In today’s third installment of their ‘Best and Worst of’ series, Michelle and Maria take a look at companies and what prospective employees should look for when considering joining them. Given their vast amount of experience, they have a great deal of insight into this area, as well as extremely valuable advice for those preparing to interview for a job these days, and you will reap the benefits of it all today.
Together, our hosts explore the areas of benefits, culture, vision and strategy, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and communication, as well as the role each of these plays in establishing the quality of a company. Along the way, they share their own experiences and extremely valuable advice, particularly for those looking to join a company. They also emphasize the need for understanding what you need from a company when researching them, and they conclude by reviewing what they can do to help you prepare for interviews should you choose to contact them. There are so many components that go into rendering an organization one of high quality, and today Maria and Michelle provide a thorough examination of those that are most important.
The Finer Details of This Episode:
Quotes:
“When you’re first coming out of college or you have some of your first, kind of, career milestones in life…you really don’t know what the hell you’re looking for when it comes to benefits.”
“Most people’s perspectives are rooted in elements of truth.”
“Glassdoor is a reflection of many disgruntled employees…and my goal is to get those Glassdoor reviews at least changed for the better in some of those categories.”
“Definitely look at when the comments were posted.”
“There were a lot of movements that indicated to me that this was clearly an organization that was trying to change a reputation they had to do something better.”
“I feel like FedEx is a phenomenal company.”
“If you can’t look at your company’s website and understand what their overall strategic plan is, I mean, maybe ask yourself if they have one.”
“There’s a level of comfort within your organization that everybody is being treated fairly and equally, and…you get more buy in from your teams.”
“The great thing about diversity is that people do bring unique cultural history with that diversity.”
“It really becomes a win-win.”
“Ask them who I am.”
“The only constant is change.”
Show Links:
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