Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category

Two Weeks Left Until Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work Awards Deadline!!

Is your company a best place to work? If so, there’s no time to wait – you have just two weeks left to meet the eligibility guidelines for the awards. Keep in mind that, unlike other workplace awards, this one is based off the company reviews submitted to Glassdoor by employees. Details on how to ... - Read full post

Job Recruiters Dish On What They Like About Their Careers, What They Don’t, And What They Get Asked In An Interview

According to Glassdoor interview reviews, 15% have acquired a job interview with the help of a recruiter and 3% get an interview by working with a staffing agency. Given these findings, we were curious to find out what it’s like to be a recruiter or staffing agency professional in this market. What does it take ... - Read full post

AT&T’s “There’s a Map for That” Lawsuit Against Verizon

The gloves are off: the media has reported that AT&T is suing Verizon over the company’s “There’s a Map for That” ads with the claim that the spots mislead customers as to AT&Ts overall coverage area, representing only 3G and not wireless coverage overall. While this news is not unexpected, it does come on the ... - Read full post

Goldman Sachs: An Insider Perspective

Goldman Sachs has been in the spotlight as of late, namely due to excessive financial compensation for some of the company’s top brass. Case in point, protesters recently gathered outside the Chicago office to ask the company to donate its entire projected $23 billion bonus pool to prevent every foreclosure in America.

Apple / Microsoft War is Back On: New Products and New Marketing Campaigns

This was a big week for the computer industry – Apple continued to show strength with a favorable earnings report and new marketing campaign; Microsoft launched Windows 7 (in the hope of erasing Vista’s memory forever) and, while the company’s earnings fell 18% to $3.6 billion or 40 cents per share, they beat street estimates ... - Read full post

Google Hits Reset on Company Culture

What?!? No more Google Dance?!? Afraid so Googlers.

“Frickin’ Google” – Did Yahoo’s Bartz Have a Reason to Get Mad?

During Tuesday’s Yahoo! press conference announcing the launch of a $100+ million brand campaign, Carol Bartz, CEO of Yahoo got fired up following a reporter’s question that led to flurry of frustration that rang through Silicon Valley – and beyond – comparing Google and Yahoo.

Ford Motor: Test Drive from an Employee’s Perspective

Ford Motor has been pushing a lot of glitz and glamour out to the consumer market recently. Just yesterday the company said that they would be providing “The Jay Leno Show” with its all-new battery electric Ford Focus for a season-long contest called the Green Car Challenge, which will involve a series of well-known celebrities. ... - Read full post

Disney Employees Warn Marvel Colleagues

The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that it will buy Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, and the deal is expected to close at the end of this year. Various news announcements spoke about the approximately 5,000 Marvel characters that would now be part of the Disney Corporation, but few spoke ... - Read full post

Will Deloitte Employees Jump Ship When the Economy Rebounds? July Review of the Month

According to Deloitte analysts, “companies will face a tsunami of defections, just as they are working to rebuild their workforces and take advantage of the recovery. And while a certain amount of voluntary turnover is inevitable, there are steps organizations can start taking now to hold onto their top talent and keep future turnover to ... - Read full post

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