EdgeLink Named One of 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon
for Third Consecutive Year

Company ranked 25th among 33 small companies named on Oregon Business Magazine list

Portland, OR (March 30, 2009)—EdgeLink, a Portland-based boutique technology staffing firm that delivers top technical talent and high-quality recruiting services, has been named by Oregon Business Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon for the third consecutive year.

A record-breaking 372 organizations and nearly 30,000 employees took part in Oregon Business Magazine’s 16th annual ranking. The magazine breaks the list into small, medium and large companies based on the number of employees worldwide. EdgeLink ranked 25th among the Top 33 Small Companies this year.

“At EdgeLink, our goal is to provide the best possible service for our clients,” said Jeff Miller, Founder and Managing Director for EdgeLink. “We’re thankful to the outstanding talent who make EdgeLink such a great place to work, and are proud of our positive culture and winning attitude that influences how we work with our clients. We’re so excited to be named one of the 100 Best for the third year in a row.”

“I love EdgeLink’s team-oriented culture, and think the company definitely deserves to be on the list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon,” said Mark Schacter, Manager, Direct Hire Services for EdgeLink. “There’s something really special about the people who work here—they’re very genuine, have a lot of integrity, are honest, believe in teamwork and are fun. To me, that’s the definition of a great place to work.”

To participate in the 2009 100 Best, companies had to have at least 20% of their Oregon workforce complete a confidential employee survey as well as fill out an employer survey of benefits. The employee survey asked employees to rank companies in categories including: benefits and compensation, work environment, decision-making and trust, performance management, and career development and learning. For the employer survey, company representatives answered more than 50 questions covering a comprehensive set of benefits including health and wellness plans, time off, family-friendly policies, work scheduling, incentives, retirement plans and corporate culture.

Companies were scored based on their average employee rating and benefits survey, with a total possible score of 600. The average overall score of this year’s 100 Best inched up 2.1% from last year. EdgeLink is one of just 49 companies also named on last year’s 100 Best.

Sectors prominent among the 100 Best this year include professional services, with a strong showing from law and staffing firms, finance, construction, technology and marketing/communications. Click here to view the 2009 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon. See EdgeLink on the list of the Top 33 Small Businesses by clicking here.

About EdgeLink

EdgeLink is a Portland-based, technology staffing firm that recruits the area’s best mid-to-executive-level technology professionals on a contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire basis. EdgeLink’s client companies include Digimarc, Sharp Laboratories, RuleSpace, Ensequence, Biamp Systems, RNA Networks. Since its inception in 2003, EdgeLink earned the 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon by Oregon Business Magazine three years in a row: 2009, 2008 and 2007. In addition, the Portland Business Journal named the company one of the Top 25 Technology providers in 2009, one of the Top 25 Staffing Firms in 2008, 2006 and 2005, and one of the Fastest Growing Private 100 in 2009 and 2007.

 MEDIA CONTACT
Jeff Miller
jeff@edgelink.com
(503) 246-3989

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