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The 25 companies business students around the world most want to work for

The 25 companies business students around the world most want to work for
Business students are interested in landing a job at Microsoft, according to Universum's report of the World's Most Attractive Employers.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
  • Universum just released its 13th annual ranking of the places students globally want to work for.
  • Along with top accounting firms, business students said they want to work at various tech companies.
  • Here are the companies business students from 10 of the largest economies named as ideal future employers.

25. Deutsche Bank

25. Deutsche Bank
Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images

Industry: Banking

Rank in 2020: 31

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Up 6

24. Daimler/Mercedes-Benz

24. Daimler/Mercedes-Benz
Ralph Orlowski/Reuters

Industry: Automotive

Rank in 2020: 28

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Up 4

23. Nike

23. Nike
Mike Segar/File Photo/Reuters

Industry: Fashion

Rank in 2020: 13

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Down 10

22. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton

22. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Charles Platiau/Reuters

Industry: Fashion

Rank in 2020: 20

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Down 2

21. Samsung

21. Samsung
Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters

Industry: Consumer electronics and household appliances

Rank in 2020: 43

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Up 22

20. Unilever

20. Unilever
Brendan McDermid/File Photo/Reuters

Industry: Fast-moving consumer goods

Rank in 2020: 27

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Up 7

19. Nestlé

19. Nestlé
Denis Balibouse/File Photo/Reuters

Industry: Fast-moving consumer goods

Rank in 2020: 35

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Up 16

18. Procter & Gamble

18. Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble's Dawn and Bounty are seen in a store.      Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Industry: Fast-moving consumer goods

Rank in 2020: 18

Change in rank, 2020-2021: No change

17. Bank of America Merrill Lynch

17. Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch      Keith Bedford/Reuters

Industry: Banking

16. Morgan Stanley

16. Morgan Stanley
Lucas Jackson/File Photo/Reuters

Industry: Banking

Rank in 2020: 15

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Down 1

15. Adidas

15. Adidas
Thomas Peter/Reuters

Industry: Fashion

Rank in 2020: 17

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Up 2

14. Boston Consulting Group

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

Industry: Management and strategy consulting

Rank in 2020: 14

Change in rank, 2020-2021: No change

13. BMW Group

13. BMW Group
REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Industry: Automotive

Rank in 2020: 16

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Up 3

12. McKinsey & Company

12. McKinsey & Company
Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

Industry: Management and strategy consulting

Rank in 2020: 11

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Down 1

11. Goldman Sachs

11. Goldman Sachs
Brendan McDermid/File Photo/Reuters

Industry: Banking

Rank in 2020: 6

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Down 5

10. PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

10. PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

Industry: Auditing and accounting

Rank in 2020: 8

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Down 2

9. JPMorgan

9. JPMorgan
Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

Industry: Banking

Rank in 2020: 9

Change in rank, 2020-2021: No change

8. KPMG

8. KPMG
Charles Platiau/Reuters

Industry: Auditing and accounting

Rank in 2020: 12

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Up 4

7. Ernst & Young

7. Ernst & Young
Jack Taylor/Getty Images

Industry: Auditing and accounting

Rank in 2020: 7

Change in rank, 2020-2021: No change

6. Amazon

6. Amazon
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Industry: E-commerce

Rank in 2020: 4

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Down 2

5. L'Oréal Group

5. L
Eric Gaillard/File Photo/Reuters

Industry: Fast-moving consumer goods

Rank in 2020: 10

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Up 5

4. Deloitte

4. Deloitte
Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images

Industry: Auditing and accounting

Rank in 2020: 5

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Up 1

3. Apple

3. Apple
Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

Industry: Consumer electronics and household appliances

Rank in 2020: 2

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Down 1

2. Microsoft

2. Microsoft
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.      Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images

Industry: Computer software and technology

Rank in 2020: 3

Change in rank, 2020-2021: Up 1

1. Google

1. Google
Google office in Berlin.      Annegret Hilse/Reuters

Industry: Internet content and information

Rank in 2020: 1

Change in rank, 2020-2021: No change

How Universum came up with this ranking

Not only did Google rank as the most attractive employer for business students just in the US this year, but the tech giant placed at the top for business students surveyed around the world.

Universum surveyed over 110,000 business students from 10 of the world's largest economies to learn about what makes an employer attractive to them and what companies they wish to work for.

Students were asked to choose their five ideal future employers. The survey was conducted from September 2020 to May 2021. The results are weighted by the economies' GDP. Universum also wrote that "To be considered, companies must rank in the top 90% among the most attractive employers." 

Google not only was named the most attractive employer among business students surveyed, but the tech giant also landed the top spot in the engineering student and IT student rankings.

Business students considering their future employer aren't just thinking about financial companies and accounting firms to land a business job. Companies that made the above list fall into a few different industries, such as tech, consumer goods, and banking.

Not only did business students consider the above companies as highly attractive future employers, but business students also told Universum in the report that the top ideal employer characteristic is high future earnings. Professional training and development followed behind as an ideal attribute in a future employer for business students.

The above ranking and industry categories were shared with Insider from Universum. More about this year's business student ranking, along with the engineering and IT rankings, can be found on Universum here.

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