It’s Time For Africa – Three African Countries Included In LinkedIn’s Global Top Companies List For The First Time
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional networking platform, has released its sixth annual Top Companies list, and for the first time, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa have been included.
“The Top Companies list is an independent initiative run by LinkedIn’s Talent Solutions business which identifies the leading workplaces where professionals can grow their careers, and it celebrates the people and companies making an impact in the professional world.” says Marius Greeff, CEO of Turn Left Media. “We are over the moon to see that this year 3 African countries have been included in the global list.”
The Top Companies for 2022: The top 10 best workplaces to grow your career in South Africa are:
- Standard Bank Group
- FirstRand Group
- WPP
- Nedbank
- Absa Group
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Investec
- Vodacom (Vodafone)
- Dimension Data (NTT)
- Amazon
LinkedIn Pulse has more detail on South Africa and Kenya and Nigeria.
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Markets included are Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, UAE, United Kingdom, United States and debuting for the first time in Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Columbia, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Kenya, Portugal, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, Sweden, and Switzerland.
LinkedIn Lists are fuelled by LinkedIn data (research and unique member data) and produced by the LinkedIn News team – a group of more than 95 global journalists covering and developing professional news and insights on the platform.
The methodology used to choose the top companies is based on seven pillars, each revealing an important element of career progression inside a company, and all based on LinkedIn data
he methodology time frame is Jan. 1, 2021 – Dec. 31, 2021. All the data is aggregated and/or de-identified. Staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions, and government agencies are excluded, as are LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft, and Microsoft subsidiaries.
To find out if your company is eligible for the next Top Companies list, contact Turn Left Media, LinkedIn Marketing Solutions’ exclusive partner in Sub-Saharan Africa.
