Experience, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of career services for college students and alumni, today announced the Best Places to Work for Recent Grad. This list recognizes 20 employers from across the country for excellence in recruiting, hiring and retaining young professionals.

Each of the 20 employers featured in Experience’s Best Places ranking are currently recruiting from top universities nationwide and are hiring candidates set to graduate in 2009. What really sets these companies apart is their adaptation to the evolving workforce, including everything from committing to cross-functional training programs to embracing social causes that matter to Gen Y.

Representing a wide range of industries, the 20 organizations recognized by Experience provide outstanding career paths for entry-level employees. This year’s roster of Best Places to Work for Recent Grads is below. While all the companies below are likely to have accounting, audit and finance career paths, we have highlighted financial services companies in bold.

	Accenture		Peace Corps
	Computer Sciences Corporation		Qualcomm
	Electronic Arts		Schlumberger
	Enterprise Rent-A-Car		Sherwin-Williams
	GEICO		Sodexo
	Hyatt		Target
	Liberty Mutual		The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies
	McBee Associates		The TJX Companies, Inc.
	North Star Resource Group		Wachovia
	Northrup Grumman		ZS Associates

The complete listing and description is available on the Experience website at http://bestplaces.experience.com/2009 and via Yahoo! HotJobs.

“Employers are becoming smarter about how they hire and retain top Gen Y talent,” explains Jenny Floren, founder and CEO of Experience. “The 20 organizations honored here recognize the positive, long-term impact young professionals can make on their business. They have created the right environment to attract the next generation workforce, and by promoting the right opportunities and career paths, have also demonstrated they know how to keep them.”