Home featured Featured Staff Featured LinkedIn reveals ‘most sought-after’ companies James Harkness May 22, 2017 PwC has topped LinkedIn’s list of top 25 Australian companies for 2017, with second, third and fourth places going to KPMG, Westpac Group and The Commonwealth Bank. The list is a showcase of the companies that are ‘most sought-after’ by professionals, based on data collected by the network, including actions by its members. “It is interesting to note that all the new additions to the list for 2017, including Westpac and CIMIC group who are in the top ten, are Australian-born, reflecting Australian professionals’ desire to work for homegrown companies” said Jason Laufer, Director of Talent and Learning Solutions at LinkedIn, Australia and New Zealand. “Australia’s top companies all have a strong employer brand that is central to their recruitment. We know that a company’s culture and purpose are key drivers for attracting great talent, but also retaining employees. Companies that are developing and sharing content through their employees’ networks are actively demonstrating their employer brand to potential candidates.” “Many of the top companies…have one thing in common: they reward their employees well. From some offering birthday leave to wellbeing programs and an open dress code, corporate culture has become overloaded with perks and gifts in order to help their workers stay in the company and grow within it too. The most common perks include flexible working hours and parental support.” Laufer identified some of the interesting things that the top 25 companies are giving