Consulting giant Bain & Company ranked first on LinkedIn’s 15 Top Companies2024 list for the best workplaces to advance a career in the UAE. Bain & Company took over the top spot from Emirates, with the airline falling from being ranked #1 in the 2023 list to ranking #5.

Rounding out the top five: MasterCard — which was not among the top 15 companies in last year’s ranking — came in second place. Global FMCG player Procter & Gamble secured the third spot, dipping from #2 last year, and global management consulting firm Kearney came in fourth, down one spot compared to last year.

Also included in the full list:

  • #6- Boston Consulting Group (up from #11);
  • #7- Majid Al Futtaim at (down from #4);
  • #8- DP World (not included in the top 15 last year);
  • #9- McKinsey & Company (down from #7);
  • #10- Miral (not included in the top 15 last year);
  • #11- Visa (down from #5);
  • #12- Adnoc Group (down from #10);
  • #13- Schneider Electric (down from #6);
  • #14- Marsh McLennan (not included in the top 15 last year);
  • #15- HSBC (down from #14).

What they said: “Business activity growth remained strong last year in the UAE, prompting many professionals to explore their best career moves, while also encouraging employers to reassess their strategies for attracting, retaining, and nurturing talent,” LinkedIn

How did they come up with this list, anyway? Linkedin uses its own data to rank firms based on eight factors that it says contribute to career development, including chances to advance growth, the scope to learn, workplace equity, company stability, and company culture, it said. Only companies with at least 500 full-time employees in the country are eligible. The ranking period spans January-December 2023.

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