Unilever has been named the most-sought-after fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) employer in the world by the LinkedIn’s Most inDemand Employers 2014 survey, which also puts it among the top three employers globally.
Overall, Unilever retained the No. 3 global position behind Google in first place and Apple in second, and ahead of businesses including, Microsoft, Facebook, General Electric, Nestle, Amazon and PepsiCo and P&G, which are in the top 10. The LinkedIn’s Most inDemand Employers 2014 was based on activity from more than 300 million LinkedIn users and 10 billion interactions that make up the social media’s prestigious Most inDemand Employer index.
This year LinkedIn reported a much tougher and competitive employer environment, making Unilever’s sustained profile more remarkable. LinkedIn is a leading business-oriented social networking service. “This underscores the fact that we are creating the right culture and shared commitments to world class business acumen, and to meeting consumer needs around the world,” said Marc Engel, Unilever CEO for East Africa and emerging markets.
He said the company’s ambition is to double the size of its business while reducing the impact on the environment, and increasing positive social impact. “We can only do this by continuing to attract the very best talent,” Engel adds.
Earlier this year, Unilever became the first FMCG organisation to reach the landmark achievement of attracting over 1,000,000 followers on LinkedIn which has helped to secure a sustained place amongst the world’s very best employers This announcement comes after Unilever was recently ranked Number One Top Employer 2014/2015 in Kenya by the Top Employer Institute, an international certification institute, for the second year in a row.
