7,637 students from 30 UAE universities took part in Universum's "Most Attractive Employers Ranking" survey

Dubai, UAE, 15 December, 2016 

L’Oréal has been voted as the most attractive employer for business students amongst Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies, in the UAE and KSA. Over 12,600 students, of different majors, from 43 universities participated in Universum’s “Most Attractive Employers Ranking” survey.

The survey offered comprehensive insights into students’ views on their future careers, prospect employers, in addition to what they consider as the most important factors in their employment decision. Amongst Business students, L’Oréal ranked as 8th most attractive employer across all sectors, up from number 9 in 2015. Whereas in KSA, Business students ranked L’Oréal as 8th most attractive employer, up from 11 in 2015.

12,637 students were surveyed. 7,637 were from 30 UAE universities, including: UAE University, Zayed University, and American University of Sharjah. While in KSA, the survey covered 5,000 students from 13 universities, including: King Saud University, Effat University, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and Dar Al-Hekma University.

L’Oréal, who receives more than 1.3 million job applications each year, is recognized by candidates for assigning high responsibilities early-on and offering diversified career paths. L’Oréal’s commitment to innovation, ethics and responsibility are appealing elements underpinning its worldwide reputation. A reputation which has been further enhanced by its entities in the Middle East as well, including L’Oréal Middle East, L’Oréal UAE and L’Oréal KSA.

“We are honored and grateful to the students who recognize us as one of the top 10 most attractive employers, offering limitless opportunities in all functions from business to science.  We really want to act as an incubator for talents and future leaders, always providing innovative and personalized experiences to our employees”, said Jaime Fernandez De La Vega, HR Director at L’Oréal Middle East.

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About Universum’s World’s Most Attractive Employers Ranking 
The WMAE rankings are compiled from the Universum Talent Surveys, conducted in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK and US. These markets represent 70 percent of the world’s economy. The field period for the data collection was from September 2015 to April 2016. For more information:  http://bit.ly/WMAE2016  

www.universumglobal.com

About L'Oréal 
L’Oréal has devoted itself to beauty for over 105 years. With its unique international portfolio of 32 diverse and complementary brands, the Group generated sales amounting to 25.26 billion euros in

2015 and employs 82,900 people worldwide. As the world’s leading beauty company, L’Oréal is present across all distribution networks: mass market, department stores, pharmacies and drugstores, hair salons, travel retail, branded retail and e-commerce.

Research and innovation, and a dedicated research team of 3,870 people, are at the core of L’Oréal’s strategy, working to meet beauty aspirations all over the world. L’Oréal’s new sustainability commitment for 2020 “Sharing Beauty With All” sets out ambitious sustainable development objectives across the Group’s value chain. www.loreal.com  

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