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“There are only two industries that refer to their customers as ‘users’.” – Edward Tufte I’ve worked in partnership with a number of the larger technology companies. We all have our “external view” of a company’s profile and corporate image. You really don’t get a good feel for what a company is actually like until you’ve worked [...] “People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.” – Theodore Roosevelt So what’s with the dogs? You know the deal and you know the quote (“If You’re Not the Lead Dog, the View Never Changes”). The companies included in the Best Companies list are all lead dogs [...] Smart Money “I don’t have a bank account because I don’t know my mother’s maiden name.” Paula Poundstone If you work in the financial services industry, the bad news is that it was hit the hardest from the recent financial crisis. The good news is that it was the first to bounce back. And while some of [...] “You must do the thing you think you cannot do” – Eleanor Roosevelt The job market in New York is heating up, with the big financial institutions leading from the front (okay, not all of them). Not sure if NY typically recovers from a recession earlier or later, but my recruiter friends tell me they have more [...] “I can’t complain but sometimes I still do. Life’s been good to me so far” – Joe Walsh It’s human nature to complain. Some people are really good at always seeing the positive side of things while others are always thinking that every silver lining has a cloud. Most of us fall smack in the middle. So [...] “Whoever said money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t know where to go shopping.” – Bo Derek One of the first part-time jobs I had when I was in college was in Retail. Granted, it was working as a cashier in a (now bankrupt) department store. It’s where I got my first taste of “working with the public” [...] Photo courtesy of MF “Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves — to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today.” – Stewart B. Johnson Sometimes I’m tempted to write a blog about the worst companies to work for, although I’m not really sure [...] “Those who wish to sing, always find a song.” – Swedish proverb Are you happy in your job? Happiness is a state of mind and, according to merriam-webster.com, happiness is defined as “a state of well-being and contentment”. So what does “happy” look like (no reference meant to the Disney Dwarf named Happy)? Well it looks like [...] “Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” – William Faulkner How do you get to the top? I mean really the top, like an Astronaut, CEO or CFO or Chief Anything? Most of us start our careers, fresh out of school, and our dream is to [...] |
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