Google has retained the top position as the best employer in both categories -- business and engineering -- for the fourth year in a row, according to global employer branding firm Universum's global talent attraction index, 'The World's Most Attractive Employers 2012'.
This is the only global index of employer attractiveness and highlights the world's most powerful employer brands, those companies that excel in talent attraction and retention.
The World's Most Attractive Employers Index is based on the employer preferences of students from Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, UK, and US.
"The Google fever is still hot! Students are attracted by Google's relaxed and creative work environment, international atmosphere and innovative products. Google offers great benefits and opportunities that are hard for other companies to match," Universum's CEO Petter Nylander said in a statement.
Googlers are well taken care of, but it's the freedom we give our Googlers that makes this such a great place to work, says Google.
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KPMG
KPMG is one of the largest professional services company in the world and one of the 'Big Four' auditors, along with Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
KPMG employs 145,000 people. The company has also been inducted into 'Working Mother Hall of Fame' after being honoured for 15 years as one of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers.
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Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods company offering food, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products.
In 2011, P&G recorded $82.6 billion in sales. Fortune magazine ranked P&G at fifth place of the 'World's Most Admired Companies' list.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation, one of the world's most valuable companies, develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing.
The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.
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Deloitte
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd is one of the Big Four professional services firms along with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young, and KPMG.
Deloitte is the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and has 193,000 employees in more than 150 countries providing audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk and financial advisory services.
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Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young (EY) is one of the largest professional service firms in the world and one of the 'Big Four' accounting firms.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a multinational professional services firm headquartered in London.
It is the world's largest professional services firm and the largest of the 'Big Four' accountancy firms measured by 2011 revenues.
PwC has offices in 771 cities across 158 countries and employs over 169,000 people.
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J.P. Morgan & Co
J.P. Morgan & Co. was a commercial and investment banking institution based in the United States founded by J. Pierpont Morgan and commonly known as the House of Morgan or simply Morgan.
Today, J.P. Morgan is the investment banking and private banking arm of JPMorgan Chase.
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The Coca-Cola Company
One of the world's largest beverage corporations, the company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton.
Coca-Cola currently offers more than 500 brands in over 200 countries and offers over 1.7 billion servings each day.
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Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc is an American multinational investment banking firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients.
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Apple Inc
Apple Inc is an American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers.
The company's best-known hardware products are the Macintosh line of computers, theiPod, the iPhone and the iPad.
Fortune magazine named Apple the most admired company in the world from 2008 to 2012.
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L'Oreal
The L'Oreal Group is the world's largest cosmetics company.
L'Oreal is a listed company, but the founder's daughter Liliane Bettencourt and the Swiss food company Nestle each control around 30 percent of the shares and voting rights.
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BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1917.
BMW is headquartered in Munich, Germany. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
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McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company, Inc. is a global management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management.
McKinsey serves as an adviser to many businesses, governments, and institutions. It has been a top employer for MBA graduates since 1996.
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Sony
Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics products for the consumer and professional markets. It ranked 87th on the 2012 list of Fortune Global 500.
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IBM
International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation, which manufactures and sells computer hardware and software.
It offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
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Boston Consulting Group
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management consulting firm with 77 offices in 42 countries.
It is recognised as one of the most prestigious management consulting firms in the world.
It is one of only three companies to appear in the top 15 of Fortune's 'Best Companies to Work For' report for seven consecutive years.
In the 2011 and 2012 lists, BCG is listed as the second best company to work for, and is the only top-tier consulting firm to appear in the top 100.
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Adidas
Adidas is a German sports clothing manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group.
Besides sports footwear, Adidas also produces other products such as bags, shirts, watches, eyewear, and other sports- and clothing-related goods.
Adidas is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second biggest sportswear manufacturer in the world.
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Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is an American multinational financial services corporation that operates in 42 countries, and has more than 1300 offices and 60,000 employees.
The company has $304 billion in assets under management or supervision.
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Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886.
The company consistently ranks at the top of Harris Interactive's National Corporate Reputation Survey, ranking as the world's most respected company by Barron's Magazine.
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