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Russell Group students have spoken in this years 'Ideal Employers' Poll
Find out which companies were voted The Universum UK 'Ideal Employers'
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Engineering – it’s not all hard hats, steel toe-caps and overalls…
Engineering covers a wide range of industries and businesses and plays a key role in all types of working environments. Whilst many engineers do still work in the traditional engineering sectors such as manufacturing, building, transport etc, today, you are just as likely to find engineers working in offices, studios and outdoors.
With the rapid development of technology, engineering often plays a key role in these advancements. There are approximately 600,000 professional engineers in the UK working in areas such as:
- Aerospace Engineering - The design of aircraft, spacecraft and related topics
- Chemical Engineering - The conversion of raw materials into usable commodities
- Civil Engineering - The design and construction of public and private works, such as infrastructure, bridges and buildings
- Electrical Engineering - The design of electrical systems, such as transformers, as well as electronic goods
- Computer Engineering - The design of Softwares and...
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Russell Group students have spoken in this years 'Ideal Employers' Poll
Our Industry Insiders: Latest From the Blog | Published June 2010
The results of this years Universum UK ‘ideal employer' poll are in and according to Ri5 the results are as follows:
This year's top ten ideal employers for Russell Group business students are: 1) PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2) Goldman Sachs; 3) KPMG; 4) Google; 5) Ernst & Young; 6) J.P. Morgan; 7) HSBC; 8 ) Deloitte; 9) BBC; 10) Apple. (This contrasts markedly with the top three national choices of Apple, Google and the BBC).
The top ten for Russell Group engineering and IT students are: 1) Google; 2) IBM; 3) Microsoft; 4) Apple; 5) Rolls-Royce; 6) Shell; 7) Intel; 8 ) BAE Systems; 9) BMW; 10) Ministry of Defence.
What do you think? Any surprises? Or just as you would expect?
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