Universum places L'Oréal 9th in its ranking of the companies preferred by business school students and recent graduates. The group thus moves up 2 places, from 11th in 2015 to 9th in 2016, and for the first time enters the top 10 of the world's most attractive employers. For engineering profiles, L'Oréal moves up from 17th to 16th place. This overall improvement confirms the growing appeal of the Group to students.
To carry out this survey, the largest of its kind worldwide, Universum polled over 267,000 students and recent graduates from 12 countries representing the world's largest economies. The data collected reveals the expectations of the younger generation, and what they take most into consideration when applying to a company. L'Oréal, which receives more than 1.3 million applications a year, is today recognized for its ability to offer high levels of responsibility and a wide variety of career paths very quickly. " We are honored and very grateful to all the students who today rank us among their 10 favorite companies, and who recognize what we have always sought to promote: unlimited career opportunities and a range of professions from business to research and innovation, through to industry. We really want to act as an incubator for talent and future leaders, offering innovative and personalized career paths. "says Jean-Claude Le Grand, Director of International Human Resources Development and Corporate Director of Diversity at L'Oréal.
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