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Forbes just published their Special Report “The World’s Biggest Companies”, including the “Big Companies that Are Hiring”. In this report, Forbes ranked 2000 top public companies from around the world. Industries that were predominant on the list, included the banking and oil and gas industries. The report provides details regarding how the companies were ranked.

Some of the U.S. Companies in the top 10 included:

• General Electric
• Bank of America
• JPMorgan Chase
• ExxonMobile
• Bershire Hathaway

When reviewing the “The Global 2000” list on the Forbes' site, you can sort by rank, company (alpha), industry and country by clicking on the headings at the top of the columns.

Some of the mentions on the “Big Companies that Are Hiring” list include

• Ranstad Holdings
• Tesco
• IBM
• Accenture
• Metro AG

This resource can be helpful to job seekers who are looking for a strong growing company to work for. Also, the report includes the “high performers” and “winners and losers”. If you are currently working for a large public company, see if your company is featured and if they are considered a strong performing company.  If not, evaluate if you should stay and ride out the downturn.  Is the downturn temporary? What are  your company's plans to get back on track?  Do some more research about your company, industry and competitors and determine if you should look for another job opportunity with a company that is growing and expanding.   It is best not to wait until the next downsizing or layoff to make a career move.   

Source:  Forbes, Special Report, "The World's Biggest Companies" , Edited by Scott DeCarlo and Brian Zajac.