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Company Insight: TRV

HQ Address:
385 Washington St.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102

Organization's Web site

Careers site

Career Office E-mail

Managing Your Career

Travelers

Two out of three first years get performance bonuses. Average: $6,100.

Getting Started

Undergrad Internships

Internships are filled for 2008

Undergrad internships (paid and unpaid)

2008: 173 (to date)

2007: 139

2006: 99

100% of internships are paid, 0% are unpaid.

2007 interns came from the following classes...

5% Freshman

2% Sophomores

35% Juniors

58% Seniors

...and from the following majors:

30% Business

20% Computer Science

5% Economics

5% Engineering

6% Liberal Arts

20% Math

0% Science

0% Undeclared

14%

There is an official summer internship program

Average summer program: NA weeks

Minimum: 10 weeks

Maximum: 12 weeks

Average hourly wage: $18.89

Average total intern compensation: $8,500

30% of eligible 2007 interns received full-time job offers

70% of interns with offers accepted

Applicants & New Hires

Recruited on 123 undergrad campuses in 2007-08.
Made job offers on 110 undergrad campuses.

Applicants for entry-level jobs

    2008: NA (to date)

    2007: NA

    2006: NA

Entry-level hiring

Entry-level hiring is not complete for 2008.

New hires in:

2008: 186 (to date)

2007: 155

2006: NA

Entry-level hires who were undergrad interns

2008: 40% (to date)

2007: 29%

2006: 42%

Most important characteristics for new hires:

2 Communication Skills

3 Leadership Skills

1 College GPA

2007 entry-level hires came from the following majors:

30% Business

20% Computer Science

5% Economics

5% Engineering

6% Liberal Arts

20% Math

0% Science

0% Undeclared

14 Human resources, finance and accounting% Other

...and are:

NA% African American

NA% Hispanic American

NA% Asian American

NA% Other

31% Total minorities

47% Female

Salary & Benefits

Salary & Benefits

Entry-level hires since Jan. 1, 2008 (to date)

Average base salary:
$45,000 to $49,999

0% earn less than $35,000

0% earn $35,000 to $39,999

5% earn $40,000 to $44,999

55% earn $45,000 to $49,999

40% earn $50,000 to $54,999

0% earn $55,000 to $59,999

0% earn $60,000 to $64,999

0% earn $65,000 to $69,999

0% earn $70,000 to $74,999

0% earn $75,000 and above

Bonuses, Overtime & Perks

15% received signing bonuses

Average signing bonus: $1,500

67% received performance bonuses in their first year on job

Average performance bonus, 2007: $6,100

20% of 2007 entry-level hires eligible for overtime

80% of 2007 entry-level hires not eligible for overtime

Reimburse employees for education expenses? Yes

Do employees become eligible immediately? Yes

Maximum annual education reimbursement: $5,250

Full grad school sponsorship for jr. level employees? No

Partial grad school sponsorship for jr. level employees? Yes

Time Off

The organization has a Paid Time Off (PTO) Bank

Maximum PTO days during first year: 20

Maximum PTO days after one year: 20

Maximum PTO days after three years: 20

Maximum PTO days after five years: 23

Maximum PTO days after 10 years:26

Flextime is an option for entry-level employees

Health Benefits

Do entry-level hires have access to health plan? Yes

Employees pay part of the cost? Yes

Does health plan provide dental coverage? Yes

Extra charge for dental coverage? Yes

Does health plan provide vision coverage? Yes

Extra charge for vision coverage? Yes

Are same sex partners permitted as dependents? Yes

Pension and Profit-sharing

Do entry-level hires have access to 401(k)? Entry-level hires are given access to a 401(K) savings plan

Max. company match as a percentage of salary: 5%

Min. employee set-aside as a percentage of salary to receive max. co. match: 5%

Are entry-level hires eligible for company funded pension? Yes

Are entry-level hires eligible for profit-sharing program? No

Other Benefits

Does company match employee charitable gifts? Yes

Does company pay relocation expenses? Yes

Max. annual relocation expenses? $3,000

Determined on case-by-case basis

Employee Discounts on the following:

Car rentals

Cell phone service

Insurance

Cultural events

Moving On Up

Work Environment

Average entry-level work week: 40 hours

Does average vary by business unit, department? Yes

Entry-level hire work locations...

5% in open work stations

95% in cubicles

0% in shared offices

0% in private offices

0% have no company-supplied work space

Typical dress code

Business Casual

Organization sponsors employee volunteer opportunities

Does organization have fitness facilities on site? Some locations

Training Programs

The organization has a formal orientation program for new hires

Program length: 1 days

Orientation includes the following:

Computer training

Guest speakers

Facilities tour

$1,500 average spent on training, per new hire, in 2007

How do new employees enter the program?

If not hired directly into program, when are most new hires first considered eligible?

After completion of program, what percentage of employees receive a raise?

How much is the typical raise:

There is a formal leadership program for entry-level hires that lasts a year or more.

Program Name: Financial Management Leadership Development

How do new employees enter the program? Hired into the program

If not hired directly into the program, when are most new hires first considered eligible?

Is program rotational? Yes

If so, how many locations or business units does the employee spend time at? 3

Minimum rotations: NA

Maximum rotations: NA

Length of program, in weeks: 156

Minimum: NA weeks

Maximum: NA weeks

After completion, what percentage of employees receive a raise?: 75% to 99%

How much is the typical raise: 15-19.9%

Does company have formal mentorship program? Yes

80% of entry-level hires participate

3 days of additional training expected

Getting Ahead

Three-year retention rate: 52%

Five-year retention rate: 40%

How are raises determined?

Performance

When are most entry-level hires eligible for their first raise?

One-year anniversary

How are promotions determined?

Performance

When are entry-level hires eligible for first promotion?

Other (explain below) Based on career path and invidiual development plan

Evaluations

Frequency of evaluations

Annually

Most important characteristics for entry-level hires:

3 Customer Satisfaction

2 Productivity/Efficiency

1 Quality

Min. tenure in years required for job change: 1

Long-Term Prospects

Does position of vice president exist at this organization? Yes

If not, is there a comparable title?

No. of employees who hold VP or similar title: 559

No. of employees with VP or similar title with 20 years plus seniority: 245

Age of youngest employee with VP or similar title: 32

Seniority of youngest employee with VP or similar title in years: 10

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