Google is the best destination for MBA’s
Google has emerged as the undisputed number one employer this year, outdoing its previous record of no. 129 in 2005 to no. 2 in 2006.
The Universum IDEAL Employer(TM) Survey says Google is now the most popular place to work for MBA students, ending McKinsey & Company’s 12-year reign. Not just for management, Google also appears in the top 10 rankings across industry surveys including investment banking and healthcare.
- 5,451 MBA students participated in the MBA Edition the Survey, making it the largest survey of its kind.
- Students ranked their choice of ideal employers and answered questions about their career expectations, including their choice of office locations, salary expectations, best internships and communications preferences.
- Goldman Sachs – at number 3 on the list – managed to retain its position while Bain & Co. (4), BCG (5), Apple (6), Microsoft (7), GE (8), Nike (9) and Bank of America (10) were the other big names.
- Goldman Sachs also remained number 1 among students choosing a career in investment banking. It was followed by Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers, JPMorgan IB and Merrill Lynch. Bank of America replaced Citigroup as the number 1 IDEAL employer among MBA students interested in commercial banking.
- IT companies went up overall. Google maintained its number 1 position. Apple (6) moved up from seventh position in 2006, while Microsoft (7) jumped from the 16th position.
- Procter & Gamble, Google, PepsiCo, Nike and BCG make the top 5 for students interested in consumer goods. Starbucks pushed 8 positions from 15th to 7th.
- GE is still the number 1 among students who selected engineering/manufacturing followed by Toyota, Apple, J&J and BCG. Intel, number 2 in 2006, fell 15 positions while companies like Honeywell and Boeing pushed up in the top 10.
