The 40 most attractive companies for business students around the world

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Apple was one of the most sought-after employers among business students around the world.

• Employer branding expert Universum just released its annual rankings of the World's Most Attractive Employers, based on the responses of college students in the 12 biggest economies in the world.
• Among business students, traditional consulting, finance, and professional services firms rank highly on the list, but big tech brand names like Apple and Google also appear near the top.
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Business students around the world want to work in traditional consulting, finance, and professional services firms, but also in some of the biggest tech brand names out there, according to a new survey.

Employer branding expert Universum just released its annual rankings of the World's Most Attractive Employers, based on the responses of college students in the 12 biggest economies in the world.

Universum runs an annual survey of hundreds of thousands of college students across the world, asking them what they're looking for in their future employers. One of the questions on the survey asks students in various areas of study to list up to five ideal employers. The top employer rankings are based on the share of students who list that company in their top five. Percent shares from each of the 12 countries are weighted by gross domestic product.

Here are the 40 most attractive employers for business students around the world, according to the new 2019 ranking: