OSI Named as One of the Top 25 Best Places to Work for New Grads for the Second Year in a Row

MINNEAPOLIS, May 12 -- Energy Central issued the following news release:

Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has again been named one of the 25 "Best Places to Work for Recent Grads (http://www.connectedu.com/best-places-to-work-2014-winners)," in an independent survey dedicated to identifying and recognizing the nation's best employers for recent college graduates.

Experience, a ConnectEDU company, invited employers from across the country to participate in the 2014 Best Places to Work for Recent Grads survey. The winners were selected by comparing what recent grads prioritize when selecting a place to work. The selection criteria for 2014 included career advancement opportunities, culture, benefits (such as salary and perks), work/life balance and retention. Responses were gathered from over 200 employers across the country.

OSI was named among the top 25 list, along with familiar names such as Accenture, AT&T, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Phillips North America and Verizon.

"OSI is excited about being named one of the Top 25 Best Places to Work for Recent Grads for the second year in a row! At OSI we put a lot of energy and enthusiasm into our college relations and recruiting efforts and, this hard work along with our unique corporate culture and commitment to employee development make OSI a truly unique place to work - especially for new college graduates. We are committed to making OSI an even better, more diverse and exciting place to work in the years ahead." said Pat Collins, OSI's Vice President of Human Resources and Administration.

Experience (www.experience.com), a ConnectEDU Company, is the largest university-endorsed career network bridging the gap between college and the working world. Since 1996, Experience has partnered with universities to educate, assist and inspire college graduates to launch and lead extraordinary careers. Each year, Experience's award winning network connects millions of candidates from 3,800 colleges and universities with more than 130,000 employers. ConnectEDU acquired Experience in 2011.

ConnectEDU (www.connectedu.com) is a privately held technology company, committed to preparing and transitioning 21st Century Learners on their pathways from school to college to career, helping them to realize their potential, achieve a secure financial future and ultimately connect to life's possibilities. ConnectEDU was created in 2002 and today serves more than 20 million registered learners, 5,000 educational institutions and 130,000 employers throughout 40 countries.

OSI (www.osii.com) provides open, state-of-the-art and high-performance automation solutions to utilities worldwide. These solutions include Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Network Management Systems (NMS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), Distribution Management Systems (DMS), Outage Management Systems (OMS), Generation Management Systems (GMS), Substation Automation Systems (SA); Data Warehousing and Historians, as well as individual software and hardware products and Smart Grid solutions for utility operations. OSI is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

For additional information regarding this news release, please contact [email protected].

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