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  • Week 7 – Compensation and Benefits

    Personally, I’ve been at the same job, but changed positions a few times internally for over six years now. I can’t say the same for not one, but two of my friends in tech, one of which who also worked at my company if I did prior to leaving. The other was one I kept…

  • Week 5 Blog – Interview Reflection

    Looking back at my professional career so far, I’ve participated in a handful of interviews. Many of which had been for me personally, others I was contributing or the interviewer. I recall one interview I had for an internship that I know I completely bombed; this was made clear when I received no after response…

  • Week 4, Blog 2 – Job Descriptions

    Tying into what was covered in this week’s readings, job description accuracy is critical in successfully hiring the right candidates. From the potential employee’s perspective, job description accuracy may sway them to apply or not. Carefully describing candidate experience the business is seeking, explaining aspects of the job, and touching on what responsibilities the candidate…

  • MGMT 553 Blog 1: Best Companies to Work For

    Company List Stryker (8) JM Family Enterprises, Inc. (26) Hilcorp Energy Company (70) Mars, Incorporated (98) What Employees said: Words like people, culture, associates, benefits, principals, responsibility. and ownership were all common employee comments between the 4 manufacturing companies I’ve selected. Employee feedback appears to be consistent with responsibility, as workers take on ownership within…