“One of the most productive times in my early writing life was while I had a full-time job as a word processor in a law firm and also worked part-time at night, often working until 11:00 P.M.” WritingJobsLawNightFirmProductiveWriting LifePart TimeFull Time JobsProcessorsLaw Firms Author:John Lescroart
“I had a job, I got ill, I left the job to get better, and while I was getting better, I wrote some stories. I sent them to some publishers and the fifth one who replied said they'd take them. Then they went bankrupt. Then that bankrupt publisher got bought by a bigger firm. Story: in the end is the beginning, and in the beginning is the end.” SaidEndsStoriesJobsLeftBiggerIllFirmGet BetterPublishersFifth Author:Ali Smith
“If you went for a job interview in a Glasgow law firm, they used to ask you what school you went to. And that was a way of finding out what religion you were.” IfsWaySchoolJobsLawUsedAsksFindingsFirmInterviewsJob InterviewGlasgowLaw Firms Author:Denise Mina
“I heavily overinvest in recruiting. I have an understanding with certain search firms that if you find someone great, don't wait until there's a job opening - send him to me.” IfsJobsCertainWaitingUnderstandingOpeningFirm Author:Kevin P. Ryan
“Financial firms are sending their back-office jobs overseas. But what do fine artists do? They create something new, unexpected, and delightful that changes the world. MFA abilities are harder to outsource and more important in an abundant world.” WorldImportantJobsArtistAbilityFineOfficeHarderFinancialProfessionFirmChanging The WorldUnexpectedSomething NewDelightfulFine ArtsFine ArtistsOffice Jobs Author:Daniel H. Pink
“Why did I start with them? Why do any of us choose one company over another as an employer? The money? At the beginning they all offer more or less the same and no one know how it will go after that. I guess it is often not so much your prospects at a particular firm, because these are essentially unknowable, but whether people will think you have done well to get the job there, that determines you choice. That was largely it in my case. It was really the prestige. They gave good letterhead.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWellsDoneJobsChoicesCompanyCasesKnow HowParticularOffersDetermineFirmEmployersPrestigeProspects Book:The Reasons I Won't be Coming: Stories Source: The Reasons I Won't be Coming: Stories