Asian business students voted Google as their second-ranked ideal employer in 2013, one year after the search giant captured the top spot.
Google(GOOG) operates in many Asian markets, but has at times struggled to take a dominant share in countries with a domestic alternative.
Competition isn't the company's only headwind in Asia. For example, Google has a very complicated relationship with the Chinese government, having repeatedly sparred with Beijing over censorship issues.
Source: Universum Based on survey of 26,246 business students in China, Japan, India, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong who selected companies as one of their top 5 ideal employers.
By Charles Riley @CRrileyCNN - Last updated July 30 2013 10:12 AM ET