Conducted by Universum & 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.

1. STUDENTS
France’s Most Attractive Employers 2016

2. 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.
2 | THE MOST ATTRACTIVE EMPLOYERS 2016
Where do
you rank?

3. 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 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 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.
3 | THE MOST ATTRACTIVE EMPLOYERS 2016
What is
this?

4. Survey
specifics
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43,214
STUDENTS share views on
their career path and
employers
Respondents are drawn from
127
UNIVERSITIES...
DIFFERENT areas of study
109
...and represent
Armed with
164,816
employer 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

5. The most attractive employers of 2016 – Business/Commerce
1 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

6. The most attractive employers of 2016 – Engineering
1 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

7. Career
aspirations
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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
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.
Universum has 26 years’
experience in guiding
organizations in this space. To
access the most
comprehensive data set of
talent insights for employer
branding in the world, and
learn more about our other
custom solutions, please
contact us.
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