NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Google is the
preferred employer among tech professionals in the United States, ranking first place in the
inaugural Dice® Ideal Employer report. Amazon, Microsoft, Apple,
and Facebook complete the Dice Ideal Employer top five.
When ranked by vertical industry, Walt
Disney tops the list of ideal tech employers in the consumer
market, IBM in business services, JP Morgan in finance,
UnitedHealth Group in healthcare, and Tesla in transportation.
Google's number one ranking can be attributed to tech
professionals perception of their strengths in offering competitive
salaries, leading their industry in innovation, offering
challenging and interesting work, being an established leader in
tech and their record of success and financial stability. In
particular, 78 percent of tech professionals who selected Google as
an ideal employer thought that their competitive salaries and
innovation were their best strengths.
"The Dice Ideal Employer rankings can inform employer brand
strategies for companies that aim to be among next year's Ideal
Employers," said Michael Durney,
President and CEO of DHI Group, Inc., parent company of Dice. "The
message from tech professionals to employers is clear - what
professionals want most is opportunity – opportunity represented by
interesting work, competitive salary and being part of a
successful, innovative company."
When asked what matters most to them in an Ideal Employer, tech
professionals reported: 1) competitive salary (84% stated this was
very important), 2) challenging work (83%), 3) benefits (82%), 4)
positive organizational culture (81%) and 5) open/transparent
communication (80%).
"While our survey respondents chose larger companies as their
ideal employers, smaller companies can still compete by noting tech
professionals' most desired qualities in their future employer,"
said George McFerran, EVP of Product
& Marketing for DHI Group, Inc. "It's also important to show
off your company's leadership, to be open and transparent and to
understand what makes millennials tick."
Dice surveyed more than 5,000 tech professionals in the US
between June and August 2017 and
received nearly 16,000 votes from across more than 3,000 companies.
With more than 3,000 companies receiving votes, companies of all
sizes received votes, but voting was concentrated around larger
employers. Respondents were asked what would be their top three
choices for the most desirable company for which to work.
Respondents also ranked 21 different employer/job attributes based
on their importance to them. Next, they rated each Ideal Employer
on these same attributes.
Dice Ideal Employer 2017 Top 30 Rankings:
1) Google
2) Amazon
3) Microsoft
4) Apple
5) Facebook
6) IBM
7) Walt Disney
8) Tesla
9) Cisco Systems
10) Oracle
11) Dell
12) Lockheed Martin
13) JP Morgan
13) SpaceX
15) Deloitte
16) Salesforce
16) Verizon
18) AT&T
19) NASA
20) Northrop Grumman
21) Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
22) General Electric (GE)
22) Hewlett Packard
24) Accenture
25) Boeing
25) Intel
27) UnitedHealth Group
28) Activision Blizzard
29) SAP
30) Netflix
In addition to the Dice Ideal Employer survey, DHI Group, Inc.
conducts comparable surveys serving other industries, including
finance, oil / gas and biotech / pharma.
Dice Ideal Employer 2017 URL:
http://insights.dice.com/ideal-employer
Methodology
Dice's inaugural Ideal Employer research was conducted via an
online survey tool between the months of June 2017 and August
2017. In total, the survey garnered 5,477 respondents across
the United States. There were
15,878 valid votes for ideal employers with a total mention of
3,474 different companies.
To ensure statistical validity of the results 30+ votes per
company were required for major rankings (e.g. region) and 10+
votes per company required for minor rankings (e.g. company
sector).
Where companies had divisions or acquisitions they were combined
into the parent company. An example would be Pixar Animation
Studios, which was rolled up under Walt
Disney.
About Dice
Dice is a leading tech career hub
connecting employers with skilled technology professionals and
providing tech professionals with career opportunities, data,
insights and advice. Established in 1990, Dice began as one of the
first career sites and today provides a comprehensive suite of
recruiting solutions, empowering companies and recruiters to make
informed hiring decisions. Dice serves multiple markets throughout
North America and Europe. www.Dice.com, Twitter, Facebook. Dice
is a DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE:DHX) service.
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