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Occupation Survey Winners
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Following are the winning occupation survey entries for July, 2008, as
chosen by Vault's editorial team. Winning survey entries are chosen by
our editors for their detailed information and are judged to be the most
helpful to the Vault audience when evaluating career options.
The entry chosen as the Best Survey each month receives a $250 prize,
each of 5 runners-up receives 2 free Vault guides and a free 1-year
Vault Gold subscription.
Vault also chooses monthly winners for its Employer Surveys and College and Graduate School Surveys, each of which offers a $250 prize,
and 5 runners-up who win 2 free Vault guides and a free 1-year
Vault Gold subscription.
Winners are chosen at Vault's sole discretion and the decision of our judges is final. Note that by highlighting these surveys we are not in any way endorsing
or making any statement about their accuracy -- just the surveys' level
of detail and specificity.
These surveys are not independently verified
by Vault's researchers and editors and solely express the opinions of
the survey takers themselves, which may or may not be valid. These
surveys are also in no way endorsed or approved by the schools
described therein.
We thank all of our survey respondents for their input.
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Registered Nurse
Survey Excerpt: I am a nurse in an intensive care unit in a small hospital. I am
responsible for reading about my patients health history, their
treatment since being admitted to the hospital, and the doctor's
present plan of care. I try to see where there are potential
problems and plan out my day accordingly. I review their blood
labwork and make sure the d
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Manager
Survey Excerpt: - Absolutely excellent. The company makes a concerted effort to make you feel
wanted. "No jerks" culture. Business casual year-round. Summer-flex schedule.
Good perks, events, etc. Very nice Xmas party for the entire NYC staff.
Leadership rotational program available for international opportunities
(Singapore, Sydney, London).
- Recruiting
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Associate
Survey Excerpt: No middle managers!
Teams are generally engineer staffed and are focused on projects or product
platforms. Occasionally there will be a project manager, but not always.
Decisions and guidance are provided internally from the team, with help from
leadership. Your annual review will come primarily from your teammates and other
people you work with
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School Psychologist
Survey Excerpt: As a school psychologist you perform various job
responsibilities such as case management, assessments,
interventions, consultation, and counseling within the school
setting. School Psychologists are given a caseload of special
education students to monitor and track throughout the school
year. Caseloads vary from district to district and scho
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Global Software Portfolio Manager
Survey Excerpt: In my position, I own the relationship between my corporation and
a number of software suppliers of COTS (commercial off the shelf)
products. In this case, the software is very technical,
requiring license keys on license servers, packaging and
deployment, and often times customization to meet my
corporation's unique requirements.
This job i
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Staffing Agency Recruiter
Survey Excerpt: A few agencies offer a base salary which is an advance of your
commission. Any commissions earned over and above the base is
your bonus. Base salaries run from up to $35,000 to $40,000
annually.
Commissions earned are based on the fee charged to the company
that has hired your candidate. The fee is usually a percentage
of the annual salary
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