10. National Instruments

NI (National Instruments), the Texas based American multinational that has clients in about 91 countries across the globe, is one of the best in terms of career opportunities for its employees. Established in the early 1970s by three young men, namely, James Truchard, Bill Nowlin and Jeff Kodosky, this automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software producer that specializes in data acquisition, instrument control and machine vision is 17th on the list of the companies with the best career opportunities. The company with about 6,869 employees as of December 2012 has been rewarded with a respectable company rating of 3.9 out of 5.

As per the respondents, great industry experience, good work-life balance, friendly environment, great company culture and growth prospects are some of the pros, while relatively lower compensation packages that is not up to the industry standards are some of the cons of being employed at this firm.   

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