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What You Don't Know About Corporate Jobs

By H. Staples
Learning & Life Columnist

Forget what you've seen in movies like "Office Space." In a big corporation today, you may indeed sit in a cube--or you might be working from home. These days, many corporate employers are using their big budgets not for CEO expense accounts, but to compete for the best employees at all levels. This means you.

If a big sign-on bonus, an expense account, and a valet are your idea of the perfect employment package, you might want to consider working for a big company. Major companies often provide many of the following perks:

• Help with healthcare and life insurance premiums
• Stock options
• Onsite childcare
• Telecommuting options
• Gas cards or transportation reimbursement
• Happy hours
• Free snacks or meals
• Blowout holiday parties

In addition to these perks, large organizations also offer a substantial social network. Water-cooler chat, office parties, and corporate retreats can lend a bit of fun to the workday experience.

Climbing the Ladder with a Degree in Hand

Large companies, no matter what they produce or sell, generally offer a variety of jobs in areas such as human resources, business administration, business management, and accounting. A BBA (bachelor's of business administration) or MBA can not only help you land the job, but will often increase your compensation package.

You just never know where a company's wealth and size might take you. Rebecca Dias, a product manager for Microsoft Corporation, reports on her blog, "I am now benefiting from being a MS employee by enjoining into some of the programs like the Microsoft Political Action Committee (MSPAC). MSPAC is one of the largest political committees in the nation. It is very exciting to ...get a front row seat in front of one of America's most powerful women, Hillary Rodham Clinton."

With a business degree in hand, you may even be flying on the corporate jet one day.

Sources:

• Dias Blog, "Benefits of working for a large company"
• CNN Money Magazine, "100 Best Companies to Work For 2007: Best Benefits"
• International Labour Organization, "Multinational Corporations"
• About.com, "Understanding the MBA Degree"

About the Author
H.L. Staples teaches at Syracuse University. Her articles have appeared in The Boston Review, Denver Quarterly, The Georgia Review, and elsewhere.

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