A new survey on the perception of potential employees about leading companies has named the African Export-import Bank (Afreximbank) as one of the top 100 employers of choice for 2016.
The results of the Top 100 Employer of Choice 2016 survey carried out by recruitment specialists, Global Career Company, in association with Willis Towers Watson, showed that potential employee’s perception of Afreximbank as a good employer improved significantly, jumping by 23 places from number 81 in 2015 to number 54 in 2016.
Among financial institutions that appeared on the list, Afreximbank placed ahead of JP Morgan at number 58, Ecobank at number 81, Barclays Bank at number 84 and Standard Chartered Bank at number 90.
The Central Bank of Nigeria, at number 11, Citi at number 35, Old Mutual at number 42, and Standard Bank at number 43, were, however, ahead of the Bank. The World Bank Group topped the survey at number one while the African Development Bank was number five.
Stephen Tio Kauma, Director of Human Resources at Afreximbank, described the result as a huge improvement from the previous year, saying that it “shows that our employee value proposition is getting noticed by potential employees”.
According to him, it represents a validation of the Bank’s approach.
Conducted in early 2016, the survey sought the views of more than 20,000 respondents from a pool of African professionals spread across the world
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