These are the top 10 companies that South Africans want to work for
Major South African corporations are searched every month as thousands of South Africans try to find new working opportunities.
Recently, Switch on Business said that Capitec was the most searched employer in South Africa, with the company analysing good search volume data for employment opportunities across the globe using Ahrefs Keyword Explorer.
The companies in each country are then ranked based on the number of monthly searches plus the keyword “careers.”
Initially, Switch on Business only provided the top company per country, with Capitec getting 25,000 monthly searches.
Despite originally only using the top-ranked company for each country, Capitec was still notably the sixth most searched employer in the world:
| Country | Top Company | Company Industry | Monthly Google Search Volume |
| USA | Walmart | Retail | 590,000 |
| India | SBI Bank | Finance | 105,000 |
| UAE | Emirates | Transport | 51,000 |
| UK | Tesco | Retail | 43,000 |
| Philippines | Civil Service Commission | Government | 31,000 |
| South Africa | Capitec | Finance | 25,000 |
| Australia | Coles | Retail | 24,000 |
| Canada | RBC | Finance | 20,000 |
| Qatar | Qatar Airways | Transport | 17,000 |
| Kenya | KRA | Government | 15,000 |
Top ten South African companies
Since its initial release, Switch on Business has provided BusinessTech with the top ten companies in South Africa.
Following Capitec in second place is Standard Bank, with 18,000 monthly searches.
Major retailer The Foschini Group (TFG) is a close third with 17,000 monthly searches.
Another bank in Absa (16,000) takes the fourth spot, whilst Sasol (15,000) completes the top five.
FNB and Transnet then are then tied with 14,000 searches per month apiece.
Healthcare and insurance then complete the top ten, with Discovery (12,000), Mediclinic (11,000) and Old Mutal (9,600) following.
Here are the top ten companies that South Africans want to work for:
| Company | Monthly Searches |
| Capitec | 25,000 |
| Standard Bank | 18,000 |
| TFG | 17,000 |
| Absa | 16,000 |
| Sasol | 15,000 |
| FNB | 14,000 |
| Transnet | 14,000 |
| Discovery | 12,000 |
| Mediclinic | 11,000 |
| Old Mutual | 9,600 |
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