AT&T Inc. will pay $320 million to buy Convergys Corp’s assets in their two wireless operations in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is expected that Convergys will…
If you compared you career to the Wizard of Oz, would you be at the start of the path, where the Lion lacked courage, the Tin Man had no heart, and the Scarecrow had no brain? Would you be Dorothy when she was moving forward to find her way back home or Dorothy in the beginning of the movie when she was afraid because the wicked witch was chasing her?
Several years ago, I was at dinner with a man and his wife, both of whom used to work for an advertising company that did business with Ralph Lauren. Since Lauren was their main account, they had spent years getting to know him and his staff and observing his business. And since Lauren is such a famous man, I was interested in their impressions of him.
The Recruiters Role
When you initially apply for a position at a mid to large company, you can expect to be contacted initially via a recruiter. Companies hire recruitment companies in order to free them from having to do the initial screenings and paperwork. Many recruiters will see the applicant through several interviews, drug screenings, and background checks.
The McKinsey Global Institute finds that internet business accounted for $1.67 trillion dollars of global gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009, larger than the economies…