They’ll Take Lower Manhattan: Undergrads in the Big Apple hanker most often
for positions on Wall Street, with nearly one-quarter longing to work
specifically for investment banking giant Goldman Sachs and nearly 30 percent
interested in joining other financial services firms, according to a survey by
employer-branding specialist Universum. The findings are somewhat surprising
given the continued turmoil in the stock market.
Meanwhile, Philadelphia-based Universum says jobs in the public sector are
most desired by the general population of U.S. undergraduates, with Google cited
as the ideal employer.
The factors influencing a job seeker’s decision also vary between New York
City and the rest of the country. According to Universum, 40 percent of New
York’s undergraduates say compensation proves to be the deciding factor when
weighing job offers. However, work/life balance (39 percent) is the most
important element for the general population of recently minted grads.
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