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Google the most attractive employer, beats out Microsoft
Google not only retained its position for the second consecutive year, but it was first out of 50 companies in both business and engineering. The survey was first conducted in 2009. Microsoft, widely considered one of Google's biggest competitors, fell from number three in the business category to seventh place, but still remained the second most attractive engineering firm. Here are the top 10 companies in the two categories:
| Rank | Business | Engineering |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | KPMG | Microsoft |
| 3 | Ernst & Young | IBM |
| 4 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Sony |
| 5 | Deloitte | BMW |
| 6 | Procter & Gamble | Intel |
| 7 | Microsoft | General Electric |
| 8 | The Coca-Cola Company | Siemens |
| 9 | J.P. Morgan | Procter & Gamble |
| 10 | Goldman Sachs | Apple |
Google's lead over Microsoft is particularly interesting if we remember a recent blog post from information service provider CB Insights which decided to compare the number of acquisitions the two companies made in 2010. Google has made 23, 75 percent of which are venture-financed or angel-backed. Microsoft has made zero.
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User Comments (5)
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Ssendi
on September 30, 2010 7:10 AM |
There must be a lot of bucks in Google!!!! |
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TJGeezer
on September 30, 2010 6:14 PM |
Interesting that the MBA types prefer Google over Microsoft by such a wide margin but the engineers still find Microsoft alluring. Both those companies keep swimming pools of cash deep enough to throw Scrooge McDuck into fits of jealous rage. What's putting the MBA types off of Microsoft by comparison when both companies smell so strongly of money? (Also I don't see what's so interesting about Google eating start-ups as fast as it can gorge itself. Is that attractive to MBA types for some reason?) |
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TJGeezer
on September 30, 2010 6:15 PM |
Interesting that the MBA types prefer Google over Microsoft by such a wide margin but the engineers still find Microsoft alluring. Both those companies keep swimming pools of cash deep enough to throw Scrooge McDuck into fits of jealous rage. What's putting the MBA types off of Microsoft by comparison when both companies smell so strongly of money? (Also I don't see what's so interesting about Google eating start-ups as fast as it can gorge itself. Is that attractive to MBA types for some reason?) |
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Guest
on October 1, 2010 2:55 AM |
Funny how spoilt Google staff can't make Google docs export properly. ;-) |
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A41202813
on October 1, 2010 6:26 PM |
I Do Not Believe MCDONALDS Did Not Make The List. |
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