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Here are the best companies to work for in 2020

Tech firms dominated the list.

Google has been awarded as the best place to work in Singapore in 2020 by job search platform Glassdoor, according to a press release. The company was rated 4.5 out of 5 based on feedback from its employees.

It is followed by Facebook, which earned a 4.4 rating, and oil & gas (O&G) firm Shell, with was rated 4.3. Rounding out the top five are Amazon and Microsoft, which both got a rating of 4.3.

These five, plus Visa, insurance company AIA, software developer Hubspot, bank J.P. Morgan and IT firm HP make up the top ten.

The Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards are based on the input of employees who provided anonymous feedback on their company review about their job, work environment and employer over the past year. The awards honour firms with at least 1,000 employees.

Glassdoor noted that technology companies dominated the list, but firms from O&G, insurance and finance were also present. In addition, eight out of the 10 firms are based in the U.S., plus Shell in the Netherlands and the Hong Kong-based AIA. Eight out of the 10 Singapore winners are also winners in multiple countries. 

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