Stuttgart's most attractive employers:
University of Hohenheim in the top 3 on the popularity scale [22.09.20]
The business magazine Capital and the statistics portal Statista sought the 25 most attractive employers in Stuttgart / University of Hohenheim in 3rd place after Alfred Ritter and SWR
Good career opportunities, social responsibility towards staff and suppliers, local commitment, shaping the business location: It is not only the employees’ tasks that determines whether they perceive an employer as attractive. The business magazine Capital and the statistics portal Statista surveyed a total of over 13,600 local employees to find the most attractive employers in 25 metropolitan regions. In the Stuttgart region, the University of Hohenheim came in third - it is the only university that made it onto the list of the most attractive employers in the region.
It is one of the three most attractive employers in the Stuttgart region: Local employees of the University of Hohenheim attest to this. In an anonymous online survey in March 2020, the statistics portal Statista and the business magazine Capital had around 13,600 employees vote.
A total of 3,200 employers who are located in the 25 cities examined or within a radius of 25 kilometers and who employ between 250 and 5,000 people in Germany were evaluated. As a result of top ratings, 25 institutions in each city made it onto the final list and can call themselves the "most attractive employers in the city."
The University of Hohenheim is the only university in the Stuttgart region to be represented in the list of the best - and was even voted third place after Alfred Ritter and SWR. The University was particularly convincing with its good image as an employer in the region, the influence it has on the business location, and its high degree of commitment to the region.
Local employees give the University of Hohenheim good grades
In Stuttgart, a total of 907 people took part in the survey. They assessed not only their own employer, but also other local companies. The University of Hohenheim received between 650-699 assessments. Respondents were divided into three groups: Employees of the company, employees from the same branch, and employees from other branches.
On a scale of 1 to 5, they rated employers in their region according to six criteria:
Stuttgart's most attractive employers: The University of Hohenheim was voted 3rd on the popularity scale in an employee survey by Capital and Statista.
Picture source: University of Hohenheim / Astrid Untermann
- Image of the company as an employer in the region
- Social responsibility towards our own staff and suppliers
- Local commitment of the company for charitable purposes in the region
- Active shaping of the business location by the company
- Development and career opportunities
- Recommendation of the company as an employer
Certificate “family-friendly university”
Employees and students at the University of Hohenheim appreciate, amongst other things, how family-friendly and bicycle-friendly it is: It is certified as a "family-friendly university" and "bicycle-friendly employer."
With the "audit family-friendly university," universities, colleges, and academies are actively working towards their goal of making study and working conditions family-friendly. With the audit, they have decided to do justice to the diversity of life plans and family forms.
The University of Hohenheim was a pioneer in this area and was the first university in Baden-Württemberg to receive the basic certificate for the "audit family-friendly university" from the berufundfamilie GmbH of the Hertie Foundation in 2004. It has now been re-audited for the fourth time.
Certificate “bicycle-friendly employer”
In January 2020, the University of Hohenheim was the first university in Baden-Württemberg to be awarded the ADFC seal of approval “bicycle-friendly employer" in silver for its special commitment to cycling culture. Whether new high-quality storage facilities, showers, a volunteer bicycle representative, rental bicycles, self-help workshop, and campaigns for employees and students: The University of Hohenheim has been promoting cycling for years. The background is the University's mobility plan with short, medium, and long-term measures for better accessibility and more climate friendliness. It takes all means of transport into account.
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Stuttgart's most attractive employers
One of the reasons for the popularity of the University of Hohenheim as an employer is probably its bicycle-friendliness.
Picture source: University of Hohenheim / Jan Winkler
Already certified since 2004: the family friendliness of the University of Hohenheim. Pictured here: The children's party as part of the annual open day at Germany's most beautiful university campus.
Picture source: University of Hohenheim / Boris Lehner
Work together - celebrate together: A picture from pre-Covid times from the annual Dies academicus, in which all members of the University of Hohenheim can participate.
Picture source: University of Hohenheim / Oskar Eyb
Text: Elsner
