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Study Ranks First List of the World’s Largest Corporate Employers

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, March 1, 2007 - Giant retailer Wal-Mart Stores, with 1.8 million employees, tops the first published list of the world’s 500 largest corporate employers.

Home to nearly half of the companies on the list, the United States boasts the largest employers in thirteen out of 28 industries. And although most of the world’s newest jobs are in the services sector, thanks to Wal-Mart, giant retailers on average employ the highest number of workers - nearly 150,000 per company - according to the study by My Global Career (http://www.myglobalcareer.com), the first blog-based careers site for global workers and employers seeking global-ready talent.

Links to each employer’s job site are included in this free directory of companies that employ more than 45 million workers around the world.

“The My Global Career 500 is the first worldwide ranking centered on employment, rather than investment,” said Rusty Weston, Chief Blogger & Founder of My Global Career and an award-winning journalist and researcher. “Here is a list of employers with thousands of jobs for workers who want to participate in the global economy.”
Topping the list are these giant enterprises*:

1. Wal-Mart Stores, United States, 1,800,000 employees
2. Deutsche Post, Germany, 502,545 employees
3. Siemens Group, Germany, 461,000 employees
4. McDonald’s, United States, 447,000 employees
5. Carrefour, France, 440,479 employees
6. Compass Group, United Kingdom, 410,074 employees
7. United Parcel Service, United States, 407,000 employees
8. Gazprom, Russia, 396,571 employees
9. DaimlerChrysler, Germany, 382,724 employees
10. Hitachi, Japan, 355,879 employees

*Access additional survey results at: http://www.myglobalcareer.com/my-global-career-500/

“Myglobalcareer.com provides everything a knowledge worker needs to compete in the global economy,” adds Weston. “Myglobalcareer.com prepares workers to succeed in the global economy and helps employers hire global-ready talent.”

My Global Career includes listings of fresh global jobs, groundbreaking global research, and practical information on immigration issues, cross-cultural interviewing skills, and managing global teams. Upcoming blog postings will profile global workers and how they have prepared for their career assignments. Hiring managers from industry-leading companies will also be profiled in blogs and podcasts.

About My Global Career

My Global Career is a blog-based information resource by Third Set Media, in Lafayette, Calif. My Global Career spotlights reader-generated content by a burgeoning, worldwide community of global workers, hiring managers and recruiters among other career professionals. My Global Career showcases independent reporting; global job listings; career networking; career advice; proprietary research such as My Global Career 500 - a ranking and directory of the world’s largest employers; tools such as World Business Holidays; unique career assessment tests such as “Global Ready?”; and frequently updated opinion polls.

Companies interested in partnering with My Global Career should contact Rusty Weston at rusty@myglobalcareer.com. Companies interested in exploring advertising opportunities on job boards or the site itself are welcome to contact sales@myglobalcareer.com, myglobalcareer on Skype, or telephone (415) 287-4154.

Media Contact

Greg Berardi, Blue Marlin Partners, 415-239-7826, greg@bluemarlinpartners.com

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