Biz Student Survey Says Google Would Be Coolest Place To Work

Visions of one day strolling the Google breakroom dance inside the brains of business students. A worldwide survey found that Google topped the list of most attractive workplaces, leading an uptick of tech companies, including Apple, that are edging out traditional businesses.

Bloomberg Businessweek reports the Universum survey says four accounting firms — KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and Deloitte — trailed Google, followed by Procter & Gamble, J.P. Morgan, Apple and Goldman Sachs.

A Google manager of talent and outreach gloats:

“Students are interested in making an impact and tackling big problems, and they want an environment that empowers them to do that.”

Hot Jobs 2011: Google, Apple Get High Marks [Bloomberg Businessweek]

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