2008 Highlights
- Five NI offices were recognized as great places to work by the Great Place to Work Institute, including the corporate headquarters for the 10th consecutive year
- NI increased global sales engineering staff by 29 percent to ensure excellent, timely customer service
- Employees received an average of 33 hours of training - more than 172,000 total hours worldwide
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2008 Challenges
- NI recruiting efforts increasingly are challenged by the declining number of U.S. students graduating with technical degrees
- Women and minorities are underrepresented in the technology field, making it difficult for NI to ensure a diverse workplace
- Health care costs continue to increase rapidly in the U.S., making it more challenging to offer competitive benefit packages
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2009 Commitments
- Maintain the rate of surveyed NI employees who describe NI as a Great Place to Work at 75 percent or greater
- Maintain employee turnover at 30 percent lower than the U.S. industry average using developmental programs
- Open the NI Health Center, an on-site medical clinic at NI corporate headquarters
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