November 22, 2024

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[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics was named as one of most preferred employers among college students majoring in engineering and information technology, research showed on Oct. 1.

The Korean tech giant was placed ninth in the 2018 World’s Most Attractive Employers survey conducted by human-resources researcher Universum, up one notch from last year.

Samsung was included in the top 10 list for the third consecutive year.

US online commerce giant Amazon.com followed in 10th place, trailed by Japan’s Sony. Meanwhile, Facebook and Huawei Technologies occupied the 23rd and 40th spots, respectively.

Google topped the list, followed by Microsoft, Apple, BMW Group, and Intel.
In the survey, business majors ranked Samsung in 44th place, up five notches from a year earlier.

By Song Seung-hyun and newswires (ssh@heraldcorp.com)