AOL Jobs, through its partnership with CareerBuilder.com, has listed out the top ten U.S. companies hiring this week from March 28 to April 3.
We know that your job search can get quite frustrating these days with more people trying to find a job and fewer employment opportunities available. To ease the burden, we've tracked down 10 top companies that are hiring this week -- from sales jobs to finance jobs, full-time jobs to part-time jobs. We hope you find a job that's perfect for you, the AOL Jobs Contributor said in a statement.
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The Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered Aaron's operates as a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, computers, residential and office furniture, household appliances, and accessories in the United States and Canada.The company engages in the lease ownership, lease, and retail sale of various products, such as widescreen and LCD televisions; computers; living room, dining room, and bedroom furniture; washers; dryers; refrigerators; and lawn tractors. It offers products of various brands, such as JVC, Mitsubishi, Philips, Panasonic, Sony, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Simmons, Frigidaire, and Sharp.The company provides lease-to-own payment plans on a variety of durable retail products. Customers have the option of choosing from 6-, 12-, 18-, or 24-month payment plans. The company operated more than 1,825 company-owned and franchise stores in 48 U.S. states and Canada. There are two operating divisions of Aaron’s: sales and lease ownership and manufacturing.The Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership division serves credit-constrained consumers in need of basic home furnishings, appliances and electronics. The Sales & Lease Ownership division has 1,150 Company-owned stores and 664 franchised stores.The Woodhaven Furniture Industries Division manufactures the majority of furniture leased and sold by Aaron’s. Vertical integration allows the company to control quality, styling and cost, leading to superior customer service.Aaron's has already announced plans to hire 1,000 new workers in 2011. As the economy begins to improve, it's hoped that consumers will start spending at rent-to-own furniture retailers before shopping at more traditional retailers, due to lower up-front costs. If this strategy pans out, companies like Aaron's could be in an excellent position to benefit from an economic upswing."Aaron's was and continues to be a financially growing company that is growing despite the economy. They offer decent pay, good benefits and the POTENTIAL to make a lot of money...," according to the employee review report by Glassdoor.com.Aaron'sThe Kansas City, Missouri-headquartered AMC Entertainment delivers distinctive and affordable movie-going experiences in 361 theatres with 5,203 screens across the United States and Canada. Of these screens, 810 have 3D capability and 107 are of the large-screen IMAX format.The company, which is privately held, operates 24 of the 50 highest grossing theatres in the country, including the top three. AMC has propelled industry innovation and continues today by delivering premium sight and sound, enhanced food and beverage and diverse content. AMC Entertainment currently employs around 16,800 full and part-time staff.AMC recently announced a partnership with Chinese film production company China Lion. The arrangement will allow many of China Lion's films to be shown at AMC theaters. The idea behind the deal is to allow both companies greater access into the Chinese-American market as well as the ability to reach other American fans of Chinese cinema.Already, China Lion has begun making films designed to be released in both countries. They have been tweaking their films' content to make them more appealing to the new broader target market."Working at AMC has its benefits including free movies, a good work life balance, and the enjoyment of working in a fun industry. There's lots of work to do, so you'll never bored...," according to the employee review report by Glassdoor.com.AMC EntertainmentThe Dallas, Texas-based Kimberly-Clark is a giant in the field of personal hygiene products. The company's brands include Kleenex tissues, Scott paper towels, and both Huggies and Pull-Ups diapers among others.Kimberly-Clark engages in the manufacture and marketing of various health care products worldwide. The company operates in four segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, K-C Professional & Other, and Health Care.Kimberly-Clark recently began testing the sale of their new Scott Naturals Tube-Free toilet paper at Walmart and Sam's Club locations across the northeastern United States. If sales figures are positive, the new product could be rolled out across the country in no time.Kimberly-Clark has announced plans to sell several of their pulp manufacturing plants. The cash generated from the sales of these facilities could help fuel job growth at the company, depending on how the reinvestment is structured."A global company with a strong career growth potential. Opportunity to gain knowledge, and work with some of the best individuals in their respective fields," according to the employee review report by Glassdoor.com.Kimberly-ClarkJust when you thought Hewlett Packard's webOS was done for, the little operating system lives to fight another day. HP has promised to make more tablets with the webOS system with the software actually going the open source route like Google's Android.Reuters/HPThe Denver, Colorado-based Furniture Row is one of the largest family-owned retail furniture companies in the United States. The company operates 330 stores in 31 states along with 4 U.S.-based manufacturing centers.The company is know for its Furniture Row Outlets, which provide several individually focused furniture store outlets, side-by-side, in a strip-mall-like setting. The idea behind the design is to allow customers to quickly find the type of merchandise they are looking for, instead of having to navigate through a large department store-style layout.The company has been experimenting with only having its stores open for three days each week (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). At the test locations, the staff spends their "off days" restocking the store for the following weekend. The idea is to present customers with significantly different product offerings each week."Working at the company offers opportunities for growth. Overall there are lots of good people in the company. The organization is willing to spend money on training, and working there offers a chance to travel and see new places," according to the employee review report by Glassdoor.com.Furniture RowLexisNexis, through their database, provides legal, news, and business information complied from over 45,000 sources. A household name in the legal field, LexisNexis revolutionized legal research beginning in the late '60s with the advent of electronically searchable legal records. The company employs over 15,000 worldwide and has customers in over 100 countries.LexisNexis, which is a division of Reed Elsevier, was founded in 1977 by H. Donald Wilson as a database service and an electronic research unit. Reed Elsevier acquired LexisNexis in 1994.The company recently hosted a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) conference in Shanghai, China, to bring together companies working in China's growing M&A field. LexisNexis's presence in this emerging market could provide the company with significant growth over the next few years."Working at LexisNexis allows you to gain experience using cutting edge technologies. You get to work with very smart people. I was fortunate enough to have friendly co-workers during my time there," according to the employee review report by Glassdoor.com.LexisNexis Booth at 2010 ABA TThe Purchase, New York-headquartered PepsiCo manufactures, markets, and sells various foods, snacks, and carbonated and non-carbonated beverages worldwide. As one of the largest beverage brands in the world, Pepsi is a household name just about anywhere you go.The company is also involved in the food industry with subsidiaries Frito-Lay and Quaker Foods in the United States, as well as Sabritas and Gamesa in Mexico. The company operates in four divisions: PepsiCo Americas Foods (PAF), PepsiCo Americas Beverages (PAB), PepsiCo Europe, and PepsiCo Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA).PepsiCo recently announced the development of a 100 percent recyclable bottle made from bio-based raw materials. Right now the new bottles are being derived from switch grass, pine bark, corn husks, and other sources. In the future the company hopes to be able to create the bottles from sources such as orange peels, potato peels, oat hulls and other byproducts from its food businesses."PepsiCo is a great place to work! The thing that makes it different than other companies is the PEOPLE. The environment is very innovation driven and fast paced," according to the employee review report by Glassdoor.com.PepsiCo/ReutersThe Richmond, Virginia-based CarMax operates as a retailer of used vehicles in the United States. It also sells new vehicles under various franchise agreements.In addition, the company provides a range of related products and services, including the financing of vehicle purchases through its finance operation, CarMax Auto Finance, and third-party lenders; the sale of extended service plans and accessories; the appraisal and purchase of vehicles directly from consumers; and vehicle repair services. Further, it sells vehicles that do not meet its retail standards to licensed dealers through on-site wholesale auctions.Beginning with a single store in Richmond in 1993, the company has grown to its present size of over 100 stores across the country. To date the company has sold over 2 million cars and appraised over 5 million.CarMax is currently a member of the Fortune 500, and has also been included in Fortune's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For." The company had a good year last year due to the fact that new and used auto sales were up 20 percent from 2009.The company has begun building a new superstore in Escondido, Calif. The new location is expected to open in mid-2011 and will create 50 to 75 new jobs. The superstore will be the company's second location in the Greater San Diego area."CarMax is an associate focused company. There are some employees that struggle with working retail hours, but management does its best to facilitate scheduling. CarMax is a growing company, so if you are willing to move, you can be promoted. Loved working there and I would go back if possible," according to the employee review report by Glassdoor.com.CarMax/ReutersThe company was founded in 1964, by brothers Leroy and Forest Raffel with an innovative idea, to provide a fast-food alternative to the omnipresent hamburger. From a single store, the company has grown to its present size of around 3,600 locations.In 2005 Triarc acquired RTM Restaurant Group, which is Arby's largest franchisee. Triarc went on to merge with Wendy's International Inc., and the combined company is now the third largest fast-food company in the United States.Wendy's/Arby's Group operates as the owner and franchisor of the Wendy's and Arby's restaurant systems. Wendy's is the restaurant franchising system specializing in the hamburger sandwich segment of the quick service restaurant industry; and Arby's is the restaurant franchising system specializing in the roast beef sandwich segment of the quick service restaurant industry.As of January 2, 2011, the Wendy's restaurant system comprised 6,576 restaurants, of which 1,394 were owned and operated by the company; and the Arby's restaurant system consisted of 3,649 restaurants, of which 1,144 were owned and operated by the company.Currently, the company is actively promoting their new Angus Three Cheese & Bacon sandwich. Coming in at a whopping 660 calories, with 33 grams of fat, the sandwich does not cater to the health-food crowd. Instead, it seems the plan is to get customers through the door based on the new offering's taste and presentation."Arby's allows employees to work flexible hours, especially when working around school schedules. When working enough hours to get a lunch break, you are allowed to pick items from a 'free food list'...," according to the employee review report by Glassdoor.com.Reuters/Arby'sA Walmart storeWalmart
