CareerAlley

It’s funny how events can so quickly change our views on topics that seemed iron-clad when first presented. What I’m thinking about, specifically, are financial services firms (many of whom are no longer with us) and the general public view of Banks, Brokerage Firms and Insurance Companies. The Most Admired List includes companies from some of these industries, but not every company in these industries had their reputations tarnished (although their industry will be tarnished for some time). You know how the saying goes – “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, or in this case, “Don’t judge a company by its industry”.

• Costco Wholesale – Not everyone has heard of this specialty retailer, ranked 22 on this year’s list. Their careers page has quite a bit of information running down the left hand side of the page. Some examples are: About Costco, Locations, Employment Opportunities and much more. The center of the page has a company overview, and then goes on to describe each of the major job functions with some embedded links. This makes it somewhat difficult to read, but if you are patient you will find the catagory and links that apply to you.
• Nike – Number 23 on the list, Nike is a well known brand. It’s main career site is graphically (optically) appealing. The left hand side of the page has a number of links to topics such as Regional Links, Career Areas, Diversity and Inclusion, Internships and more. The center of the page provides background on the company with a number of embedded links. Click Career Areas on the left hand side of the screen for a comprehensive page listing Areas (left center) with links to background on those areas, with Latest Postings listed down the center of the page.
• Nordstrom – This high end retailer is ranked 24 on the list. Their main career page has a quick search on the right hand side of the page with Store Openings, Career Paths and New Opportunities links at the bottom of the page. With Career Path you can create your own path. From quick search you can set your own criteria. There were 525 jobs when I checked the site.
• Exxon Mobil – The giant energy company ranked 25th on the list. A global company with over $442 Billion in revenues, they top many lists, including the Fortune 500 list. The main page on their career site is fairly simple – browse careers worldwide is on the left hand side, career development is in the center and that’s about it for this page. Click “browse careers” to link to the meat of their site. The top of the page has a map where you can click on the country of your choice. Below the map the regions of the world are listed with the countries in each region. Click the country of your choice to search for jobs.
• Bank of America – Okay, this may be one of those companies that was a most admired when the list was generated but would likely not make the list if it was made today (at least that’s what I think). 26th on the list (let’s see what they do next year), their career site has links on the left for Job Search, Job Areas, Campus Recruiting, Global Careers and more. The center of the page has a simple search engine (with a separate link for their Merrill jobs).

Good luck in your search.