The No. 1 midsize place to work in IT: Credit Acceptance

Recent college grad Lauren Delisle interviewed at Credit Acceptance two years ago at the suggestion of a friend, with little expectation of leaving her job in product support. But once the interviewer started talking about the company's PRIDE values and its "Big Hairy Audacious Goals" to hit a stock price of $1,000 per share, to sell 1 million auto loans and to be a top 10 place to work -- Delisle knew she had stumbled upon an organization with a serious plan for growth.

Instead of a cutthroat and competitive environment, however, Delisle found the Credit Acceptance culture to be casual and collaborative. After the company security guard gave her a friendly shout out by name when she returned for a second interview, Delisle, now 25, was convinced she had found a match.

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