“It had not yet been named Silicon Valley, but you had the defense industry, you had Hewlett-Packard. But you also had the counter-culture, the Bay Area. That entire brew came together in Steve Jobs.” TogetherJobsCultureIndustryAreasDefenseValleysSiliconSilicon ValleyBay AreaCounter Culture Author:Erik Qualman
“We can support Barack Obama because he's committed to putting America back to work with good jobs - and he proved it by saving the auto industry.” JobsAmericaSupportIndustryCommittedSavingBarackGood JobBack To WorkAuto Industry Author:Richard Trumka
“While other industries have suffered, the nonprofit arts world continues to build in strength while it encourages the growth of innumerable small businesses on its periphery, thereby creating more jobs.” WorldArtJobsGrowthIndustryCreatingSmall BusinessArt WorldNonprofitsPeriphery Author:Louise Slaughter
“We are delighted to be working with PCG to continue to develop professionalism in the IT industry, and making BCS membership more accessible to PCG's IT members enabling them to gain industry-recognised endorsement of their credentials. BCS membership supports career development at every stage, offering a wealth of IT industry information, and access to an unrivalled network of IT professionals to help secure that next job or contract.” HelpingJobsNextWealthCareersSupportStageInformationDevelopmentIndustryMembersGainsAccessSecureContractsOfferingDelightedProfessionalismEnablingCareer DevelopmentMembershipEndorsementsCredentials Author:David A. Clarke, Jr
“The movie industry had it better in the '30s and '40s, in terms of gender equality, than it does now, both in payment and in job ratios. It's ludicrous. Are we in the modern world, or what?” WorldDoeJobsTermModernIndustryGenderModern WorldPaymentGender EqualityRatiosMovie Industry Author:Daryl Hannah
“When people lose their jobs, they can either get another job or be entrepreneurs. In the music industry, a lot of people have attempted the latter by starting their own labels, but in the age of digital downloads, it's very difficult to succeed.” PeopleAgeJobsDifficultLosesIndustrySucceedEntrepreneurStartingLabelsLatterDigitalMusic IndustryDownloads Author:Judd Apatow
“We don`t have a manufacturing base. We don`t have a middle-class jobs growing at all. All we have is a few rich people and a service industry to service them.” PeopleJobsClassRichGrowingMiddleIndustryMiddle ClassRich PeopleManufacturingService Industry Author:Chris Hayes
“People ask me, "What are you going to do to develop jobs in your state?" Well, that's not my job as a US senator to bring industry to the state. That's the lieutenant governor's job, that's your state senators' and assemblymen's job. That's your secretary of state's job, to make a climate in the state that says, 'Y'all come.'” PeopleWellsStatesJobsAsksIndustryClimateAsk MeGovernorsSecretarySenatorsLieutenants Author:Sharron Angle
“The government is already involved from an entertainment standpoint. I mean, they regulate a large part of our entertainment. What we're trying to do as an industry is be proactive and drive it much more positively, much more effectively, than the government can, and that's what the ESA is all about[....]We think we're doing a pretty effective job, and certainly from an Nintendo perspective, we think the ESA is the way to go.” ThinkingWayTryingMeanGovernmentJobsPerspectiveIndustryInvolvedEntertainmentPositivelyStandpointProactiveNintendo Author:Reggie Fils-Aime
“A lot of times, kids go to college and take a major because they do what they think they're supposed to do. I told them I believe 90 percent of America gets up in the morning and drives to a job they hate. That could have happened to me in the hotel industry.” ThinkingBelieveKidsJobsAmericaHateI BelieveMorningHappenedCollegeIndustryMajorsPercentGet UpHotel Author:Dana White
“I have always been focused on my job. No profession allows you the luxury of being half-focused. If you're not into it, you're not there. And the film industry is all the more harsh in these cases, perhaps because it's a business of the limelight.” IfsJobsFilmHalfCasesIndustryFocusedProfessionLuxuryHarshFilm IndustryLimelight Author:Deepika Padukone
“A number of us had conversations with the Kerry campaign about what he was going to say about CAFE. What he told us was that he did not want to sacrifice jobs and that he wanted to work with the auto industry to achieve that goal.” WantWantedJobsGoalNumbersSacrificeAchieveIndustryConversationCampaignsCafesAuto Industry Author:Jennifer Granholm
“I don't like being in the service industry and having to deal with people yelling at me all the time. McDonald's was the hardest job I ever had - so I have a lot of respect for people who work in the fast food industry. Because it's a hard job.” PeopleHardJobsDealsIndustryHardestYellingMcdonaldsFast FoodFood IndustryHardest JobService Industry Author:Kathleen Hanna
“By the end of the third decade of this century, all of American life - politics, international relations, our homes, our jobs, our industries, the kind of cars we drive - will be forever transformed by the climate and energy challenge.” KindEndsHomeJobsEnergyChallengesForeverCenturyCarIndustryThirdsRelationClimateClimate ChangeInternationalDecadesTransformedInternational RelationsAmerican Life Author:Joseph J. Romm