Bayer Among the World’s Most Attractive Employers

Stockholm, October 2011. Favored by students: a global poll of more than 160,000 students by leading employer branding consultancy Universum Communications places Bayer among the world’s 50 most attractive employers in the engineering category.

Universum Ranking
"We're very pleased that students around the world rate us as an attractive employer," comments Gabriele Oehlschläger, Head of Talent Management at Bayer. As an inventor company, she says, Bayer considers the high ranking an acknowledgement of its efforts to build on its position as a leading global employer through innovative capability and sustainable development.

The Universum index is based on the frequency with which students from the world's 12 largest economies name a company as a preferred employer. Bayer was one of eight Germany companies in the international list of the 50 most attractive employers for students seeking careers in engineering. Similar ratings were achieved by automaker Daimler and U.S. computer manufacturer Dell, for example.

"Bayer's inclusion in this global ranking gives it a major advantage in view of the heightened competition for the best talent," says Stefan Lake, Country Manager Germany at Universum, which recently published its index for the third time. More than 160,000 students of business and engineering subjects from Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, U.K. and U.S. participated in the 2011 survey.