Top 10 Most Attractive Employers in 2020 As Voted by Canadian Students

Students voted in Canada choosing the Most Attractive Employers for 2020. The ranking comes from Universum, which processed the results presenting the top 10 most attractive companies from different sectors, according to students in Canada.

The basic factor that leads students to choose specific companies in order to complete the top 10 was high future earnings. Students are motivated when reassured of economic success in the long term. The second most important factor for students was secure employment, followed by a friendly working environment. In this survey participated 16.226 students from 157 universities in Canada making 62.758 employer evaluations. The survey was conducted during the period between October 2019 and February 2020.

Google took first place in the list making it one of the most in-demand company for students in Canada when thinking about their future at the labor market. Google slowed down the pace of hiring during 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The company hired 20.000 employees in 2019 and was targeting a similar number for 2020 according to an email that the CEO Sundar Pichai, sent to employees in April.

Apple took second place in the list, according to students in Canada. Apple directly employs 90.000 employees in all 50 states of America while planning to create 20.000 new jobs across the USA by 2023.

At the 3^rd place on the list comes Tesla. In the second quarter of 2020, Tesla announced that delivered 90.650 vehicles, beating analysts’ expectations given the Covid-19 pandemic’s effect on production and demand.

Amazon and Deloitte complete the top 5 most attractive companies. According to votes from students in Canada, Amazon took 4^th place on the list while Deloitte took 5^th place of the list. More specifically, Amazon announced in September that it is recruiting 100.000 more workers in the United States to keep pace with e-commerce demand that jumped during the pandemic. The company employed more than 876.000 people as of June 30, 2020, excluding contractors and temporary personnel. At the same time, Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries recorded 23,2 billion dollars in US revenues in the fiscal year-end May 30, 2020. The total number of employees is more than 113.000 people.

Air Canada comes at number six on the list. Air Canada is Canada s largest airline with headquarters in Montreal. Air Canada is among the 20 largest airlines globally. The operating revenue of the company at the year ended December 31, 2019, was 19,131 million dollars and the net income was 1,476 million dollars.

Closely follows at number seven of the list, Microsoft. The company in 2020 (year ended June 30) registered 143,015 million dollars revenue and 44,281 million dollars net income. During the fiscal year 2019 compared with the fiscal year 2018 revenue increased 15,5 billion dollars or 14%. As of December 31, 2019, Microsoft listed 151,163 people. It is the first time in its 44 year history that Microsoft’s employee count surpassed 150.000 people.

Royal Bank of Canada, Lululemon, and TD Canada Trust come at numbers eight, nine, and ten of the list respectively. The net income of the Royal Bank of Canada was 3.2 billion dollars during the third quarter of 2020. Royal Bank of Canada is one of Canada’s largest banks and one of the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. Lululemon, known for its yoga pants and tank tops has benefited from enduring demand for comfortable clothes during the pandemic. The company has about 500 stores worldwide, with 370 in North America. While most new locations are opening overseas, especially in China, Lululemon hasn’t stopped expanding in the U.S. Also, Lululemon has focused on men’s outfits too, as part of a goal to double revenue in that category by 2023.

Lastly, in 2019 TD Canada Trust was named one of the Best Workplaces in Canada by the Great Place to Work Institute for the 13th year in a row. The company that offers banking services was founded in 2000 in Toronto.

From the companies joining the Universum ranking for the first time in 2020, the three presented below had the best performance: H&M (#32 for Business students), Aurora Cannabis (#64 for Business and #97 for Engineering/IT students), and Tim Hortons (#77 for Business students).

The Top 10 Most Attractive Employers for 2020

1. Google
2. Apple
3. Tesla
4. Amazon
5. Deloitte
6. Air Canada
7. Microsoft
8. Royal Bank of Canada
9. Lululemon
10. TD Canada Trust

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