Microsoft has topped a poll as the best employer as far as UK graduate employees are concerned.
The survey, carried out by thejobcrowd, asked over 3,000 graduates employees to score their company on a range of factors including career opportunities, responsibility and training.
Many of the top blue chip organisations came out in top places including Sky, Microsoft, Co-operative group, but this list also contained several smaller employers.
Keren Mitchell, co-founder of thejobcrowd, said: “We asked thousands of graduate employees to score their day to day role across a range of criteria and after collecting our results over a number of months, have been able to compile a list of the most loved graduate employers.
“Extremely specific questions were asked of participants and we feel we’ve been able to develop a clear understanding of the key benefits and limitations of working for a wide variety of different employers.“The list also ranked the best companies to work for in various key industries, with the top companies often surprising – such as Nationwide triumphing in the Banking & Finance section and Sidley Austin topping the law category.”
The top 10 places for graduates to work were:
1. Microsoft
2. Newton Europe
3. National Grid
4. FDM Group
5. The Co-operative group
6. Sky
7. Channel 4
8. Waitrose
9. Barratt Developments
10. Kiln Group