Most attractive employers 2010

One of the most enviable offices to work in, Google has continued to lure employees towards itself. Known for its informal corporate culture, Google has topped this lead for the last three years now.

Established in 1870, KPMG is one of the Big Four auditors, employing about 1,40,000 professionals across 146 countries. (Above: KPMG Munich office)

A result of mergers of ancestor organizations, Ernst and Young is one of the top financial services providers of the world. The company wwith its global headquarters in London, was ranked the 10th-largest private company in the United States by Forbes in 2009.

PwC (formally PricewaterhouseCoopers) is the largest of the Big Four accountancy firms and the largest professional services firm in the world. With offices in 757 cities and 1,63,000 employees, the company was listed the eighth-largest privately-owned organisation in the United States in 2009.

Named after William W Deloitte, the first person to be appointed an independent auditor of a public company in 1845, the accounting firm is the largest in United States. It employs 1,70,000 professionals across 140 countries.

Founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gambles, consumer goods company Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 MNC. The company has its 23 brands with more than a billion dollars in net annual sales, and another 18 have sales between $500 million and $1 billion
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There is no office or home in the world left untouched by the US-based Microsoft. From operating systems to key programs, the IT major knows how to cast impressions in the world.

Maker of the famed Coke, beverage giant The Coca-Cola Company is based in Georgia. A fierce competitior of fellow beverage major Pepsi Co, Coca Cola is known for its advertising campaign, including the famous christmas truck (above) venture.

With operations in 60 countries, JPMorgan Chase & Co is a major provider of financial services. It has assets worth $2 trillion, and has the largest market capitalisation. It has only the third-largest deposit base in US banking institution, behind Wells Fargo and Bank of America.

Headquartered at 200 West Street in New York City, Goldman Sachs is a global banking and investment firm. As of 2009, the company had employed 31,700 professionals around the world.