{"id":257493,"date":"2018-07-10T09:17:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T07:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=257493"},"modified":"2018-07-10T09:17:20","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T07:17:20","slug":"these-are-the-south-african-companies-that-professionals-really-want-to-work-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/257493\/these-are-the-south-african-companies-that-professionals-really-want-to-work-for\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the South African companies that professionals really want to work for"},"content":{"rendered":"

Careers in Africa has released<\/a> <\/strong>it latest Employer Choice ranking – focusing on the companies that African professionals most want to work for.<\/p>\n

The ranking is based on a study completed by more than 20,000 African professionals, answering around 50 questions each on what makes a great employer, what they like about specific employers, and how they feel in their current role.<\/p>\n

While the report represented every one of the continent\u2019s 54 markets, a large number of companies on the list were founded or have headquarters based in South Africa.<\/p>\n

These include big names across a wide variety of business sectors – such as MTN, MultiChoice, South African Airways, and FNB.<\/p>\n

You can find a list of the top 10 companies, as well as a ranking of some of the more notable South African-based companies below.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nCompany name<\/th>\nSector<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nWorld Bank Group<\/td>\nBanking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nChevron<\/td>\nOil & Gas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nExxon Mobil<\/td>\nOil & Gas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nAfrican Development Bank<\/td>\nBanking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nMicrosoft<\/td>\nIT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nAnglo American<\/td>\nMining<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nGE<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nShell<\/td>\nOil & Gas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nBridge International Academics<\/td>\nEducation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nNestle<\/td>\nConsumer goods<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Notable companies in South Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nCompany name<\/th>\nSector<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nAnglo American<\/td>\nMining<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nDevelopment Bank of Southern Africa<\/td>\nBanking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nStandard Chartered Bank<\/td>\nBanking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nTotal<\/td>\nOil & Gas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nMTN<\/td>\nTelecommunications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nCisco<\/td>\nIT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nMcKinsey & Company<\/td>\nProfessional services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nStandard Bank<\/td>\nBanking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nJP Morgan<\/td>\nFinance and\u00a0Banking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nEskom<\/td>\nEnergy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nDeloitte<\/td>\nProfessional services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\nTongaat Hulett Group<\/td>\nAgriculture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>\nBarclays<\/td>\nBanking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\nVodacom<\/td>\nTelecommunications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/td>\nDe Beers<\/td>\nMining<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>\nSouth African Airways<\/td>\nAirline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/td>\nKPMG<\/td>\nProfessional services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81<\/td>\nFNB<\/td>\nBanking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/td>\nMultichoice<\/td>\nMedia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87<\/td>\nSAP<\/td>\nIT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\nPwC<\/td>\nProfessional services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/td>\nOracle<\/td>\nIT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/td>\nVisa<\/td>\nFinance and\u00a0Banking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Read:\u00a05 things McKinsey is doing to try salvage its reputation in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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