For the eleventh year in a row, the BEST RECRUITERS study examined the recruiting processes of the 450 largest companies and institutions in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

On April 23, current trends were presented in Zurich and the country’s BEST RECRUITERS were honored. With outstanding results in all categories and 21st place in the overall ranking, Hilti AG won this year’s award for the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Among the approximately 150 guests at the Papiersaal in Zurich were representatives from human resources and top management of the largest employers in both countries, as well as scientific advisory board members Kuno Ledergerber, former head of the Center for Human Capital Management at ZHAW, and Marco Furtner, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Leadership at the University of Liechtenstein.

Hilti AG – Best Liechtenstein Employer

Hilti AG ranked 21st in the overall ranking and thus 1st in the Principality of Liechtenstein, followed by thyssenkrupp Presta AG and Ivoclar Vivadent AG. Advisory board member Marco Furtner, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Leadership at the University of Liechtenstein, commented: “Congratulations on Hilti AG’s excellent ranking. Particularly noteworthy is the exceptional support for talent relationship management. In terms of development and continuing education, Hilti also stands out with various measures and programs (e.g., e-learning, mentoring, leadership training).”

About BEST RECRUITERS

Since 2013, BEST RECRUITERS has annually assessed the recruiting quality of the largest companies in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein based on revenue and number of employees. The study was initiated in Austria in 2010, expanded to Germany in 2011, and to Switzerland and Liechtenstein in 2013.

The catalog of criteria is continuously updated and adapted to current developments in the HR field in collaboration with the scientific advisory board. The board includes Kuno Ledergerber, former head of the Center for Human Capital Management at ZHAW; Prof. Dr. Marco Furtner, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Leadership at the University of Liechtenstein; Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Elšik, Deputy Head of the Institute for Human Resource Management at the Vienna University of Economics and Business; and Prof. Dr. Silvia Ettl-Huber, Program Director and Head of the Department of Business at FH Burgenland.