it. If you're gonna dream, dream high and aim to work for a company like Electronic Arts which got to CNN Money's Top 20 Great Employers.

Coming at second, EA currently has a US$ 3 billion revenue and 7, 200 full-time employees. Aside from the starting US$ 60,000 salary, new average-entry workers also get five to ten free games yearly, an option to purchase heavily discounted copies from a company store, and US$ 100 coupons for any game consoles. There are also restricted stock grants, an on-site gym, free DVD library and a plan that allows employees to buy company stock at a 15% discount.

To be fair, it's quite difficult to get a position in this gaming giant's company. Out of 5,000 graduate applicants last year, only 200 passed. A gamer getting paid for working in the video game industry is still a luxury, so good luck to anyone who attempts getting into EA.

Via CNN Money

 
 
 

Comments

by - 2007-05-17 00:10:17
asdf

Too bad its a shame they don't treat audio engineers well. I've heard only bad things about EA.
by SeanRoss - 2007-05-17 08:14:19
I was just about to say that

Why the F***would anyone want to work with EA after all the lawsuits and stories about them working employees half to death, and all the unpaid overtime, etc etc... thats just crazy

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