Belgium’s Most Attractive Employers 2016
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Where do
you rank?
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 Belgium.
3 | THE MOST ATTRACTIVE EMPLOYERS 2016
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this?
AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE
It’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 7,000 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 INSIGHTS
This 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 ASSESSMENTS
But 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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Survey
specifics
7,525
STUDENTS share views on
their career path and
employers
Respondents are drawn from
20
UNIVERSITIES...
Business/Commerce
2,394
Engineering/IT/
Natural Sciences
1,467
Humanities/Liberal Arts/
Education
2,082
Health/Medicine
1,118
...and represent
Law
Total number of respondents
464
7,525
103
DIFFERENT areas of study
19,672
Armed with
employer related EVALUATIONS,
we help major brands understand
their prospective talent.
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The most attractive employers of 2016 – Business/Commerce
1
Google
26
Decathlon
51
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)
76
Pfizer
2
L'Oréal Group
27
Ferrero
52
Duval Guillaume
77
Umicore
3
Coca-Cola Enterprises
28
KPMG
53
Mondelēz International
78
Philip Morris International
4
Brussels Airlines
29
J.P. Morgan
54
Heineken
79
A.T. Kearney
5
AB InBev
30
Danone
55
Mobistar
80
Ethias
6
Microsoft
31
Air France-KLM
56
Sanoma
81
Henkel
7
BMW Group
32
Belfius
57
BASF
82
Albert Heijn
8
European Commission
33
SOLVAY
58
Carrefour
83
NMBS / SNCB
9
Deloitte
34
Daimler/Mercedes-Benz
59
Philips
84
Oracle
10
Unilever
35
Jan De Nul Group
60
Intel
85
Toyota Motor
11
Medialaan
36
Colruyt Group
61
HSBC
86
JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS
12
EY (Ernst & Young)
37
Delhaize Group
62
Bekaert
87
RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland)
13
Volkswagen Group
38
Omega Pharma
63
Bpost
88
Capgemini
14
BNP Paribas Fortis
39
IBM
64
D'Ieteren
89
Siemens
15
LVMH
40
Airbus Group
65
ExxonMobil
90
Total
16
McKinsey & Company
41
Morgan Stanley
66
Argenta
91
DEME
17
PwC
42
PepsiCo
67
Maersk
92
General Electric (GE)
18
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
43
AXA
68
DHL
93
Ackermans & van Haaren
19
ECB (European Central Bank)
44
Janssen Pharmaceutica
69
HP
94
ArcelorMittal
20
Nestlé
45
Accenture
70
Mars
95
SWIFT
21
KBC Group
46
AG Insurance
71
Delta Lloyd
96
Suez
22
The Boston Consulting Group
Proximus
72
BDO
97
ABN AMRO
Goldman Sachs
47
23
NBB (Banque Nationale de
Belgique)/BNB (Belgische Nationale
Bank)
48
Carlsberg
73
Bayer
98
PSA Peugeot Citroën
24
49
Telenet Group
74
ESA (European Space Agency)
99
Shell
25
ING Group
50
Bain & Company
75
Allianz
100
H. Essers
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The most attractive employers of 2016 – Engineering/Natural Sciences/IT
1
Google
26
NMBS / SNCB
51
Veolia Environnement
76
Novartis
2
Microsoft
27
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)
52
Carlsberg
77
Sweco
3
Jan De Nul Group
28
ENGIE Electrabel
53
The Boston Consulting Group
78
PwC
4
BASF
29
Cisco Systems
54
BP
79
PepsiCo
5
BMW Group
30
Nestlé
55
Altran
80
Groupe Renault
Philips
56
Thales
81
ASML
Umicore
57
Air France-KLM
82
ING Group
Pfizer
58
Decathlon
83
Roche
HP
59
Proximus
84
ABB
60
NBB (Banque Nationale de
Belgique)/BNB (Belgische Nationale
Bank)
85
Delhaize Group
Elia
86
Michelin
61
62
Deloitte
87
D'Ieteren
63
Bain & Company
88
Alstom
64
Bekaert
89
EY (Ernst & Young)
65
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
90
Goodyear Dunlop
66
Accenture
91
CFE
67
ECB (European Central Bank)
92
DHL
68
Mobistar
93
Bpost
6
7
8
9
Intel
ESA (European Space Agency)
AB InBev
Janssen Pharmaceutica
31
32
33
34
10
Volkswagen Group
35
Medialaan
11
Bayer
36
Suez
12
European Commission
37
Ferrero
13
Coca-Cola Enterprises
38
BESIX
14
SOLVAY
39
ExxonMobil
15
Brussels Airlines
40
Danone
16
IBM
41
Telenet Group
17
Omega Pharma
42
Colruyt Group
18
Siemens
43
Daimler/Mercedes-Benz
19
Techspace Aero
44
Toyota Motor
69
Eandis
94
Mondelēz International
20
Airbus Group
45
Shell
70
IBA
95
Albert Heijn
21
L'Oréal Group
46
KBC Group
71
BNP Paribas Fortis
96
Capgemini
22
Total
47
McKinsey & Company
72
Belfius
97
JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS
23
ArcelorMittal
48
Bosch
73
Barco
98
J.P. Morgan
24
Oracle
49
Unilever
74
SABCA
99
A.T. Kearney
25
DEME
50
General Electric (GE)
75
Goldman Sachs
100
Allianz
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The most attractive employers of 2016 – Humanities/Liberal Arts/Education
1
Google
26
Proximus
51
Albert Heijn
76
Philip Morris International
2
European Commission
27
ECB (European Central Bank)
52
Bayer
77
Bosch
3
Medialaan
28
The Boston Consulting Group
53
EY (Ernst & Young)
78
Ethias
4
Brussels Airlines
29
ING Group
54
Toyota Motor
79
AXA
5
L'Oréal Group
30
Omega Pharma
55
Mobistar
80
Novartis
6
Coca-Cola Enterprises
31
KBC Group
56
SOLVAY
81
D'Ieteren
7
Microsoft
32
Carrefour
57
Argenta
82
Henkel
8
Ferrero
33
Carlsberg
58
Deloitte
83
ENGIE Electrabel
9
BMW Group
34
Heineken
59
PwC
84
E.ON Benelux
10
Volkswagen Group
35
Bpost
60
Goldman Sachs
85
Suez
11
Air France-KLM
36
Duval Guillaume
61
McKinsey & Company
86
SWIFT
12
Sanoma
37
PepsiCo
62
HP
87
Umicore
13
Nestlé
38
Jan De Nul Group
63
Michelin
88
AG Insurance
14
Unilever
39
Allianz
64
Veolia Environnement
89
Morgan Stanley
15
Colruyt Group
40
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
65
Techspace Aero
90
Goodyear Dunlop
16
LVMH
41
Société Générale
66
British American Tobacco
91
DHL
17
Decathlon
42
Intel
67
Accenture
92
Bain & Company
18
NMBS / SNCB
43
Telenet Group
68
SAS Institute
93
Siemens
19
ESA (European Space Agency)
44
Philips
69
Thales
94
Total
20
BNP Paribas Fortis
Daimler/Mercedes-Benz
70
BASF
95
Oracle
AB InBev
45
21
NBB (Banque Nationale de
Belgique)/BNB (Belgische Nationale
Bank)
46
Mondelēz International
71
Mars
96
PSA Peugeot Citroën
22
47
JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS
72
Airbus Group
97
J.P. Morgan
23
Janssen Pharmaceutica
48
Delhaize Group
73
RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland)
98
Bekaert
24
Belfius
49
Pfizer
74
Delta Lloyd
99
Cisco Systems
25
Danone
50
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)
75
IBM
100
Groupe Renault
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The most attractive employers of 2016 – Law
1
European Commission
26
ESA (European Space Agency)
51
D'Ieteren
76
ABN AMRO
2
Google
27
J.P. Morgan
52
Société Générale
77
Bekaert
3
Brussels Airlines
28
Ferrero
53
Henkel
78
Ackermans & van Haaren
4
Deloitte
29
Airbus Group
54
Danone
79
ExxonMobil
5
ECB (European Central Bank)
30
Nestlé
55
Telenet Group
80
Decathlon
6
Coca-Cola Enterprises
31
Daimler/Mercedes-Benz
56
RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland)
81
PepsiCo
7
L'Oréal Group
32
HSBC
57
Delhaize Group
82
Carlsberg
8
BMW Group
33
Colruyt Group
58
Morgan Stanley
83
British American Tobacco
9
AB InBev
34
Suez
59
Bain & Company
84
Elia
10
EY (Ernst & Young)
35
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
60
Allianz
85
BDO
11
Medialaan
36
KPMG
61
Philips
86
ENGIE Electrabel
12
Microsoft
37
Air France-KLM
62
Argenta
87
Mars
13
LVMH
38
Omega Pharma
63
Techspace Aero
88
Heineken
14
Goldman Sachs
39
Unilever
64
A.T. Kearney
89
General Electric (GE)
15
KBC Group
40
Delta Lloyd
65
Pfizer
90
Maersk
16
BNP Paribas Fortis
41
Veolia Environnement
66
Sanoma
91
Michelin
17
SOLVAY
42
AG Insurance
67
Philip Morris International
92
Goodyear Dunlop
18
McKinsey & Company
43
The Boston Consulting Group
68
Intel
93
Cisco Systems
19
PwC
44
Total
69
ArcelorMittal
94
DEME
20
ING Group
45
Proximus
70
Bayer
95
Siemens
21
Volkswagen Group
NBB (Banque Nationale de
Belgique)/BNB (Belgische Nationale
Bank)
46
BASF
71
IBA
96
Agfa-Gevaert
22
47
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)
72
Mondelēz International
97
Alstom
23
Belfius
48
NMBS / SNCB
73
Bpost
98
BP
24
Janssen Pharmaceutica
49
Ethias
74
Mobistar
99
HP
25
Jan De Nul Group
50
IBM
75
Umicore
100
Toyota Motor
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Career
aspirations
TALENT GOALS
Which of these career goals are
most important to you?
Up to 3 career goals could be
chosen.
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES
In 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
Belgium’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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