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The 50 most attractive employers for business students around the world

The 50 most attractive employers for business students around the world
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during a developers conference.REUTERS/Stephen Lam
  • Employer branding company Universum just released this year's World's Most Attractive Employers.
  • For the 12th annual ranking, Universum surveyed students from the 12 biggest economies to find out what kind of employers they would like to work for upon graduation.
  • Find out which employers business students across the globe aspire to work for.

Business students around the world are looking to work at innovative tech companies and automakers in addition to banking companies and consulting firms.

Employer branding company Universum just released its annual World's Most Attractive Employers ranking. This is the 12th year that Universum surveyed students from the 12 countries with the biggest economies to find out what kind of employers they would like to work for upon graduation.

The company asked nearly 109,000 business students what companies and organizations they think are the most attractive employers. To do this, Universum asked students to name up to five of their ideal employers. Per Universum, companies must be listed and ranked among the most attractive employers in at least six of the 12 countries to be considered for this global ranking. The results were weighted based on the country's gross domestic product.

Google was the most attractive employer for business students, as it was last year. However, this year's ranking shows business students are also interested in working for companies outside traditional professional services and consulting firms. This includes well-known automakers like BMW Group and Toyota.

Business students also are seeking to work for employers that offer high future earnings and a friendly work environment.

It is important to note that polling conducted by Universum took place between October and April, with the majority of polling ending in February or March. Therefore, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on these companies and students' opinions are not clearly represented in the ranking.

Read on to see the most attractive employers for business students in the 12 largest economies.

50. Heineken

50. Heineken
Glasses of Heineken beer are seen at a restaurant in Hanoi      Reuters

Rank in 2019: 46

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 4

49. General Motors

49. General Motors
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 49

Change in rank, 2019-2020: No change

48. UBS

48. UBS
Logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen in Basel      Reuters

Rank in 2019: 45

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 3

47. Credit Suisse

47. Credit Suisse
Logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse is seen in Basel      Reuters

Rank in 2019: 39

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 8

46. AB InBev

46. AB InBev
The logo of AB InBev outside the brewer's headquarters in Leuven      Reuters

Rank in 2019: 42

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 4

45. Ford Motor Company

45. Ford Motor Company
REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski

Rank in 2019: 47

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 2

44. Huawei

44. Huawei
Huawei logo at Huawei Technologies France in Boulogne-Billancourt      Reuters

Rank in 2019: 48

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 4

43. Samsung

43. Samsung
The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its office building in Seoul      Reuters

Rank in 2019: 41

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 2

42. Grant Thornton

42. Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton logo seen near the main entrance to Grant Thornton's Headquarters in Dublin.      Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 37

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 5

41. Dell

41. Dell
Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Dell

Rank in 2019: 43

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 2

40. Volkswagen Group

40. Volkswagen Group
Matthias Rietschel/Reuters

Rank in 2019: 44

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 4

39. Intel

39. Intel
Amir Cohen/Reuters

Rank in 2019: 40

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 1

38. Barclays

38. Barclays
A Barclays bank office is seen at Canary Wharf in London      Reuters

Rank in 2019: 33

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 5

37. Toyota

37. Toyota
Ramazan Kaya/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 38

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 1

36. HSBC

36. HSBC
The HSBC bank is seen in the financial district of Canary Wharf      Reuters

Rank in 2019: 35

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 1

35. Nestlé

35. Nestlé
Nestlé logo is pictured on the door of the supermarket of Nestlé headquarters in Vevey      Reuters

Rank in 2019: 34

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 1

34. Citi

34. Citi
Ron Adar/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 27

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 7

33. Facebook

33. Facebook
Facebook logos      Reuters

Rank in 2019: 32

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 1

32. PepsiCo

32. PepsiCo
AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

Rank in 2019: 31

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 1

31. Deutsche Bank

31. Deutsche Bank
A Frankfurt branch of Deutsche Bank pictured in 2015.      Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance via Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 24

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 7

30. H&M

30. H&M
REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

Rank in 2019: N/A

Change in rank, 2019-2020: N/A

29. Accenture

29. Accenture
Accenture office.      JUSSI NUKARI /Staff/Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 28

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 1

28. Daimler/Mercedes-Benz

28. Daimler/Mercedes-Benz
Ralph Orlowski/Reuters

Rank in 2019: 36

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 8

27. Unilever

27. Unilever
Unilever headquarters in Rotterdam      Reuters

Rank in 2019: 30

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 3

26. Johnson & Johnson

26. Johnson & Johnson
Reuters

Rank in 2019: 26

Change in rank, 2019-2020: No change

25. Bain & Company

25. Bain & Company
Bain & Company office in Boston      Rick Friedman/Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 23

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 2

24. IBM

24. IBM
Andrei Stanescu/Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 21

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 3

23. IKEA

23. IKEA
Eduardo Parra/Europa Press via Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 25

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 2

22. Bank of America

22. Bank of America
ablokhin/Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 20

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 2

21. Sony

21. Sony
Sony Corp's President and Chief Executive Officer Kenichiro Yoshida attends a news conference on their business plan at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on May 22, 2018.      Toru Hanai/Reuters

Rank in 2019: 22

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 1

20. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton

20. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Charles Platiau/Reuters

Rank in 2019: 29

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 9

19. The Coca-Cola Company

19. The Coca-Cola Company
Kirill Kukhmar\TASS via Getty Images)

Rank in 2019: 19

Change in rank, 2019-2020: No change

18. Procter & Gamble

18. Procter & Gamble
AP Photo/Al Behrman

Rank in 2019: 18

Change in rank, 2019-2020: No change

17. Adidas

17. Adidas
Adidas      SOPA Images/Getty

Rank in 2019: 15

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 2

16. BMW Group

16. BMW Group
Jorge Silva/Reuters

Rank in 2019: 17

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 1

15. Morgan Stanley

15. Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley      Lars Niki/Getty

Rank in 2019: 14

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 1

14. The Boston Consulting Group

14. The Boston Consulting Group
The Amsterdam office of the Boston Consulting Group in 2011.      ictor/Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 13

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 1

13. Nike

13. Nike
A display is seen in the Nike store in Santa Monica, California, September 25, 2013.      REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Rank in 2019: 16

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 3

12. KPMG

12. KPMG
Charles Platiau/Reuters

Rank in 2019: 6

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 6

11. McKinsey & Company

11. McKinsey & Company
This global management consulting company specialises in both quantitative and qualitative analyses.      Thompson Reuters

Rank in 2019: 10

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 1

10. L'Oréal Group

10. L
Ints Kalnins/Reuters

Rank in 2019: 12

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 2

9. JPMorgan

9. JPMorgan
Amr Alfiky/Reuters

Rank in 2019: 9

Change in rank, 2019-2020: No change

8. PwC

8. PwC
Jack Taylor/Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 3

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 5

7. Ernst & Young

7. Ernst & Young
EY office in London.      Jack Taylor/Stringer/Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 2

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 5

6. Goldman Sachs

6. Goldman Sachs
A Goldman Sachs trader work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on Friday, October 29, 2010.      Ramin Talaie/Corbis/Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 7

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 1

5. Deloitte

5. Deloitte
Jason Lee/Reuters

Rank in 2019: 4

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Down 1

4. Amazon

4. Amazon
ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 11

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 7

3. Microsoft

3. Microsoft
Microsoft CEO Satya Narayana Nadella in Berlin, Germany, in February 2019.      TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images

Rank in 2019: 3

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 5

2. Apple

2. Apple
Edgar Su/Reuters

Rank in 2019: 5

Change in rank, 2019-2020: Up 3

1. Google

1. Google
Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

Rank in 2019: 1

Change in rank, 2019-2020: No change

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