Strategy: The top 50 dream companies for business students around the world

Business students from some of the world's most powerful economies ranked these companies as their top choices.

Google is on top yet again.

The company is famous for its appealing perks, great pay, and an exceptional workplace culture — so it's no surprise that undergraduate business students find the search giant to be the most desirable employer.

Universum, a global research and advisory firm, surveyed 145,437 undergraduates studying business in the 12 countries with the world's largest GDPs — Germany, France, UK, Italy, Russia, US, China, Japan, Brazil, India, Canada, and South Korea.

The business students were asked to choose the companies and organizations they'd most like to work for.

Universum then put together a ranking of the most desirable employers, based on the number of undergraduate business students who chose a company as one of their dream employers.

Google, which specializes in online advertising technologies, cloud computing, software, and, of course, search, landed at the top of the list for a third consecutive year.

Goldman Sachs, Apple, EY, and PwC rounded out the top five.

Here are the top 50:

50. 3M

The 3M Company is a multinational, Minnesota-based corporation specializing in products like adhesives and laminates.

49. Samsung

This electronics conglomerate is based in South Korea.

48. Dell

Based in Round Rock, Texas, Dell develops, sells, and supports personal computers.

47. General Motors

Hailing from Detroit, General Motors designs and builds vehicles and owns 396 facilities on six continents.

46. Toyota

Toyota Motor Corporation is based in Japan and was founded in 1937.

45. UBS

This Swiss financial services company caters to both private clients and corporations worldwide.

44. Intel

Intel Corporation is based in Santa Clara, California and was founded in 1968.

43. AB InBev

This Belgian-Brazilian beverage and brewing company is the world's largest brewer.

42. Ford Motor Company

This automaker is headquartered in Michigan and is controlled by the Ford family, which has minority ownership.

41. Credit Suisse

This financial services holding company is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

40. Volkswagen Group

This automative manufacturing company is based in Wolfsburg, Germany.

39. GE

General Electric, a multinational conglomerate specializing in appliances, energy management, and other services, is based in Boston.

38. Daimler AG

Daimler is a German automative company that produces premium cars (like Mercedes-Benz) and manufactures commercial vehicles.

37. HSBC

This British banking and financial services company is based in London and is the fourth-largest bank in the world.

36. Heineken

Founded in 1864, this Dutch brewing company now owns breweries in 70 different countries.

35. Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton is based in London and is the world's seventh-largest professional services network.

34. Barclays

Headquartered in London, this banking and financial services company operates in over 50 countries.

33. Citi

Citigroup Inc. is the third-largest bank holding company in the United States.

32. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton

This French luxury goods conglomerate is based in France, operating prestigious brands through around 60 subsidiaries.

31. PepsiCo

This American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation is based in Purchase, New York, and was formed in 1965.

30. Accenture

Accenture, the world's largest consulting firm by revenue, is a global company with offices and operations in more than 200 cities in 55 countries.

29. Facebook

Founded in 2004, Facebook is a social media platform based in Menlo Park, California.

28. Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank is based in Frankfurt and was founded in 1870.

27. Nestlé

Owning 447 factories in 86 countries, Nestlé is a food and beverage company based in Switzerland.

26. Amazon

Founded in 1994, this electronic retail giant is based in Seattle, Washington.

25. IBM

International Business Machines Corporation is based in Armonk, New York, and was founded in 1911.

24. Bain & Company

This global management consulting firm is based in Boston and operates in 36 countries.

23. Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Bank of America's corporate and investment banking division was first created when Bank of America acquired Merrill Lynch in 2009.

22. IKEA

This ready-to-assemble furniture giant became the world's largest furniture retailer in 2008.

21. Johnson & Johnson

This medical devices and consumer goods manufacturer was first founded in 1886.

20. Unilever

This Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company is one of the oldest multinational countries in the world.

19. Sony

This multinational conglomerate sells consumer and professional electronics and is based in Tokyo.

18. The Coca-Cola Co.

The flagship Coca-Cola product of this Atlanta-based beverage corporation was first invented in 1886.

17. Adidas

Based in Germany, Adidas is the second largest sportswear manufacturer in the world.

16. BMW Group

Luxury vehicle company Bayerisch Motoren Werke is based in Munich and was founded in 1916.

15. Nike

This multinational corporation is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon and specializes in the design, development, and sales of athletic footwear and apparel.

14. Morgan Stanley

This financial services corporation is based in New York City and operates in 42 countries.

13. Procter & Gamble (P&G)

P&G is a consumer goods company based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

12. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

BCG, a management consulting firm, operates in 48 different countries.

11. McKinsey & Company

This worldwide management consulting firm specializes in both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

10. J.P. Morgan

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is the sixth-largest bank in the world, by total assets.

9. KPMG

This professional services company is one of the "Big Four" auditors and is based in Amsterdam.

8. L'Oréal Group

This cosmetics company is based in Clichy, France.

7. Microsoft

Microsoft is based in Redmond, Washington, and primarily develops and sells computer software and personal computers.

6. Deloitte

This New York City-based "Big Four" accounting firm is also the world's second largest professional services network.

5. PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

PwC is the largest professional services firm in the world, operating a network of firms in 158 countries.

4. EY (Ernst & Young)

EY is one of the "Big Four" audit firms and is based in London.

3. Apple

This Cupertino, California-based multinational technology company is famous for its consumer electronics.

2. Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs specializes in global investment banking and other financial services and is headquartered in Lower Manhattan.

1. Google

This Mountain View, California-based technology company specializes in Internet-related products and is renowned for is core search engine.

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