Stockholm-based market intelligence and employer branding company Universum Global has just released its annual report for 2018.
For its 10th annual World’s Most Attractive Employers report, Universum surveyed over 225,000 business and engineering/information technology students.
The students notably came from the world’s 12 largest economies. They include Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
In particular, Universum asked them to provide insights on company traits they find most attractive in a potential employer. Moreover, it asked the students on who they perceive to be their ideal employer.
“One of the best things about Universum’s WMAE ranking is that ... you start to notice more than short-term trends, and can see past the winners or losers of a specific industry or category for that one year,” Universum CEO Petter Nylander said.
According to Universum, the WMAE has been at the forefront of emerging employer branding trends and tactics. For the past decade, tech brands like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Apple have been leading the pack.
“By following the world’s most attractive employers, we can analyze the desires of talent to learn how those desires align with the perception of the companies themselves,” Universum said. “Understanding the motivations of candidates will help organizations of any size be better prepared to attract and retain talent.”
For this year’s report, Universum said, it dived into the global employer branding tactics resonating with the upcoming workforce. Additionally, the report provides information and comparisons to allow businesses to emulate tactics in their own employer brand strategy.
Specifically, US companies are on the rise among the WMAE. In 2009, around 52 percent of WMAE were in Europe and 46 percent in the US. A decade later, however, 52 percent are in the US and 42 percent in Europe.
In 2009, the top 30 employer rankings contained only two automotive company, BMW and Daimler/ Mercedes-Benz. For 2018, there are now seven automotive brands.
Compared to 10 years ago where they were not yet around, three fashion players are in the new list. To note, Adidas, Nike and Louis Vuitton are now in the Top 30 employers for 2018.
“While consumer goods companies are still reasonably well represented among the top 50 employers, their relative appeal has declined with the Top 7 in 2009, dropping an average of 10 places in the business student rankings,” the report said.
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