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France’s Most Attractive Employers 2016

Today’s businesses operate in a highly competitive employment landscape, and you can gain a valuable insight into how your organization is perceived by tomorrow’s workforce with the results of our 2016 Talent Survey in France.

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Where do you rank?

AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCEIt’s so important to secure the very best young talent out there, which is why HR and C-level leaders around the world refer to Universum’s research. Drawing on the opinions of more than 43,000 students, this preview of the 2016 Talent Survey gives a clear indication of where your organization ranks when it comes to its potential to attract new recruits.

VALUABLE INSIGHTSThis preview provides you with an understanding of where your organization currently ranks, as well as highlighting career

aspirations and desirable industries identified by the respondents.

ACTIONABLE ASSESSMENTSBut this preview is only the beginning. By becoming a member you can access Universum’s full report, which contains company-specific findings and custom insights and recommendations that are critical when it comes to developing your employer branding strategy.

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What is this?

Survey specifics

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43,214STUDENTS share views on

their career path and

employers

Respondents are drawn from

127UNIVERSITIES...

DIFFERENT areas of study

109...and represent

Armed with

164,816employer related EVALUATIONS,

we help major brands understand

their prospective talent.Total number of respondents 43,214

Business/Commerce 21,931

Engineering 19,275

2,008Other

The most attractive employers of 2016 – Business/Commerce1 LVMH

2 Google

3 L'Oréal Group

4 Apple

5 Chanel

6 Groupe Canal +

7 Nestlé

8 Danone

9 EY (Ernst & Young)

10 Coca-Cola Enterprises

11 Air France

12 Disneyland Paris

13 KPMG

14 Goldman Sachs

15 The Boston Consulting Group

16 McKinsey & Company

17 Deloitte

18 adidas group

19 Unilever

20 BMW Group

21 J.P. Morgan

22 Microsoft

23 AccorHotels

24 Ubisoft

25 PwC

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26 BNP Paribas

27 Airbus Group

28 Printemps

29 HSBC

30 Blablacar

31 Groupe Galeries Lafayette

32 Procter & Gamble (P&G)

33 Ferrero

34 Pernod Ricard

35 Total

36 Société Générale

37 Morgan Stanley

38 Groupe M6

39 Le Groupe TF1

40 Decathlon

41 Heineken

42 Publicis Groupe

43 Sony

44 Electronic Arts

45 Mondelēz International

46 Bain & Company

47 Blizzard Entertainment

48 Samsung

49 Mazars

50 Barclays

51 Mars

52 Kering

53 Dassault Aviation

54 Daimler/Mercedes-Benz

55 Lagardère

56 Deutsche Bank

57 Carrefour

58 Banque de France

59 EDF

60 Thales

61 PepsiCo

62 Credit Suisse

63 IBM

64 Euler Hermes

65 Johnson & Johnson

66 Accenture

67 SNCF

68 Veolia

69 Natixis

70 Groupe Crédit Agricole

71 Capgemini

72 AXA

73 Groupe Rocher

74 Orange

75 PSA Peugeot Citroën

76 Dassault systèmes

77 Safran

78 Kronenbourg

79 ENGIE

80 General Electric (GE)

81 Michelin

82 Saint-Gobain

83 VINCI

84 Groupe Auchan

85 Roland Berger

86 Groupe Renault

87 Oliver Wyman

88 Air Liquide

89 Suez

90 Bouygues Construction

91 McDonald's

92 BETC

93 Groupe Volvo

94 Schneider Electric

95 Allianz

96 Groupe Bel

97 Huawei

98 Siemens

99 Philip Morris International

100 Groupe Lactalis

The most attractive employers of 2016 – Engineering1 Airbus Group

2 Google

3 Thales

4 Dassault Aviation

5 Safran

6 EDF

7 Apple

8 VINCI

9 Microsoft

10 Dassault systèmes

11 Total

12 Air France

13 L'Oréal Group

14 BMW Group

15 Ubisoft

16 CNRS

17 PSA Peugeot Citroën

18 ENGIE

19 IBM

20 Bouygues Construction

21 Eiffage

22 LVMH

23 Alstom

24 SNCF

25 Veolia

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26 Nestlé

27 Groupe Renault

28 General Electric (GE)

29 Bombardier

30 Sony

31 Decathlon

32 Areva

33 Parrot

34 Orange

35 Danone

36 BNP Paribas

37 Electronic Arts

38 Suez

39 McKinsey & Company

40 EY (Ernst & Young)

41 CEA

42 CNES

43 Daimler/Mercedes-Benz

44 The Boston Consulting Group

45 Goldman Sachs

46 Société Générale

47 DCNS

48 Siemens

49 Capgemini

50 Coca-Cola Enterprises

51 Michelin

52 HSBC

53 Air Liquide

54 Colas

55 J.P. Morgan

56 Schneider Electric

57 Groupe Canal +

58 MBDA

59 Deloitte

60 Blablacar

61 Saint-Gobain

62 Accenture

63 Valeo

64 Unilever

65 Bosch

66 Groupe Volvo

67 Oracle

68 Heineken

69 Banque de France

70 Johnson & Johnson

71 Schlumberger

72 SPIE

73 PwC

74 Mazars

75 KPMG

76 Philips

77 Morgan Stanley

78 Technip

79 Mondelēz International

80 Solucom

81 STMicroelectronics

82 Bouygues Telecom

83 Shell

84 Dell

85 Huawei

86 Sopra Steria

87 Altran

88 AXA

89 Procter & Gamble (P&G)

90 Atos

91 RATP

92 Alten

93 Arkema

94 SOLVAY

95 Mars

96 Hewlett-Packard

97 BASF

98 CGI

99 Novartis

100 Bureau Veritas

Career aspirations

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TALENT GOALSWhich of these career goals are most important to you?

Up to 3 career goals could be chosen.

PREFERRED INDUSTRIESIn which industry would you most like to work after graduating?

Up to 3 industries could be chosen.

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Where do I go from here?

Hopefully you have learned something new about France’s employment landscape, and the qualities students want from an employer. But this is just the first step in thinking strategically about employer branding and attracting the talent you need to embrace the future.

Through the high-level data contained in the full report, members can uncover areas of weakness and identify demand they might not know existed. Armed with this comprehensive information, you have the ability to make real and positive change and, most importantly, position your organization as a highly attractive employer.

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