“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 [...]
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupér
I had dinner with some friends the other night and we got to talking about their daughter looking for a job. Fresh out of college, she thinks that one of the interviews may [...]
“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 [...]
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby
I often get asked “what’s the best job search board” or “who are the best recruiters”. There are so many resources for job search, literally, tens of thousands. And, as with everything in life, what is considered the [...]
“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” [...]
“The secret to managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided.” – Casey Stengel
Ah yes, that is the question (or is it the answer?), who is hiring? The answer is lots of companies are hiring. For those of us that were caught up in the tidal wave more [...]