UK students are currently voting for their Ideal Employers, those they would most like to work for. Uiversum’s 2011 Ideal Employer rankings are due to be released on March 24th at the 2011 Universum Awards.
When: Thursday 24th March 2011, 3pm-10pm
Where: The Montague on the Gardens Hotel, London
As well as the awards and dinner, Universum presents three seminars to inspire you in your employer branding activities:
Future Shock! Generations at Work and the Challenges of Managing a Multigenerational Workforce
Paul Redmond, Head of Careers and Employability, University of Liverpool
Building Stakeholder Engagement to Support your Employer Brand – A Facilitated Discussion
Helen Bostock, Director, Global Head Graduate & Embark Resourcing & Development, Barclays Wealth
Conflict, Scrutiny and Opportunity: Attracting the Very Best to the British Army
Colin Cook, Marketing Director, Army Recruiting, British Army
Please contact Michelle Boyde, michelle.boyde@universumeurope.com to book your place.
5,800 students from Russell Group universities select their “Ideal Employers”
Apple and Google were the undisputed winners in Universum’s Ideal Employer rankings this year, released on April 15th, according to a student poll of nearly 12,000 students – yet look at Russell Group’s students only and the choice of employers change. Read the rest of this entry »
The UK Universum Awards took place on April 15th at Regent’s College, situated in the beautiful Regents Park, London. The evening celebrated the top Ideal Employers of business and engineering/IT students in the UK. However, students studying natural science, humanities/liberal arts/education and law also have their favourite employers and the winner are: Read the rest of this entry »
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is ranked 40 by UK humanties students, climbing from position 58 last year
At BCG, individuals can “grow further”. Flexible career paths are encouraged and employees have a lot of choice around the path that will best support their personal development.
By Michelle Boyde
Interview with Stephen Huntley, UK University Recruiting Director at BCG
“International opportunities are an element of our new branding campaign, Grow Further, which promotes personal growth.”
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Google is ranked 1 by UK engineering/IT students
Life at Google isn’t just about fun – ‘Googlers’ also work hard. Communicating this duality has become a focus for the company.
By Michelle Boyde
“We’re perceived as a ‘fun place to work’ – which is certainly accurate, but not the whole story. You’ll have fun at Google, but you’ll also have to work very hard.”
Interview with Caitlin Pantos, University Programmes Specialist at Google
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Goldman Sachs is ranked 3 by UK business students
For senior management at Goldman Sachs, recruitment and employer branding is a top priority. Goldman Sachs considers people to be its greatest asset.
By Michelle Boyde
Interview with Sarah Crawford, Head of Recruiting EMEA at Goldman Sachs.
“Senior members of the firm think about recruiting and employer branding in day-to-day work life.”
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Morgan Stanley is ranked 14 by UK business students
It is an exciting time for talented graduates to join Morgan Stanley. There will be great opportunities available in the future for those entering the investment banking business now.
By Michelle Boyde
“It is easy to be a star when things are good, but it’s a greater challenge working in today’s markets and it is now when the truly outstanding individuals will shine.”
Interview with Stephanie Ahrens, Executive Director in Graduate Recruitment EMEA at Morgan Stanley.
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Interview with Bob Athwal, Head of Graduate Schemes at RWE nPower
By Christopher Van Mossevelde
1. How do you define your employer brand in one or two words?
From a graduate perspective, our employer brand is brighter graduates. We’re looking for Britain’s brightest people to come and work for Britain’s brightest energy company. Read the rest of this entry »
Unilever is ranked 23 by UK business students
Concentrating on employer branding best practices in the UK is Unilever’s focus to improve and synchronise their offer internationally.
By Michelle Boyde
Interview with Pauline McGivern,Talent Specialist UK and Ireland at Unilever.
“The focus is to create best practice in the UK, here we hire 30 to 40 graduates per year, and then roll it out to other regions.”
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by Christopher Van Mossevelde
25 per cent of 2,630 MBA students across Europe choose management consulting as the industry they would most like to work in. Consequently, management consulting companies feature in the top 5 ideal employers for European MBA students.
According to the annual European MBA survey conducted by Universum, the three consulting companies that feature in the top five are McKinsey & Company in first place, followed by BCG and Bain & Company in third and fifth place respectively. Read the rest of this entry »
