Cargill is the second largest privately-held company in the world, which is absolutely incredible to say you are a part of. All around the world, Cargill is known for treating their stakeholders ethically and fairly, including the way they compensate their employees. Cargill strategically decides not to pay their employees the highest or the lowest for their jobs... I believe the number is somewhere around the 70% median. This is not the highest, but it is very fair. However, something that not everyone thinks about is the "TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE." There is salary, and then there is the rest of the package that you can take advantage of as a stakeholder. In a tough economy, we are proud and quite thankful to say that we work for a company that has a 401K and ESOP program that is growing exponentially each quarter! That alone sets Cargill apart from other employers. Other benefits include the fantastic insurance, retirement, and work-life solutions that they offer.
It may be a bit of a turn off for some people to work for such a large company. Yes, it is large, but I want to point out that there are several dozen business units that are much smaller that make up the larger Cargill family. I believe you can acheive the comfort of a smaller company with the benefits of the larger Cargill corporate business... the best of both worlds.