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Universum
Industryresearch; consulting
Founded1988
HeadquartersSweden
ParentStepStone Group
Websitehttps://universumglobal.com

Universum is a global research and advisory company specializing in employer branding.[1] The headquarters of the company is located in Stockholm, Sweden.[2]

Universum surveys annually around 250,000 undergraduate students worldwide each year to determine what they expect from employers.[3][4][5]

History

Universum was founded in 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden by Lars-Henrik Friis Molin who attended then Stockholm Business School.[6][7][8]

In 1994, Universum launched the European Student Barometer, US Student Barometer — in 1996, and the Asian Student Barometer — in 1999.[9][10][11]

In 2005, the company started consulting on Employer value proposition[12][13] and acquired the next year the career website WetFeet.[14]

In 2009, it launched the World’s Most Attractive Employers[15][16][17] and in 2011, it acquired the career networking platform Doostang.[18]

In 2015, Universum’s surveys attracted more than 1 million respondents worldwide.[19]

In May 2018, Universum was acquired by StepStone Group and Axel Springer Company for approximately SEK 500 million according to Dagens industri business newspaper.[20][21]

In 2020, the company became a corporate member of ESOMAR.[22]

References

  1. ^ "The Companies Where Millennials Want to Work the Most". Bloomberg.com. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  2. ^ "StepStone completes the acquisition of Universum, the global pioneer of data-driven employer branding services". www.axelspringer.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  3. ^ Kiersz, Andy. "Gen Z business students say these are the 50 best global companies for diversity and inclusion". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  4. ^ Vasel, Kathryn (2019-10-04). "Where tomorrow's graduates want to work | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  5. ^ Hoff, Madison. "The 30 companies information technology students around the world most want to work for". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  6. ^ "Universum köps upp av europeiska mediejätten Axel Springer". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  7. ^ "Han är den tredje investeraren i Thomas Peterssohns nya bolag". www.dagensmedia.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  8. ^ LundinText, Kim (2018-05-07). "Svenska Universum säljs till tysk mediejätte för en halv miljard". Dagens industri (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  9. ^ Hoff, Madison. "The 20 employers business students most want to work for". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  10. ^ Mullen, Jethro (2016-10-10). "Where students in Asia most want to work". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  11. ^ Petroff, Alanna (2014-05-21). "Where European business and engineering students dream of working after graduation". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  12. ^ Forside, Publisert | Oppdatert 25 02 2022 |. "Kampen om de beste hodene - ledernytt.no". www.ledernytt.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Mosley, Richard (2016-10-11). "How the Best Global Employers Convince Workers to Join and Stay". Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  14. ^ WetFeet (2009). Bain and Company. WETFEET, INC. ISBN 978-1-58207-884-7.
  15. ^ "Google Is No Longer the Most Attractive Employer Globally for Business Students". Observer. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  16. ^ "The World's Top 50 Most Attractive Employers - 2009 (Universum) | Ranking The Brands". www.rankingthebrands.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  17. ^ Ziegler, Tom (2017-06-30). "World's Top Employers for New Grads". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  18. ^ Miller-Merrell, Jessica (2011-07-14). "THE UNIVERSUM CORPORATE GROUP ACQUIRES DOOSTANG, THE LEADING GLOBAL CAREER NETWORK FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS". Workology. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  19. ^ "World's Most Attractive Employers 2021" (PDF). Alumni-Clubs. 2021.
  20. ^ "Svenska Universum säljs till tysk mediejätte". Realtid (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  21. ^ "StepStone completes the acquisition of Universum, the global pioneer of data-driven employer branding services". www.axelspringer.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  22. ^ "Universum Communications Sweden AB – Market Research Company in Sweden". directory.esomar.org. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
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