Top 10 best employers in China

Alibaba Group replaced Microsoft to fill the top spot on the Top 50 Best Employers 2014 list created by HorizonKey, a famous Chinese independent research organization focusing on public polls and social and cultural studies.

Under the "Work hard, Play hard" principles proposed by Ma Yun, the founder of Alibaba Group, the company's office environment is very cozy. The office walls are designed in different themes, and employees participate in different interest groups, like football tribe and photography tribe.

Moreover, Alibaba provides an attractive opportunity for 2015 graduates, offering new employees 6 months training at its research, development and training center in the United States.

HorizonKey surveyed students at 20 universities in 7 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Jinan, Chengdu, Wuhan, Hangzhou and Nanjing.

The following are the top 10 best employers in China 2014:

10. State Grid Corporation of China

Industry: Electrical utility

Headquarters: Beijing, China

9. Tencent 

Industry: Internet

Headquarters: Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

8. China National Petroleum Corporation

Industry: Oil and gas

Headquarters: Beijing, China

7. Baidu

Industry: Internet

Headquarters: Beijing, China

6.  Huawei

Industry: Telecommunications equipment

Headquarters: Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

5. China Telecom Corporation Limited

Industry: Telecommunications

Headquarters: Beijing, China

4. Apple

Industry: Computer hardware, Computer software, Consumer electronics, Digital distribution

Headquarters: Cupertino, California, US

3. Bank of China

Industry: Banking, Financial services

Headquarters: Beijing, China

2. China Mobile

Industry: Telecommunications

Headquarters: Beijing, China

1.  Alibaba Group

Industry: Internet, e-commerce, computer software

Headquarters: Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China