Ideal Undergraduate Employers 2007
Here's a look at the most desirable employers for recent college grads from Universum's 2007 survey. Data can be sorted by ranking or percent of total votes cast by students from a particular major, or by the the combined totals of all students.
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| MANHEIM | 204 | 0.01 | 203 | 0.01 | null | | 201 | N/A | 200 | 0.01 | 186 | 0.03 | | OSRAM SYLVANIA | 202 | 0.02 | null | | 202 | 0.02 | 191 | 0.04 | null | | 187 | 0.03 | | ASSA ABLOY, INC. | 203 | 0.02 | 202 | 0.01 | 203 | N/A | 180 | 0.07 | 202 | N/A | null | | | C.H ROBINSON | 200 | 0.05 | 193 | 0.10 | 201 | 0.02 | 200 | 0.01 | null | | null | | | ROCK-TENN | 201 | 0.05 | 198 | 0.06 | 183 | 0.09 | 195 | 0.03 | 186 | 0.05 | 168 | 0.09 | | CONVERGYS | 199 | 0.06 | 200 | 0.04 | 196 | 0.03 | 169 | 0.12 | 182 | 0.06 | 140 | 0.22 | | MERVYN'S | 198 | 0.08 | 190 | 0.12 | 186 | 0.08 | null | | 187 | 0.05 | 168 | 0.09 | | NOVONORDISK | 197 | 0.11 | 194 | 0.09 | 190 | 0.07 | 182 | 0.07 | 168 | 0.15 | 161 | 0.11 | | PITNEY BOWES | 195 | 0.11 | 183 | 0.15 | 185 | 0.09 | 159 | 0.19 | 183 | 0.06 | 174 | 0.07 | | VONAGE | 196 | 0.11 | 188 | 0.13 | 184 | 0.09 | 165 | 0.15 | 193 | 0.03 | 114 | 0.37 | | QUICKEN LOANS | 193 | 0.12 | 169 | 0.24 | 197 | 0.03 | 181 | 0.07 | 192 | 0.03 | 164 | 0.10 | | ERICSSON | 194 | 0.12 | 197 | 0.08 | 192 | 0.07 | 152 | 0.24 | 198 | 0.02 | 138 | 0.24 | | EMC CORPORATION | 189 | 0.14 | 185 | 0.14 | 187 | 0.08 | 179 | 0.07 | 163 | 0.19 | 98 | 0.48 | | DANONE | 191 | 0.14 | 179 | 0.17 | 163 | 0.17 | 190 | 0.05 | 176 | 0.09 | null | | | DHL | 188 | 0.14 | 184 | 0.15 | 181 | 0.09 | 145 | 0.30 | 189 | 0.05 | 188 | 0.03 | | R.J. REYNOLDS | 190 | 0.14 | 172 | 0.22 | 182 | 0.09 | 186 | 0.06 | 178 | 0.08 | 173 | 0.08 | | RBS | 192 | 0.14 | 165 | 0.26 | 191 | 0.07 | 194 | 0.03 | 190 | 0.04 | null | | | SCHERING PLOUGH | 187 | 0.15 | 187 | 0.13 | 177 | 0.11 | 174 | 0.08 | 125 | 0.37 | 151 | 0.17 | | EATON CORPORATION | 186 | 0.15 | 196 | 0.08 | 195 | 0.03 | 105 | 0.75 | 191 | 0.03 | 189 | 0.02 | | HCA | 185 | 0.16 | 181 | 0.15 | 169 | 0.15 | 177 | 0.07 | 112 | 0.47 | 183 | 0.05 | | ROHM & HAAS | 184 | 0.16 | 199 | 0.05 | 194 | 0.05 | 113 | 0.64 | 150 | 0.25 | null | | | VALERO | 183 | 0.18 | 192 | 0.10 | 189 | 0.07 | 121 | 0.50 | 175 | 0.10 | 130 | 0.28 | | THE TJX COMPANIES | 182 | 0.19 | 157 | 0.33 | 175 | 0.12 | 168 | 0.13 | 196 | 0.02 | 175 | 0.06 | | BEARINGPOINT | 181 | 0.19 | 158 | 0.33 | 165 | 0.17 | 189 | 0.05 | 184 | 0.06 | 157 | 0.12 | | INFOSYS | 180 | 0.20 | 189 | 0.12 | 198 | 0.03 | 154 | 0.23 | 194 | 0.03 | 42 | 1.61 | | SEARS HOLDING CORPORATION | 179 | 0.20 | 162 | 0.30 | 170 | 0.15 | 198 | 0.02 | 180 | 0.08 | 152 | 0.16 | | BLACK & DECKER | 178 | 0.22 | 176 | 0.19 | 179 | 0.11 | 114 | 0.61 | 174 | 0.12 | 191 | 0.01 | | ARAMARK | 176 | 0.23 | 154 | 0.36 | 158 | 0.19 | 184 | 0.06 | 165 | 0.17 | null | | | ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR | 177 | 0.23 | 139 | 0.47 | 174 | 0.12 | null | | 199 | 0.01 | 180 | 0.05 | | FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES | 174 | 0.25 | 153 | 0.36 | 133 | 0.36 | 201 | N/A | 197 | 0.02 | null | | | FIFTH THIRD BANCORP | 175 | 0.25 | 143 | 0.44 | 166 | 0.17 | 187 | 0.05 | 185 | 0.06 | 179 | 0.05 | | ALCOA | 172 | 0.26 | 178 | 0.18 | 173 | 0.13 | 108 | 0.74 | 156 | 0.23 | 131 | 0.28 | | CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY | 173 | 0.26 | 170 | 0.23 | 157 | 0.21 | 153 | 0.24 | 127 | 0.35 | 192 | 0.01 | | TYSON FOODS | 171 | 0.26 | 171 | 0.22 | 193 | 0.06 | 144 | 0.31 | 101 | 0.58 | null | | | TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES | 170 | 0.27 | 156 | 0.34 | 141 | 0.30 | 166 | 0.14 | 166 | 0.17 | 155 | 0.13 | | WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION | 169 | 0.29 | 164 | 0.28 | 132 | 0.36 | 123 | 0.47 | 179 | 0.08 | 147 | 0.18 | | VESTAS | 168 | 0.30 | 151 | 0.37 | 145 | 0.27 | 143 | 0.32 | 143 | 0.27 | 149 | 0.18 | | VODAFONE | 167 | 0.30 | 155 | 0.34 | 129 | 0.39 | 162 | 0.16 | 162 | 0.19 | 121 | 0.32 | | PROTIVITI | 166 | 0.30 | 120 | 0.63 | 188 | 0.07 | 176 | 0.07 | 201 | 0.01 | 160 | 0.11 | | CUMMINS | 165 | 0.30 | 180 | 0.16 | 200 | 0.02 | 72 | 1.40 | 181 | 0.07 | 177 | 0.06 | | EASTMAN CHEMICAL | 163 | 0.33 | 201 | 0.02 | 199 | 0.02 | 94 | 0.96 | 72 | 1.02 | 181 | 0.05 | | PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE | 164 | 0.33 | 128 | 0.55 | 152 | 0.24 | 188 | 0.05 | 136 | 0.31 | 137 | 0.24 | | ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL | 162 | 0.34 | 138 | 0.48 | 119 | 0.43 | 178 | 0.07 | 195 | 0.02 | 106 | 0.44 | | THE HOME DEPOT | 161 | 0.35 | 136 | 0.49 | 160 | 0.19 | 129 | 0.42 | 167 | 0.16 | 125 | 0.30 | | GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION | 160 | 0.35 | 159 | 0.32 | 137 | 0.32 | 104 | 0.76 | 158 | 0.21 | 143 | 0.21 | | SPRINT NEXTEL | 159 | 0.36 | 149 | 0.39 | 149 | 0.26 | 132 | 0.41 | 155 | 0.24 | 90 | 0.56 | | ROCHE | 157 | 0.40 | 191 | 0.11 | 162 | 0.18 | 112 | 0.64 | 60 | 1.26 | 170 | 0.09 | | SONY ERICSSON | 158 | 0.40 | 145 | 0.42 | 155 | 0.23 | 110 | 0.66 | 171 | 0.13 | 60 | 1.21 | | SCHLUMBERGER | 156 | 0.42 | 186 | 0.14 | 156 | 0.22 | 77 | 1.32 | 128 | 0.35 | 158 | 0.12 | | THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP | 154 | 0.43 | 111 | 0.75 | 138 | 0.31 | 185 | 0.06 | 146 | 0.26 | 171 | 0.09 |
NOTE: Students were allowed to choose up to five organizations where they wanted to get hired, so the “percentage of students who selected” refers to the percentage of students who put the organization in their top five.
DATA: Universum Communications, compiled from a survey of 44,064 U.S. undergraduates and provided exclusively to BusinessWee
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