Pfizer, one of the leading companies Cogent Skills work with has been named as one of the most admired companies in the world!

FORTUNE magazine identify and rank the World’s Most Admired Companies each year. Every October Fortune conduct a huge survey of eligible executives and directors, along with financial analysts, to identify the companies that enjoy the strongest reputations within their industries and overall. This year the final candidate list was comprised of hundreds of leading companies from 28 different countries across 52 industry groupings.

The attributes each company is evaluated against are:

1. Ability to attract and retain talented people
2. Quality of management
3. Social responsibility to the community and the environment
4. Innovativeness
5. Quality of products or services
6. Wise use of corporate assets
7. Financial soundness
8. Long-term investment value
9. Effectiveness in doing business global

This year Pfizer was included in the top 5 most admired companies in the world, beating the likes of Starbucks, Netflix and Walt Disney.

FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Top 50 All-Stars – Top 10:

1. Apple
2. Amazon.com
3. Microsoft
4. Pfizer
5. Walt Disney
6. Berkshire Hathaway
7. Alphabet
8. Starbucks
9. Netflix
10. JPMorgan Chase

The full list of all ranking can be found on FORTUNE magazines website or in the February edition which hits newsstands today.

Nick Durrington, Managing Director, Cogent Skills Apprenticeship & Graduate Business congratulated Pfizer on the Achievement;

Congratulations Pfizer on this prestigious accolade, it’s an honour for us at Cogent Skills Services to have supported your apprenticeship ambitions in attracting the best possible early talent over the past 8 years!