An examination of LinkedIn profiles in the tech industry indicates that a majority of former Apple employees lean towards joining Google. The analysis also highlights instances of individuals transitioning from Google to Apple. However, the predominant trend among Apple’s workforce reveals a history of employment with Intel, Microsoft, or Amazon.
The Switch on Business team examined LinkedIn profiles of employees from several tech companies. Their initial search focused on determining the current workforce count at Google (Alphabet), Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, IBM, Tesla, Oracle, Netflix, Nvidia, Salesforce, Adobe, Intel, and Uber.
For every pair of companies, the team conducted searches for employees currently employed at each tech giant who had previously worked at the other company in the seed list. Subsequently, they calculated the quantity and percentage of existing employees at each tech giant with prior experience at other tech giants. The comprehensive dataset enabled them to present detailed breakdowns of the prevalent career pathways among tech giants.
Apple actively seeks talent from Amazon, Adobe, and Google, whereas employees departing Apple are more inclined to join Google
Apple has a tendency to hire employees from a specific group of ten tech companies, including Amazon, Adobe, Google, IBM, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, and Tesla. It appears that Apple prefers Intel employees due to the company’s acquisition of Intel’s smartphone modem business in 2019, which is in line with Apple’s aim to develop its own radio chips.
Upon departing Apple, employees commonly transition to Google, with Amazon as the subsequent popular choice. The top ten companies that former Apple employees gravitate towards are Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Tesla, Nvidia, Salesforce, Adobe, Intel, and Oracle.
Google priorities former Apple employees
As per the study, Google places a significant emphasis on recruiting talent from Apple and extends its hiring initiatives to other major tech companies, including Microsoft. Google receives an estimated two million job applications each year, resulting in the hiring of around 12,018 individuals with prior experience at Microsoft.
Meta boasts the highest percentage of employees with previous experience in the tech industry, standing at 26.51%, followed by Google at 24.15%, and IBM at 2.28%. Notably, 3,363 individuals who were once employed by Google have transitioned to Meta for new career opportunities.
