Contents | Survey Highlights

Statistics Charts
Employment and Compensation
Career Fields | Fields & Industries Breakdown
Compensation by Career Field
Compensation Trends
Dot Coms | Job Offers | Company Size

Attitudes and Goals
Goals | Most Admired

Primary Objectives | Location
Career Decision | Career Choices

Comparison of Male and Female Responses
Employment & Compensation | Most Admired

Career Field Comparison
         
Name the individual you most admire in the world:
Overall Women Men
  Father 14% 11% 16%
  Warren Buffett 6% 2% 7%
  Colin Powell 6% 6% 6%
  George Bush 4% 2% 5%
  Bill Gates 4% 2% 4%
  Mother 4% 6% 2%
  Parents 3% 5% 3%
  Mahatma Gandhi 3% 2% 3%
  The Pope 2% 2% 2%
  Jesus Christ 2% 1% 2%
  Nelson Mandela 2% 5% 2%
  Grandparent 2% 5% 1%
  Spouse 2% 1% 3%
  Oprah Winfrey 1% 8% 0%
  Tony Blair 1% 0% 2%
         
   
 Name the company that you admire most:
  GE 10% 4% 13%
  Microsoft 9% 5% 9%
  Johnson & Johnson 5% 8% 5%
  McKinsey 4% 2% 5%
  Goldman Sachs 4% 2% 4%
  Southwest Airlines 4% 5% 3%
  Berkshire Hathaway 2% 1% 3%
  US Military 2% 0% 3%
  Dell 2% 2% 2%
  Walmart 2% 2% 2%
  IBM 2% 2% 2%
  Coca Cola 1% 2% 1%
  Starbucks 1% 2% 1%
  Patagonia 1% 3% 1%
  eBay 1% 0% 2%
  Disney 1% 3% 0%
  Procter & Gamble 1% 2% 1%
         
Note:  These were open-ended questions; respondents were invited to write down their own choice of individuals/companies