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A friend of mine abdicated her executive throne at a multinational corporation to pursue her dreams of working for a small, non-profit organization. Once there, however, she came to a difficult realization: she prefers the perks and resources of a larger enterprise.

I had the opposite awakening one day in the back row of a college class packed with 700 freshmen students. Large universities aren’t well-suited for every type of student: what they offer in scale they also sacrifice in intimacy. The same dichotomy applies to choosing an employer.

Although bigger isn’t always better, we developed My Global Career 500, the first directory of the world’s largest corporate employers, keeping in mind the virtues of working for large employers.

The tradeoffs are pretty clear: Large companies tend to be more structured, hierarchical and standardized in their operations than small or midsize firms. Large companies have more resources but also impose more bureaucracy than smaller ones. Generally it is more competitive to land a job at a proven company than at a younger enterprise (with the notable exception of hot high-tech firms).

Yet, once in, there are more opportunities to advance your career in large companies, here’s why:

• You’re more likely to receive better benefits such as training or profit sharing
• You have more options to relocate or try different jobs
• Large companies may have programs to advance diversity and multiculturalism
• Large enterprises are often global in scope and have more jobs with global responsibilities and interaction.