MUSCAT -- KPMG, the global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services, has been ranked second on Universum's 2010 index of "The World's Most Attractive Employers." The rankings are based on the opinions of nearly 130,000 students from top academic institutions in the world's 12 leading economies -- the United States, China, Japan, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Canada, Russia and India.
Universum, a global talent consultant, develops its global index of the top 50 most attractive employers by asking students pursuing business and engineering degrees to identify "ideal" employers - KPMG ranked second on the index of most attractive employers for business students for 2010, moving up six places from its eighth place ranking in the 2009 index. "We are honoured that so many students worldwide see KPMG as an ideal place to begin and build their careers," said Timothy P Flynn, Chairman, KPMG International.
"I think it shows that students recognise the important role played by our profession and in particular the commitment KPMG has to enabling our people to develop the skills and values that are essential for serving our clients and communities in today's complex global business environment." Michael Armstrong, Partner in Charge of the Oman Office, mentioned that KPMG has been in the forefront in Oman for a number of years in recruiting talented Omani students for the ACCA programme which has yielded tremendous success.
This year, KPMG in Oman has promoted one of its outstanding Omani Senior Managers to the position of a Director reflecting the success of the Firm's Omanisation programme. Michael mentioned that he and his Partners were delighted to know that KPMG has won the vote of confidence of business students from the world's leading economies and said this recognition would put greater impetus on the Firm's efforts to hire top students from the leading universities. KPMG member firms have recruited approximately 15,000 graduates globally over the past year.
"Our graduate hires benefit from the learning and development programmes we have in place so that they can gain the technical, business and leadership skills as well as the global perspective necessary to build a rewarding career," said Rachel Campbell, Global Head of People, KPMG International. "Graduates are also attracted by opportunities we offer such as our Global Mobility Programme that enables them to take on assignments all around the world."
"To secure talent from an increasingly demanding young generation, employers must develop strong employer brands," said Michal Kalinowski, Universum's CEO. "Based on the results of our survey, KPMG member firms have managed to do just that through their innovative student outreach and employee programmes."
By Staff Reporter
© Oman Daily Observer 2010
