Out of the top 100 companies rated by Fortune magazine nationwide, three of them have offices in Baton Rouge, including the No. 2 company on the list.Fortune magazine annually releases a list of the top 100 companies to work for, and the 2009 winners are now out.The companies that have offices in Baton Rouge are Edward Jones Investments, ranked No. 2, Aflac Insurance, ranked No. 26 and Paychex, ranked No. 39.Courtney Medet, Aflac representative, said the Baton Rouge office hires about 30 college graduates annually to work in sales. Though promotion opportunities are available, starting salary is around $50,000.  To apply for a job at Aflac, Medet said students should call and make an interview appointment and submit a resume. Tracy Kather, Paychex representative, said employees start as payroll specialists before moving up in the business. Kather said new employees are able to take classes and receive training to help them advance in the company. Paychex also offers 21 courses certified by the American Council of Education for college credit.Sara Crow, University Career Services assistant director of communications, said a graduate should look at several different factors when looking for a career — salary, location and job type being the most important factors. “Narrow your search,” Crow said. “It will make it easier to evaluate each opportunity that becomes available.”Crow said it is also important to balance work with life at home. A person usually spends 40 or more hours at work, so students need to enjoy the job they’re in, she said.  “Most people give 110 percent when they’re on the clock, but they want to be able to leave work in the office,” Crow said. Crow said each year Universom, a company which conducts surveys for business research, does a survey similar to Fortune’s list. Universom sends out surveys to different colleges to see which companies students are interested in working for. Google and Microsoft ranked highly on both lists, and both have offices in Texas, one of the states many University graduates are drawn to, she said. The starting salary, Crow said, varies depending on the field of work but usually graduates start somewhere around $40,000 a year.For students just looking for a part-time job, Whole Food Markets, Starbucks and Build-a-Bear made the list, and all have stores located in Baton Rouge.–Contact Nichole Oden at [email protected]