Jobstreet's Top 10 Companies and Special Awards 2017 (The Dream Job)

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JobStreet.com is a leading online job board presently covering employment markets. It's the number 1 job site here in the Philippines, and it is also present in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. It currently services over 230,000 corporate hirers and over 15 million jobseekers in its database!

Last August 30, 2017 at the Oakwood Premier Joy-Nostalg Center Manila, JobStreet.com released the results of its Top Companies 2017 survey. This year, there are new entrants in the top 10, changing the face of the annual list.

For the first time, utilities firms (that's Meralco and PLDT) have broken into the list!

Here is the result of the survey for Jobstreet's 2017 Top Companies Most Filipino Workforce Aspire to Work For:

1.  Meralco
- The electric distribution company  is the overall top preferred company of jobseekers!
(Top factor: Job security)

2. San Miguel Corporation (SMC)
- Food and beverage conglomerate
(Top factor: Global reach)

3. Google Philippines
- Tech giant  leapfrogs to third place from last year’s eighth
(Top factor: Multinational company)

4. Nestlé Philippines
- As for the rest of the previously unmovable top 3, the wellness multinational slides to fourth
(Top factor: Multinational company)

5. Accenture
- Foremost business process outsourcing in the country
(Top factor: Multinational company)

6. BDO Unibank
- The only Henry Sy-led company on the list this year and the lone financial institution in the Top Ten
(Top factor: Homegrown company)

7. Procter and Gamble
- Consumer goods giant
(Top factor: Multinational company)

8. ABS-CBN Corporation
- One of the Philippines’ leading media and entertainment company
(Top factor: Talented workforce)

9.  PLDT Inc.
- Telecommunications company
(Top factor: Perks & benefits)

10. Unilever
- Consumer goods multinational  which was last seen in the 2015 list
(Top factor: Multinational company)

Recognition expands to other strong employer brands

The Top Companies Report, now on its fourth edition, is expanding to give out special awards to category and regional winners. These companies are bring recognized for their strong performance in their respective categories and areas.

Regional awardees this year include Bank of the Philippine Islands for Central Luzon, Shell companies in the Philippines for CALABARZON, and Aboitiz for Central Visayas.

In the BPO category, winners are Convergys Philippines, IBM Business Services, and  JPMorgan Chase Bank.

For the corporate category, awardees include SM Investments Corporation, Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, and Shell companies in the Philippines.

Job security matters more this time

Part of Jobstreet.com’s survey on which companies they aspire to be a part of is the question why they want to work in these firms. Last year’s survey showed that a competitive basic salary is the primary reason when choosing a firm to work for, whereas the candidates asked this year indicated that job security is the foremost reason for their consideration.

These choices indicate that professional Filipinos are more interested in the long-term gains, as factors that directly affect their professional lives such as career growth offerings and promotion, and career-enhancing training and development opportunities. A strong leadership team that can mentor them in their professional trajectory are now more preferred, making it in the top 5 attributes of an aspirational company.

A total of 3,658 respondents participated in this year’s series of surveys that were sent out in May 2017. The respondents came from different position levels (predominantly junior executives and fresh graduates) and represented various specializations.

Top Companies, A SEEK Asia Perspective

About SEEK Asia

JobStreet.com is part of SEEK Asia, which is the leading online employment market place in Asia. SEEK Asia covers 7 countries namely Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

SEEK Asia is the extension of the Australian Securities Exchange listed company called SEEK. The company’s purpose is to help improve people’s lives through a better career. SEEK Asia’s database consist of over 500,000 corporate hirers and over 24 million candidates.

Did your dream company make it to Jobstreet.com's list of Top Ten Companies Filipinos Prefer to Work In? Comment down below! Thanks for reading! :)