The Best Cities and Places To Work
Two quick tidbits for you today that might help you find the best cities and places to work:
- Forbes released its annual list of Best Cities for Jobs (in the US) and it would seem you should look West and South for the best job opportunities. The top city was Salt Lake City, followed by: Raleigh, N.C., Phoenix, Jacksonville, Fla. and Orlando, Fla. To compile their results, Forbes uses five data points. They were unemployment rate, job growth, income growth, median household income and cost of living for 2006 because only partial data is so far available for 2007.
- For some specific cool places to work check out The 6 Coolest Offices in the World. The list has some great pictures. Unlike the Forbes list, you’ll find some international locations here including McLaren Technology Centre, Canary Wharf and Red Bull in London. They write about Red Bull’s offices, “Featuring slides and table tennis you could be forgiven for thinking you were in a nursery rather than a London office. The Soho based London HQ of Red Bull wins in the coolness stakes though.” Slides? Crazy.
There are a lot of factors that need to be considered when looking for a job and I definitely think that the place has a significant impact on the applicant’s life. Some places may have a certain set of values attached to it. This could be a good thing or a bad thing. By the way, the link to the 6 coolest offices in the world is pretty great. It makes for a great source of inspiration when at work. Thanks!