Telekom has once again been honored with the prestigious Global Leading Employer certification for 2025. This continued recognition underscores the company’s commitment to fostering a positive work environment and maintaining its position among the world’s top employers.
The 2025 Leading Employers certification reaffirms Telekom's position as one of the world’s most attractive employers. This prestigious certification, awarded on a global level, reflects Telekom’s commitment to fostering a supportive, innovative, and engaging workplace, marking the company as part of the top 1% of employers worldwide. This achievement follows similar recognition in 2024, underscoring Telekom’s ongoing dedication to excellence.
The "Leading Employers" certification process is based on a unique meta-study that annually evaluates hundreds of thousands of companies worldwide, analyzing approximately 250 data sources, 450 web crawlers, and up to 12 million data points. This comprehensive research combines insights from employee reviews, external audits, awards, and various global sources to provide a balanced and credible assessment of employer quality. Telekom’s continued placement among the top global employers, including its re-inclusion in 2025, highlights its success in areas such as employee satisfaction, corporate culture, and opportunities for personal and professional development. It also reflects the company’s commitment to creating an inclusive and future-oriented work environment that remains attractive to both current employees and new talent.
Telekom’s remarkable performance in the 2025 Leading Employers report highlights its global leadership across multiple categories. Ranked among the top 30 out of 1,612 companies worldwide, Telekom also achieved the top position in the telecommunications industry, placing 1st. Beyond its industry-specific success, the company excelled globally, securing the number one spot for compensation and benefits across all 1,612 firms. Additionally, Deutsche Telekom’s commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion earned it a global rank among the top 10, demonstrating its dedication to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace for employees around the world.
Telekom continues to prioritize its employees’ well-being and strives to enhance its work environment to meet the needs of a diverse, global workforce. This certification affirms the company’s role as an industry leader and reflects its goal to inspire and attract talent worldwide.
“We are delighted to have been recognized as a Global LEADING EMPLOYER for the second time. The award’s methodology and extensive database are very compelling – not only for us but also for the talents we are trying to attract,” says Katarina Trnova, Group Employer Branding Platform Lead.
