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While getting a job in any company is difficult in these tough economic times, it's especially true in some most sought-after firms. There are some companies where job seekers have to go several interviews stretching in some cases to weeks and even months. Those who make it get a hefty package.
According to Glassdoor, a job and career website, the average base salary at McKinsey & Co is $127,000 per year.
Let's take a look at companies where securing employment has been rated most difficult.
Source: Glassdoor
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, mckinsey.com
McKinsey & Company
Industry: Management consulting
Employees: 17,000
Rank in securing a job: 1
McKinsey & Company, which was established in 1926, offers consulting services to companies, entities and governments all across the globe.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, thoughtworks.com
ThoughtWorks
Industry: IT consultancy
Employees: 2,500
Rank in getting a job: 2
ThoughtWorks, which was established in 1993, has offices all across the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Singapore, Germany and India.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, bcg.com
Boston Consulting Group
Industry: Management consulting
Employees: 6,200
Rank in getting a job: 3
Boston Consulting Group, which was established in 1963, provides services to clients in both private and public sectors across the world.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, gartner.com
Gartner
Industry: Research
Employees: 5,300
Rank in getting a job: 4
Research carried out by Gartner, which was established in 1979, is aimed at technology companies, investors, large corporations and government agencies.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, bain.com
Bain & Company
Industry: Management consulting
Employees: 5,500
Rank in getting a job: 5
Bain & Company, which was established in 1973, offers consulting services to some of the largest companies in the world, non-profit organisations and government agencies.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters
Rolls-Royce
Industry: Automotive
Employees: 1,000
Rank in getting a job: 6
Rolls-Royce, which was established in 1906, is the manufacturer of comfortable, luxurious and expensive cars.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, zsassociates.com
ZS Associates
Industry: Management consulting
Employees: 2,000
Rank in getting a job: 7
ZS Associates, which was established in 1983, has clients ranging from biotechnology to telecommunications.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Edgar Su/Reuters
Industry: Internet-related services and products
Employees: 44,777
Rank in getting a job: 8
Google, which was established in 1998, is famous for its search engine, software, cloud computing and Internet advertising.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, stryker.com
Stryker
Industry: Medical equipment
Employees: 20,000
Rank in getting a job: 9
Stryker, which was established in 1941, manufactures medical implants, surgical and imaging technologies.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, hubspot.com
Hubspot
Industry: Software
Employees: 200
Rank in getting a job: 10
Hubspot, which was established in 2006, offers software to coordinate online marketing efforts.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, paycomonline.com
Paycom
Industry: Professional services sector
Employees: 600
Rank in getting a job: 11
Paycom, which was established in 1998, provides clients real-time access to their payroll data.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, vistaprint.in
Vistaprint
Industry: Printing
Employees: 4,100
Rank in getting a job: 12
Vistaprint, which was established in 1995, has over 25 localised websites that serve various markets around the world.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, teachforamerica.org
Teach for America
Industry: Education
Employees: N/A
Rank in getting a job: 13
Teach for America, which was established in 1989, recruits recent graduates to teach in low-income areas in the United States for at least two years.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters
Procter & Gamble
Industry: Consumer goods
Employees: 126,000
Rank in getting a job: 14
Procter & Gamble, which was established in 1837, deals in personal care products, cleaning agents and other consumer goods.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Rick Wilking/Reuters
Avaya
Industry: Telecommunications
Employees: 17,000
Rank in getting a job: 15
Avaya, which was established in 2000, deals in routers, switches and other networking hardware.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
Microsoft
Industry: Computer software
Employees: 97,000
Rank in getting a job: 16
Microsoft, which was established in 1975, is the largest software manufacturer in the world.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
BlackRock
Industry: Investment management
Employees: 10,000
Rank in getting a job: 17
BlackRock, which was established in 1988, is a provider of investment, advisory and risk management solutions.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, sapient.com
Sapient
Industry: Outsourcing and consulting company
Employees: 11,000
Rank in getting a job: 18
Sapient, which was established in 1991, offers business, marketing and technology services to customers.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, citrix.com
Citrix Systems
Industry: Software
Employees: 8,000
Rank in getting a job: 19
Citrix Systems, which was established in 1989, offers cloud computing, desktop virtualisation and networking.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: David McNew/Reuters
Nvidia
Industry: Semiconductors
Employees: 8,000
Rank in getting a job: 20
Nvidia, which was established in 1993, is famous for its graphics processing units.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, informatica.com
Informatica
Industry: Software industry
Employees: 2,500
Rank in getting a job: 21
Informatica, which was established in 1993, focuses on data virtualisation, data integration and data masking.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters
Industry: Internet
Employees: 5,299
Rank in getting a job: 22
Facebook, which was established in 2004, is the most used social networking service in the world.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, guidewire.com
Guidewire
Industry: Computer software and hardware
Employees: 1,000
Rank in getting a job: 23
Guidewire, which was established in 2001, provides back-end software to insurance companies around the world.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Eric Vidal/Reuters
Caterpillar
Industry: Heavy equipment
Employees: 125,341
Rank in getting a job: 24
Caterpillar, which was established in 1925, is the leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment in the world.
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25 companies where it's most difficult to get a job
Photographs: Source, rackspace.com
Rackspace
Industry: Internet hosting service
Employees: 4,800
Rank in getting a job: 25
Rackspace, which was established in 1998, is an IT hosting company with data centres in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Hong Kong.
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