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The 3M Experience
The 3M Experience

3M offers you challenging opportunities to grow and succeed in your career. Learn more about what it's like to work at 3M. Or, listen to 3M employees talk about what it's like to work at 3M.

We're Unique

At 3M, we're proud to be in a class of our own. Just a few of the things that set us apart from the competition:

  • 3M has two parallel career paths in the technical organization known as the "dual ladder" system. In addition to a management career path, there is a technical career path. This technical path honors the prestige 3M scientists have enjoyed during 3M's history and allows employees to advance their position and compensation consistent with their contributions. All without abandoning what they do best – research and development.
  • Our culture of innovation means we listen to all ideas – regardless of job title or position.
  • 3M provides an environment to allow employees to explore ideas outside of their day-to-day job, historically called the 15 percent Rule. That's part of the story behind the invention of Post-it® Notes.
  • Grants, such as Genesis Grants, give employees dedicated funding and resources to pursue an idea.
  • Working for 3M means the opportunity to work with talented colleagues around the world.
  • 3M is committed to offering rewarding career options and is recognized as:
    • one of the top employers for M.B.A. graduates (PDF, 887 KB)
    • one of America's 20 most admired companies in 2006 by Fortune magazine
    • a top employer for sales professionals by Selling Power magazine

Challenging work - Global Company

At 3M, you'll have the opportunity to work with smart, talented people from around the world. The diversity of 3M means you can explore career opportunities and develop new skills, without leaving the company. See how current 3M employees have leveraged these opportunities to grow in their career. Meet Our People

Values, Ethics and Integrity

3M is a company that you can be proud of. 3Mers are guided by our 3M Values, Business Conduct Policies and Human Resources Principles.

Leadership

Our commitment to leadership development was recently recognized by the Human Resource Planning Society and Hewitt Associates… who ranked 3M first in a recent study of leadership development at 350 leading U.S. companies.
Recognition
Recognition