11 Awesome Companies Hiring Right Now

Who you work for matters. Values, colleagues, benefits, culture—all those things have an immense impact on your happiness and success at work. Therefore, it’s equally paramount to take a job at a company that aligns with your goals and values as it is to take a job that aligns with your skills and experience. Some may even argue it’s even more important than the day-to-day tasks. We’re here to help you find the best of both worlds: an awesome job at an awesome company.   Read on to learn what stellar companies are looking to expand their teams. Schuh Limited Company Rating: 3.7 About them: Schuh wants to spread its passion for all things shoe. They have 60 namesake stores scattered about the UK and Ireland, more than 15 locations inside Republic apparel shops, and a retail website. Schuh is also the exclusive retailer of the Red or Dead label in the UK, in addition to such other brands as adidas, Nike, Dr. Marten's, and Clarks, as well as its own brands. The company, founded in 1981, is known for its wide range of footwear. In mid-2011 US-based footwear giant Genesco acquired the company for £100 million (about $160 million) and agreed to pay up to £50 million more if certain performance targets were met. The parent also aims to extend Schuh's brands to (and create new designs for) the US market. Employee feedback: “Fantastic people from top to bottom. Spent 5 years with schuh across 5 stores and met dozens of great people. Fast paced and enjoyable workplace.” - Schuh Store Manager (Newcastle Upon Tyne)

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Waitrose Company Rating: 3.7 About them: The grocer plans to dramatically increase its retail presence in the UK, and beyond, through its entry into the convenience store market and the development of new store formats and partnerships with other retailers. Beyond the food aisle, Waitrose plans to strengthen its non-food offerings of clothing and housewares in its Food & Home store. A partnership with Internet grocer Ocado delivers Waitrose groceries to homes across the UK. Employee feedback: “Can earn a lot more money if you really try and take your progression into your hands especially if you are willing to move around.” - Waitrose Customer Service Supervisor (Leeds)

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Booking.com Company Rating: 3.4 About them: Booking.com, part of the Priceline Group, is one of the world’s most popular accommodation sites. Headquartered on a beautiful canal in Amsterdam, Booking.com has 184 offices worldwide. Since its foundation in 1996, Booking.com has been one of the travel sector’s best-kept secrets. They’ve got some seriously impressive numbers to their name: with over a billion guest nights booked and counting, 1,100,000 room nights booked every 24 hours, 42 languages available and over 1,000,000 active properties. Employee feedback: “Good company to work, great environment and real opportunities to grow and develop your career.” - Booking.com Current Employee (London)

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Yell Company Rating: 4.2 About them: For 50 years, Yell has specialised in helping small and medium sized businesses find and connect with customers. Not just any marketing agency, they combine leading edge technology with decades of local marketing experience to help businesses achieve their ambitions, and do it all by getting to know their customers, and their businesses individually. Employee feedback: “Wages are great, pay structure fair, fun place to work, rewarding, supportive managers.” -  Yell Tele Marketing Consultant (Belfast)

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Vodafone Company Rating: 3.6 About them: Vodafone say that their people power their network and that they strive to empower everybody to be confidently connected. Connecting people goes deep within the history of the organisation, where they bring people together with the best opportunities and experiences. The aim is to give their staff the flexibility to make and manage their own careers and be part of something much bigger. Employee feedback: "Large global business, there are opportunities to work abroad and with a diverse workforce and multiple technologies across worldwide locations" - Vodafone Principal Manager - (London)

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 Oxfam Company Rating: 3.7 About them: Oxfam strives to end poverty around the world. The organization focuses on areas such as climate change, education, health care, gender and race, sustainable livelihood, and protection from violence and disasters. Oxfam receives funds from donors and the sale of second-hand items at its Oxfam shops. Oxfam GB began as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief in 1942, originally set up to address food and medical supply shortages in Nazi-occupied Greece. The organization is now an affiliate within the larger Oxfam International group, founded in 1995, which also includes Oxfam organizations in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Spain, the US, and elsewhere Employee feedback: “A charity that values its employees and offer good work life balance. Some really lovely and friendly people to work with.” - Oxfam Current Employee (Oxford)

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Unilever Company Rating: 3.8 About them: On any given day, two billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life. With more than 400 brands focused on health and wellbeing, no company touches so many people’s lives in so many different ways. Unilever’s portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to indulgent ice creams, affordable soaps, luxurious shampoos and everyday household care products. They produce world-leading brands including Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann’s and Omo, alongside trusted local names such as Blue Band, Pureit and Suave. Employee feedback: “Fantastic brands, great people, collaborative friendly culture, big international scope, high integrity, true to their sustainability mission.” - Unilever Current Employee

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Shell Company Rating: 3.8 About them: Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with around 94,000 employees in more than 70 countries and territories. They use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future. Shell’s headquarters are in The Hague, the Netherlands, and their Chief Executive Officer is Ben van Beurden. The parent company of the Shell group is Royal Dutch Shell plc, which is incorporated in England and Wales. Employee feedback: “Good place to work, people are very friendly and there is a lot to learn from a mature company.” - Shell Current Employee (Aberdeen)

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easyJet Company Rating: 3.5 About them: When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. Join easyJet and you’ll be able to play a big part in the success of a highly successful, fast-paced business that opens up Europe so people can exercise their get-up-and-go. With over 220 aircraft flying over 700 routes to more than 30 countries, easyJet is the UK’s largest airline, the fourth largest in Europe and the tenth largest in the world. Flying over 60 million passengers a year, they employ over 9,000 people including around 2,000 pilots and more than 4,500 cabin crew. It’s big-scale stuff and they’re still growing. Employee feedback: “Great money, lots of flexibility in terms of roster, days off, leaves, unpaid leaves.... Staff travel are Amazing also.” -  easyJet Cabin Crew (Gatwick)

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Amec Foster Wheeler Company Rating: 3.2 About them: Amec Foster Wheeler designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers across the global energy and related sectors.Employing around 36,000 people in more than 55 countries, the company operates across the oil and gas industry – from production through to refining, processing and distribution of derivative products – and in the mining, clean energy, power generation, pharma, environment and infrastructure markets. Amec Foster Wheeler offers full life-cycle services to offshore and onshore oil and gas projects (conventional and unconventional, upstream, midstream and downstream) for greenfield, brownfield and asset support projects, plus leading refining technology Employee feedback: “Having worked in the company's UK Upstream Oil and Gas division I can say that, from an engineering and project management point of view, Amec Foster Wheeler is the most excellent player in the market.” - Amec Foster Wheeler Structural Engineer (Aberdeen)Amec Foster Wheeler Structural Engineer (Aberdeen)Aberdeen)

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Credit Suisse Company Rating: 3.6 About them: Credit Suisse is a leading global wealth manager with strong investment banking and asset management capabilities. Founded in 1856, Credit Suisse has expanded to be a global force employing over 45,000 people in 50 countries. With new leadership, a new strategy and a streamlined global organization, we are set for growth. We partner across businesses, divisions and regions to create innovative solutions to meet the needs of our clients—and to help our employees grow. It is a high priority for us to continually invest in our employees by providing ongoing opportunities for training, networking and mobility. Join us and let's shape the future of Credit Suisse together. Employee feedback: “Salary is great and bonus is fairly consistent at a junior level. Benefits are also good and lots of options for internal mobility including on an international scale.” Credit Suisse Investment Banking Analyst (London)

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*Ratings correct on Glassdoor as of 9/10/16 with companies in no particular order or ranking.