THE CUSTOMER EFFECT Capital One is using Foursquare to push offers to customers Location-based data and analytics platform Foursquare is helping banks deliver location-based offers to customers at partner retailers Location-based marketing can be a valuable tool to raise the profile of a brand, but there are issues with permissions and seeming too intrusive to […]
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Ex-Citi, Comcast execs raise $100M more for Fair Square credit cards Updated: MAY 15, 2018 — 1:16 PM EDT by Joseph N. DiStefano, Staff Writer @PhillyJoeD | JoeD@phillynews.com Fair Square Financial LLC, the two-year-old, 50-worker Wilmington company that markets the Ollo credit card, says it has raised $100 million more from Orogen Group, the New York investment firm headed by former […]
Apple Explores Customer Financing With Goldman
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Michael Hobbes Huffington Post December 2017 I am 35 years old—the oldest millennial, the first millennial—and for a decade now, I’ve been waiting for adulthood to kick in. My rent consumes nearly half my income, I haven’t had a steady job since Pluto was a planet and my savings are dwindling faster than the ice […]
Interviewing for a job is full of pitfalls, moments where a wrong answer can knock you out of contention. One of the most treacherous topics to navigate is the one about your required or desired salary. It can trip up the savviest candidate unless you’ve prepared yourself for it. Answer with a number that is […]
We recently called an employer for the first time, and she was quick to tell us about her terrible experiences with recruiters. In fact, she’d had a job out to 3 different recruiters for 3 months, and had received only a couple of referrals. She wanted to know why we’d be any different… When employers […]
Tell me about a time when you: worked effectively under pressure. handled a difficult situation with a co-worker. were creative in solving a problem. missed an obvious solution to a problem. were unable to complete a project on time. persuaded team members to do things your way. wrote a report that was well received. anticipated […]
We should all periodically review where we’ve been and where we are going. After all, it is often said that those who fail to plan, plan to fail. If a new job is in your plans, now is the time to lay the groundwork that will make it more likely. A good place to start is your on-line presence.
Two of the last four candidates I’ve placed have been women. However, it can be hard to find qualified female candidates for the senior-level searches I work on. I’ve spent a lot of time considering why this is.
