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“Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.” – Hunter S. Thompson So when you look for job opportunities, do you just do a search based on job openings or do you have a “list”? If you are now thinking “what list?” then this post is for you. So, just like today’s quote, getting the right [...] “It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.“ – Warren Buffett There is a reason hotels charge more for the beach view than the inside building view. It’s all relative, the other guy’s view always seems to be better (you know, the grass [...] “Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” – James Dean Working in a big company has its highs and lows. You might not know everyone in the office personally on a day-to-day basis. But your opportunity to network and make connections in the long run increases drastically. Larger companies also [...] “When you work seven days a week, fourteen hours a day, you get lucky.” – Armand Hammer I’ve posted lots of links to the companies on Fortune‘s Best Companies to Work for list, typically running from top to bottom. But then I got to thinking, what about those companies on the list that are hiring [...] “Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit”. – Frank Borman In the “early days” (after the invention of electricity but before Personal Computers), there were all of these “perks” that were available to those lucky enough to find the right employer. I remember one of my early jobs working on the trading [...] “Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it.” – Unknown The posts over the next few days are about focusing on the source of jobs – companies. Yes, headhunters, job search sites and networking are all great ways to get a job, but let’s face it – all [...] “Money don’t get everything it’s true. What it don’t get I can’t use.” – from the song “Money” by Barrett Strong and performed by The Beatles Now I’m not trying to say that business is only about money, but let’s face it, business is about money. Number one on the list in 1955 was General [...] “What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?” – Robert Schuller Sociology was never really my thing, but I do like to study people in the workplace. What makes some people successful and some failures? What allows some people to climb to the highest levels, only to tumble. There are [...] “Go for a business that any idiot can run – because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it.” – Peter Lynch Excellent quote, and I’m sure we’ve all known an idiot or two. I’d like to think that any company that makes it to the Fortune 500 is run by an [...] First, if you’ve not already done so, please read my post I lost my job, now what?. If you have been let go from your job, then your current job is to look for work full time. This can be daunting, but not if you focus. If you have been offered outplacement services, you should take [...] |
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