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May 28, 2009
Based on a campus survey of 60,000 undergraduates conducted by campus research firm Universum USA, J.P. Morgan is now the #1 financial services firm for college students seeking jobs, as reported in the new issue of BusinessWeek.
According to newly released surveys of undergrad and MBA students in the U.S., J.P. Morgan has risen to the top of student wish lists for where they want to launch their careers. Based on a campus survey of 60,000 undergraduates conducted by campus research firm Universum USA, J.P. Morgan is now the #1 financial services firm for college students seeking jobs, as reported in the new issue of BusinessWeek.
In the U.K., The Independent newspaper reported that J.P. Morgan was the most popular firm among undergrad business students, ranking #1 as the "Ideal Employer" among 130 companies. In the survey conducted by Universum's European arm, J.P. Morgan moved up eight places in the last year.
Universum also researched 6,200 MBA students at 53 top U.S. business schools this past winter, with J.P. Morgan coming in at number nine overall, up one spot since last year, and placing second among the financial firms listed. The findings are reported in the current issue of Fortune.
The firm also ranked first in a TargetJobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards survey in the U.K. as the "Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Investment Banking." This recognition is considered to be the largest graduate recruitment event in the world, drawing more than 700 attendees.
J.P. Morgan headed the ranking in the U.K. survey, based on 90,000 students voting during a recent four-month period. The firm's success in this survey reflects its growing profile in the U.K. and across EMEA, having placed ahead of Goldman Sachs and HSBC, respectively. The "Give-it-Away" campaign also was nominated for the "Innovation on Campus" award.
In Universum's undergrad survey of the overall rankings of 100 companies, J.P. Morgan came in 19th. That marks the first time in the survey's 14 years that J.P. Morgan has been the #1 financial services firm named.