Stable job if you're not an idiot, and even those don't get fired right away.
The ability to earn a decent living for little work.
Compressed work week: workers actually only work 6 months out of the year but earn as much as, or a lot more than, most people do working 5 days a week.
Politics
Your boss will typically not know what you do on a daily basis. If they do and understand it, then you're one step ahead of most.
It's a big game, as it is most likely elsewhere.
Lots of temporary words and catchphrases that don't last or never work.
Grow a set, listen to people, and make some changes.
Kept updated with career opportunities on their job site, applying for every req I qualified for (even some I didn't). I failed a phone screen once, and I failed a couple of interviews. I was finally hired on after a few tries. Each one was a diffe
A four-person panel, consisting of interviewers reading questions from freshly printed questionnaires. The interviewers seemed more nervous than I was, which was not exactly inspiring. The setup was conference room style, with one manager and several
I applied through the veteran hiring initiative. I was nervous, as I was repeatedly told that there would be a technical portion and a behavioral portion to the interview. I studied for two weeks prior to the interview, focusing on recommended topics
Kept updated with career opportunities on their job site, applying for every req I qualified for (even some I didn't). I failed a phone screen once, and I failed a couple of interviews. I was finally hired on after a few tries. Each one was a diffe
A four-person panel, consisting of interviewers reading questions from freshly printed questionnaires. The interviewers seemed more nervous than I was, which was not exactly inspiring. The setup was conference room style, with one manager and several
I applied through the veteran hiring initiative. I was nervous, as I was repeatedly told that there would be a technical portion and a behavioral portion to the interview. I studied for two weeks prior to the interview, focusing on recommended topics