"Public service or stock price: These were the two features
undergraduates overwhelmingly gravitated toward in naming their ideal
entry-level employer"
Lindsey lets us in on this ranking courtesy of a 2007 Universum study. Moreover, I totally agree with it. More and more of my friends, colleagues, and acquaintances in college tend to regale me with tales of how they will be working for Goldman Sachs, or Trump International, or Google. A lot of them really believe they will land a job with a top, multinational company- and a few of them will make the cut. However, the majority I highly doubt will come close. Don’t get me wrong, I have not lost faith in my generation and fellow students. I am merely realistic in my assumptions. There are only a few top companies in this country, while hundreds of thousands of students will be getting degrees and launching themselves onto the job market. Ok, granted we could focus most of these jobs in five major locations in the U.S.– New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Austin TX. But I still think the amount of graduates shooting for the top is going to be much higher than the amount of top jobs. Kudos to those shooting for the top! Shoot for the stars and you’re bound to reach the clouds.
Personally, I am going to shoot for a company that fits me well. I hope to do my research and find somewhere I can grow, learn, and contribute in a healthy and meaningful way. I may have to power my way through some endlessly dead-end jobs, or some that I just would never picture myself doing; but there will be a light at the end of the tunnel. I will make sure of it.
[My determination usually gets the best of me!] Let’s face it, the two leading factors in college graduates finding a job are money and benefits. Stability, I think, would be an offshoot of ‘money’.
I just got the chance to start watching MSNBC’s live video of Gonzalez standing before the Senate Judiciary Committee [and article]. See here.
It is seemingly difficult to determine the U.S. Attorney General’s role in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys by his words. In response to multiple questions of how his chief of staff released communique regarding specific attorneys without his approval, the Attorney General stated, "I do not recall". In fact I heard this response from the Attorney General’s mouth numerous times throughout much of the questioning.
True, the committee is investigating the effectiveness of the Gonzalez as U.S. Attorney General. If he cannot control what his staff is doing how can he be effective? It may have not been considered as big a deal at the time to replace these attorneys because of other burdens looming over the AG’s office, this however is no excuse. There is no excuse for firings without professional cause. I believe the AG is stuck between having the burden fall on him for not controlling his staff and having the burden fall on him for not considering this matter to be important during the initial proceedings.
I have not made a decision as of yet on my stance in the case because, still, all of the facts have not been presented. As the case goes on I am sure that the truth will emerge and justice will be served whatever the direction.
[If you watch the video, Sen. Schumer is particularly adamant on Gonzalez resolving how the firing of Attorney Fitzgerald happened while in the middle of an impactful case; and Sen. Graham, in his usual drawl, struggles also to draw Schumer's answer out of Gonzalez.]
DRm is going down! Well… maybe not, but Apple and EMI Group Plc. have just reached an agreement allowing the free spread of EMI label’s music on iTunes. This means greater and greater freedom for those internet bodies who download and spread music, beginning trends and oftentimes greater success for artists. EMI is the licensed distributor for music of 60’s pop band, The Beatles.
Also, I noticed, that Puretracks, another music license holder had abolished DRm protection for their music! 2007 is slowly giving way to a rise in the death rate of DRm protected tracks. Who knows how many more companies will join in. Maybe some, maybe none, maybe a lot. I will definitely be keeping track of who, when, and why.
I do fully support the sale of music, and contributing to an artists hard work and willingness to share their talent with the rest of us. [That sounds a bit-- tacky--]
I’ve known about it for years. Delved into it every now and then for kicks. But until now, I don’t think I have ever been hooked.
UNVEIL: The Onion News Network– America’s Finest News Source now in video
The ONN will be generating hilarious content in a ’serious’ light based on current events yesterday, today, and tomorrow. I was reading the CBS news article on ONN and The Onion’s Pres. Sean Mills who said, "We want as many people to see our news reports as possible … We can work out a deal with YouTube when they’re ready."
This is awesome! More skrag to add to the catapult preparing for the launch of Murdoch Video United [my take on an expected collaboration between media giants to create an online portal for their content]. I would hope, though, that Mills as well as others at The Onion do not take this jump lightly. It is a major move for them, possibly breaking into the ranks of loyal viewers of Jon Stuart and Steven Colbert.
"I think there is a demand for a 24-hour news
network that isn’t a parody like ‘The Daily Show’ … People want to get
the truth with a level of seriousness and integrity that only the Onion
can bring." –Mills says characterizing the show as a serious, traditional network news source. I believe they will go live this coming Tuesday, April 3, 2007.
I’ve known about it for years. Delved into it every now and then for kicks. But until now, I don’t think I have ever been hooked.