A U.S. research and management consultancy called Great Place to Work Institute and its international affiliates publish an annual report on — you guessed it — great places to work. It includes 15 countries in Europe, nine countries in Latin America, three countries in Asia and Canada.
Please be aware that the 2008 list was released and can be found at, “Best places to work in Greece 2008.”
Best Places to Work – All Countries
For the purposes of this site’s audience, the remainder of this article will concentrate on Greece. But feel free to explore other countries below.
Europe: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
2007 Best places to work in Greece
Most of these companies request candidates with bilingual capability, fulfillment of military obligations (if male) and a requirement that he/she be aged 35 or younger. For those unfamiliar with Greece, discrimination based on age, gender and nationality is common practice and one that typically goes unpunished.
It is also common for many Greek companies to not have job listings and not disclose the names, email addresses and other contact information of employees, including the company manager or HR recruiter. There is almost never an employee directory.
If you are looking at this post from outside Greece with hopes that one of these companies will sponsor your work visa and work permit, be aware that these are privately owned branches that do not normally have contact with headquarters back home. Non-EU citizens are highly advised to read, “How Americans/non-EU citizens can move, live and work in Greece” since there is no point looking for a job in Greece if you do not understand legalities.
There is also a surplus of very qualified candidates already in Greece and the entire EU, who can fill these positions with no bureaucracy. See “Common jobs for non-EU citizens in Greece” for more details.
How to use this list
All company names contain the link to their home page. If websites were only in Greek, I provided the English translation of contact information, in addition to the career/job section link if the company had one, so you could search for jobs without navigating a Greek menu.
You must apply to open vacancies, just as you would back home. I do not represent nor have I ever worked for any of these companies, so specific questions or complaints should be directed at respective personnel.
Καλη δουλεια!
Size: 99 employees
Industry: Construction/contractors of pools
Ownership: Private
Davaki 18
15121 Pefki
Phone: (210) 6148.400
Fax: (210) 6142.308
Email: info@piscinesideales.gr
Career section: www.piscinesideales.gr
Notes: No English; lists jobs, but you must navigate in Greek to Etairia →Kariera
Size: 93 employees
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Private
Kifissias 221
15124 Marousi
Phone: 801 500 3000 or 211 1206 500
Email: msgrhr@microsoft.com
Career section: www.microsoft.com/hellas/
Notes: No English; navigation in Greek but job listings in English
3. XEROX HELLAS
Size: 121 employees
Industry: Information Technology – Copiers/Hardware
Ownership: Private
Leof. Syngrou 127
11745 Athens
Phone: (210) 9307.000
Fax: (210) 9311.075
Career section: www.xerox.gr
Notes: redirects to the UK site; no English; lists jobs in Greek
Size: 147 employees
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Private
Career section: www.genesispharma.com
Size: 283 employees
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Private
Career section: www.abbott.gr
Notes: No English; navigation in Greek, but ads listed in English
Athens
Leof. Vouliagmenis 512
174 56 Alimos
Phone: (210) 9985 222
Fax: (210) 9958 360
Thessaloniki
Pharmaceutical Products
13th km. National Road
Neon Moudanion
570 01 Thermi
Phone: (2310) 810 470/1
Fax: (2310) 860 874
Headquarters
Ifaistou 35Α
194 00 Koropi
Phone: (210) 6621 020
Fax: (210) 6621 030
6. KRI KRI
Size: 129 employees
Industry: Food distributor
Ownership: Cooperative
3rd km Nat. Road of Serres-Drama
62100 Serres
Phone: (23210) 68300
Fax: (23210) 68311
Career section: www.krikri.gr
Size: 56 employees
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
Career section: None
Send your CV to:
Attn: HR Department
Kifisias 7 & Neapoleos 2
15123 Marousi
Fax: (210) 8119.296
Email: personnel@inlife.gr
Size: 69 employees
Industry: Manufacturing & Production – Chemicals
Ownership: Private
Email: greece@johnsondiversey.com
Career section: www.johnsondiversey.com
Notes: No English; listings in Greek
Athens
Heimarras 5
151 25 Marousi
Phone: (210) 6385 900
Fax: (210) 6385 901
Thessaloniki
Gravias 5
546 45 Thessaloniki
Phone: (2310) 811901
Fax: (2310) 811358
9. ORGANON HELLAS (Now Merck & Co./Schering-Plough)
Size: 72 employees
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Private
Careers: None listed for Greece
Contact Info in English
Size: 131 employees
Industry: Health Care – Medical sales/distribution
Ownership: Private
Career section: www.jnj.com
Note: No GR site, jumps to USA; stresses that you must already be authorized to work in the country of choice.
Size: 77 employees
Industry: Manufacturing & Production – Food products
Ownership: Private
Career section: www.mars.com
Size: 189 employees
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Private
Career section: www.bms-greece.gr
Notes: No English; has career section, but no listings
Athens
Attikis 49-53 & Propodidos 2
152 35 Vrilissia
Phone: (210) 6074 300, 6074 400
Fax: (210) 6074 333
Thessaloniki
19th km National Road, Neon Moudanion
570 01 Thermi
Phone: (23920) 21600
Fax: (23920) 21555
13. VELTI
Size: 125 employees
Industry: Information Technology – Software
Ownership: Private
44 Kifissias Ave
151 25 Marousi
Phone: (210) 6378 800
Fax: (210) 6378 888
Email: info@velti.com
Career section: www.velti.com
Size: 1393 employees
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance – Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Private
Achaias 3
145 64 Ν. Kifissia
Phone: (210) 8186 000, 801-11-12484
Career section: www.citibank.gr; Navigate by going to Site Map→Information →Employment
Notes: Has ‘English’ in bottom right corner
15. PIRAEUS BANK
Size: 4543 employees
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance – Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Private
Career section: www.piraeusbank.gr
16. NESTLE HELLAS
Size: 526 employees
Industry: Industrial Services – Food
Ownership: Private
Career section: www.nestle.gr
Notes: No English; job listings and submission process in Greek.
Athens
Patroklou 4
151 25 Marousi
Phone: (210) 6884 111
Fax: (210) 6800 810
Patra
Old National Road of Patra
Athinon & Ag. Lavras 2
26 500 Aktaion
Phone: (2610) 99.07.62/63
Fax: (2610) 99.07.64
17. MELLON COLLECTION SERVICES
Size: 283 employees
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
Career section: www.mellongroup.com
Size: 173 employees
Industry: Beverage Distributor
Ownership: Private
Career section: www.pernod-ricard.com
19. INTRALOT
Size: 353 employees
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Private
Career section: www.intralot.com
20. HELLENIC AEROSPACE INDUSTRY (HAI)
Size: 2772 employees
Industry: Aerospace
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
Head Office
Athens Tower
2-4 Mesogion Ave
115 27 Athens
Phone: (210) 7799 622
Fax: (210) 7797 670
Career section: None
Related posts
“Best places to work in Greece 2009”
“Examples of jobs and salaries in Athens, Greece”
“Jobs in Greece” or continue your job search using the links in the third column
* Article updated November 28, 2009