Best employers in China revealed

The annual "China Best Employer Award" was organized by Zhaopin together with Peking University Social Survey Research Center. 

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Launched in 2005, the award has become the most influential and prestigious employer brand event in China. 

This year's winners were selected from more than 17,550 nominated companies, representing an increase of 80% over last year. 

A record of more than 24.3 million online votes and nominations were conducted by employees and the public, six times more than last year. The award selection was based on professional evaluation by a jury committee and surveys of employees, HR professionals and the public.

Winners of the 2017 awards were led by Top 10 employers that included, in order: BMW China, Tencent, China Merchants Bank, Vanke, Netease, the People's Insurance Company (Group) of China, Baidu, SF Express, FAW Group, and BAIC Group.

Among this year's Top 30 Employers, 40% are public companies. By industry, 30% of the winners are from the IT/telecom/electronics/internet sector, indicating that Artificial Intelligence and digital technology are driving the new employer economy in China.

In evaluating these companies, employees and the public gave top priorities to the employer's culture, salary and welfare, and training opportunities, followed by working environment, organizational structure and employer reputation. The most important evaluation factors were respect for employees, sound welfare and benefits, and salaries that matched workers' contributions to the employer, the survey found.