Consulting firms among choice employers for US students

Among US undergraduate students, Google is perceived as being an IDEAL Employer at 14.76%, according to year’s IDEAL Employer Survey from Universum USA.

Based on the frequency of being selected as an ideal employer, Universum produces an ideal employer ranking, dubbed the Universum Top 100. This year’s results are based on more than 163,246 employer evaluations, reflecting the opinions of approximately 56,900 Undergraduate students. The rankings reflect the level of employer attractiveness that companies or organizations have on the recruitment market, and consequently the strength of their employer brands.

Top 10 IDEAL Employers for undergraduate students, segmented by their main field of study are:

Business: 1. Google, 2. Ernst & Young, 3. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, 4. Deloitte, 5. Walt Disney Company, 6. KPMG LLP, 7. J.P. Morgan, 8. Apple Computer, 9. Goldman Sachs, 10. Nike

Engineering: 1. NASA, 2. Lockheed Martin Corporation, 3. Google, 4. Boeing, 5.General Electric, 6. Microsoft, 7. U.S. Department of Energy, 8. BMW,9. Exxon Mobil Corporation, 10. Apple Computer

IT: 1.Google, 2. Microsoft, 3. Apple Computer, 4. IBM, 5.Cisco Systems, 6. Intel, 7. FBI, 8. Electronic Arts, 9. Sony, 10. NASA

Google, McKinsey & Company and Goldman Sachs take top 3 spots among US MBA students

Top 20 IDEAL Employers for MBA students are:

1. Google
2. McKinsey & Company
3. Goldman Sachs
4. The Boston Consulting Group
5. Apple Computer
6. Bain & Company
7. J.P. Morgan
8. Walt Disney Company
9. Nike
10. Johnson & Johnson
11. Amazon
12. Deloitte
13. The Blackstone Group
14. Morgan Stanley
15. Microsoft
16. General Electric
17. Procter & Gamble
18. IDEO
19. The Coca-Cola Company
20. Credit Suisse