Samsung Electronics Ranked No.1 'World's Best Employer' by Forbes US

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyewon] Samsung Electronics ranked first in the 'World's Best Employers' selected by the American economic magazine Forbes for major global companies this year.

According to Forbes on the 16th, Samsung Electronics soared from 106th place last year to 1st place this year in the World's Best Employers ranking. Previously, it ranked 76th in 2018 and 65th in 2017.

This year, the 2nd to 5th places were taken by Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, and LG, respectively. They were followed by Apple, Adobe, Alphabet, Siemens, and Bosch. Among Korean companies, besides Samsung Electronics and LG, Naver (37th), Amorepacific (42nd), CJ (64th), Nongshim (72nd), NCSoft (73rd), Mando (74th), Hyundai Motor Company (80th), and Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings (90th) were included in the top 100.

Forbes conducted a survey from June to July targeting 160,000 employees of multinational companies in 58 countries. The final list included 750 companies from 45 countries.

The survey consisted of questions about whether respondents would recommend their company to friends or family, evaluations of other companies in the same industry, and assessments of their own company (image, economic impact, talent development, gender equality, social responsibility). This time, satisfaction with the company's response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was especially included.

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