Big Executives May Be Leaving, But Tesla Inc (TSLA) Is A Top Job Destination

A few top executives have decided to move on from Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), but that’s not hampering the company’s standing in the eyes of job seekers. Tesla has taken down one of the top spots on LinkedIn’s recent ranking of hot spots for prospective employees.

Teslarati has the details on where Tesla ranked in comparison to other top companies.

Tesla has made it to LinkedIn’s list of top companies that American professionals want to work for, placing 5th and outranking massive firms such as Apple and The Walt Disney Company. Companies who were considered in LinkedIn’s rankings were evaluated based on factors such as job seekers’ interest and engagement with the company, as well as job demand and employee retention.
Tesla comes on the heels of massive companies such as Amazon (#1), Google (#2), Facebook (#3), and Salesforce (#4), which dominate the top of LinkedIn’s list. Daniel Roth, editor-in-chief of LinkedIn, noted that Tesla’s bold style in the electric car industry seems to have become very attractive to job applicants across the country. Over the course of 2017, LinkedIn tracked 500,000 job applicants to the Elon Musk-led company.

Tesla reached a number of significant milestones last year, and that could be a big part of the appeal for applicants. The company unveiled the electric Tesla semi, which could very well disrupt the long-haul industry, and also debuted the world’s largest lithium-ion battery in South Australia, among other accomplishments.

LinkedIn also called attention to the company’s favorable practices in the eyes of employees, as the environment appears to encourage autonomy as opposed to micro-managing every step of the way.

Tesla Inc shares were trading at $305.67 per share on Friday morning, down $3.43 (-1.11%). Year-to-date, TSLA has declined -1.82%, versus a -0.65% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 index during the same period.

TSLA currently has a StockNews.com POWR Rating of C (Neutral), and is ranked #8 of 24 stocks in the Auto & Vehicle Manufacturers category.