NEW YORK, March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- JP Morgan is
the preferred employer of finance professionals globally, taking
first place in the eFinancialCareers Ideal Employer rankings for
2017. Goldman Sachs, Google, Morgan Stanley and Citi complete the
eFinancialCareers Ideal Employer Global top five.
eFinancialCareersĀ® surveyed 5,983 finance professionals globally
during Q4 2016 and received a total of 17,622 votes for 2,663
different companies (respondents were asked to name three ideal
employers). The study explored the professional, demographic and
attitudinal nuances that determine a person's 'Ideal Employer'.
JP Morgan took the number one spot from last year's winner,
Goldman Sachs, which dropped to second place. Google held its third
place ranking this year, and remains a desirable employer for many
financial services professionals. Morgan Stanley also remained
unchanged from last year in fourth position and Citi jumped two
places into fifth, edging BlackRock out of the top five.
"It may not be a surprise that JP Morgan earned the top spot as
the ideal employer among finance professionals. However, Google's
high ranking again this year shows that tech firms maintain a
strong employer brand among financial services professionals,
despite operating outside of the sector. Large tech companies
should be considered tough competitors for financial services
employers seeking to attract top talent," said George McFerran, Senior Vice President Customer
Engagement, eFinancialCareers.
Finance professionals stated that the most important criteria
for selecting their ideal organizations to work for were:
challenging / interesting work (85% stated this was very
important), competitive salary (84%), opportunities for promotion
(81%), positive organizational structure (78%) and strong executive
leadership (75%). *
McFerran added, "While remuneration clearly continues to be very
important to finance professionals, it's fascinating to see that
being enthused at work and being part of a positive culture are now
almost as important. The industry has made great strides in these
areas, but as the competition for talent intensifies and becomes
cross-industry, further initiatives are needed."
JP Morgan's number one ranking appears to be driven by finance
professionals' perception of their strengths in competitive salary,
financial performance of the firm, the ability to offer
challenging/interesting work, and that they are an established
leader in the industry. In particular, 75% of respondents who
selected JP Morgan as one of their ideal employers thought their
competitive salaries were a strength. *
Conversely, Google's strong ranking appears to be driven by
their perceived strengths in employment benefits, office
environment and the fact that they are an innovator in their
industry. In particular, 81% of respondents who selected Google as
one of their ideal employers thought their employment benefits were
a strength. **
eFinancialCareers Ideal Employer Rankings 2017
1) JP
Morgan, 2) Goldman Sachs, 3) Google, 4) Morgan Stanley, 5) Citi, 6)
BlackRock, 7) HSBC, 8) Bank Of America / Merrill Lynch, 8) UBS, 10)
Credit Suisse, 11) PricewaterouseCoopers, 12) Deloitte, 13)
McKinsey & Co, 14) Barclays, 15) Facebook, 16) Apple, 17)
Deutsche Bank, 18) DBS Bank, 19) Blackstone Group, 20) Standard
Chartered Bank, 21) KPMG, 22) EY, 23) BNP Paribas, 24) Microsoft,
25) Boston Consulting Group, 26) Amazon, 27) Bain & Co., 28)
KKR, 29) Bloomberg, 30) OCBC Bank.
* Respondents were asked to rate the following criteria
on a scale of 1 to 7 where 1 was "not important at all" and 7 was
"very important." The "Top 2 Box %" below are the percentages of
respondents who scored the criteria a 6 or 7 in importance.
Criteria
|
Top 2 Box
%
|
Challenging /
Interesting work
|
85%
|
Competitive
salary
|
84%
|
Opportunities for
promotion
|
81%
|
Positive
organizational culture
|
78%
|
Strong executive
leadership
|
75%
|
Financial performance
/ strength of firm
|
74%
|
Solid training and
development programs
|
72%
|
Competitive
bonus
|
71%
|
Attractive
benefits
|
67%
|
Office
environment
|
66%
|
Work with key
industry players
|
66%
|
Established leader in
the industry
|
64%
|
Innovator in the
industry
|
63%
|
Is a good corporate
citizen
|
60%
|
Manageable working
hours
|
54%
|
Flexible working
options
|
46%
|
Progressive on issues
like diversity, CSR
|
46%
|
** Respondents were asked whether they perceived any of
the same criteria were a strength for the ideal employers they
identified ("Yes" or "No"). The percentages below are the number of
respondents who stated their ideal employer had a strength in that
area compared to the total number of people who identified that
company as their ideal employer.
Ideal
Employer
|
Challenging
work
|
Competitive
salary
|
Opportunities for
promotion
|
Positive
culture
|
Strong executive
leadership
|
JP Morgan
|
70%
|
75%
|
57%
|
48%
|
64%
|
Goldman
Sachs
|
71%
|
82%
|
59%
|
41%
|
66%
|
Google
|
77%
|
72%
|
55%
|
73%
|
68%
|
Morgan
Stanley
|
70%
|
71%
|
56%
|
46%
|
56%
|
Citi
|
60%
|
63%
|
55%
|
47%
|
51%
|
eFinancialCareers Ideal Employer 2017 URL:
http://bit.ly/IdealEmployer2017
About eFinancialCareers
eFinancialCareers, a DHI
Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) Service, is the world's leading careers
site for financial services professionals. eFinancialCareers
efficiently connects financial services professionals with
employers and provides invaluable industry insights, career
information and the latest opportunities that they need to maximize
their potential. Through our talent analytics and acquisition
solutions, we give employers unique insight into the talent
landscape. We will help them efficiently source and retain the
highly-qualified professionals they need to achieve their strategic
ambitions. eFinancialCareers offers local websites in 19 markets
across North America, Europe, APAC, and the financial centers of the
Middle East.
Media Contact
Kristianna
Berger
Sr. Communications Manager, DHI
Group, Inc.
efc_media@efinancialcareers.com
303-562-0337
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