Company reputation/brand

[Elisha]

I'm curious what you guys think. HR seems to think that it is a rather high priority to prospective employees.

[Maine-iac]

Nothing wrong with working for a less well known company that does business in a quiet manner and/or a small market.

But I would not want to work for a company with a reputation for short-cuts or sleazy dealing.

[Lee Mellon]

I agree with Maine-iac. Surprises me that your HR thinks so and they still work there.

[Ron Weasley]

I concur with Maine-iac and the General.

This is a difficult question to answer because "brand" doesn't mean that much to me in an employer but the way my employer conduct's its business and its reputation within the actuarial community does.

RW

[42]

Ditto. And a lot depends on how you define "reputation". I would certainly include the way it treats its employees if I was considering working for a company.

[Intents]

The implication of "brand" is that you have a higher percentage opportunity of making the really big bucks.

[Lee Mellon]

Like the folks at a big eight used to be able to expect, you mean?

I'll add my agreement to Maine-iac and General as well.

[E. Blackadder]

"reputation" is a pretty vague word.

[openminded]

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