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Atlanta Careers
Over 75 percent of the Fortune 1000 companies have their presence in the Atlanta area and host around 1,250 multinational corporations. Considered as a top business city and transportation hub, there's no doubt that promising Atlanta careers can be found in the region.
Atlanta is the most populated city in Georgia with an estimated 5.5 million inhabitants in the city and the metropolitan area combined making it the thirty-third largest city in the nation. Atlanta is the fastest growing. It is the county seat of Fulton County and 5th location for the seat of government of state of Georgia. The land comprising the city was once a Native American village called Standing Peachtree.
Several major national and international corporations consider Atlanta as their home base enticing professionals to relocate in the city and acquire prominent and lucrative Atlanta careers. Three Fortune 100 companies are found in the area like Home Depot (home improvement retailer), United Parcel Service (UPS- shipping mega-corporation) and The Coca-Cola Company (world’s favorite soft drink). AT&T Mobility, the second largest mobile phone service provider in the nation, has its headquarter in the Atlanta area together with other companies like Earthlink, Arby’s, Gentiya Health Services, Coca-Cola Enterprises (the bottling and distribution branch of Coca-Cola), Chick-fil-A, Equifax, Georgia-Pacific, CNN, Turner Broadcasting, Delta Airlines, Southern Company (Southeast’s prime energy provider), Waffle House, Oxford Industries, Genuine Parts (automotive replacement parts), RaceTrac Petroleum, AGCO (manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment), Asbury Automotive Groups (automotive company), Mirant and SunTrust Banks. NCR Corporation and First Data recently relocated its headquarters in the surrounding suburbs of Duluth and Sandy Springs respectively. The Metropolitan Atlanta ranked 10th as the largest cyber city in the United States with over 100,000 high-tech Atlanta careers and it is served by Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport which is the world’s busiest airport.
In Fortune Magazine’s review of top companies to work for in the United States, eight are in the Metropolitan Atlanta region. The company employs numerous employees and has a big impact on the city’s economy. Included in the list are the following: Aflac - located in Columbus this insurance and employee benefits company employs around 5,000 Georgia residents and has great benefits like having a large onsite corporate day care; QuickTrip - 24-hour convenience store employing around 2,000 residents in the Atlanta area with a long-lasting loyalty of over 200 employees staying for 20 years or more; Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta- a children hospital employing over 7,000 employees providing innovative employee benefits; Deloitte- top audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory firm and has 2,000 employees; PCL Construction- is 100 percent employee owned and employs 340 Atlanta residents; Alston and Bird- employs 900 Atlantans and has excellent benefits for new parents by giving three months paid leave for mothers and adoption benefits of up to $7,000; Milliken- employs over 1,500 people and made it In Business Weeks’ list of “Best Places to Launch a Career” and Bright Horizons- employing around 300 employees and offers great stock options and investment plans. Having a sizable financial and media sectors and home to growing Biotechnology sectors, Atlanta careers are seen to flourish and multiply in the succeeding years.
More and more skilled workers are relocating in Atlanta because the city is expanding its labor pool and their wages are the fast growing and this labor force trend is predicted to continue for the next two decades. Because of its diverse economic structure, Atlanta is projected to gain millions of new high tech jobs between now until 2025.
If you are planning to relocate to a new city or state it is important to make sure that you indicate this in your resume that you will relocate if you have a better opportunity and also include if you are paying for the relocation. Although many employers are apprehensive about hiring professionals from another location, there are still those who prefer to hire professionals with exceptional skills.
It is also important to have and extensive research of the areas where you want to relocate. Make sure to research everything about the company you want to work with to ensure that the corporate values they observe fit with your character and beliefs. Many employees are not happy with the companies they work with because they later found out that the corporate value does not correspond to their beliefs.
You can find more job listings in Atlanta by visiting AtlantaCrossing.com and sign up for a risk free trial today to find jobs that are just right for you!
Atlanta is the most populated city in Georgia with an estimated 5.5 million inhabitants in the city and the metropolitan area combined making it the thirty-third largest city in the nation. Atlanta is the fastest growing. It is the county seat of Fulton County and 5th location for the seat of government of state of Georgia. The land comprising the city was once a Native American village called Standing Peachtree.
Several major national and international corporations consider Atlanta as their home base enticing professionals to relocate in the city and acquire prominent and lucrative Atlanta careers. Three Fortune 100 companies are found in the area like Home Depot (home improvement retailer), United Parcel Service (UPS- shipping mega-corporation) and The Coca-Cola Company (world’s favorite soft drink). AT&T Mobility, the second largest mobile phone service provider in the nation, has its headquarter in the Atlanta area together with other companies like Earthlink, Arby’s, Gentiya Health Services, Coca-Cola Enterprises (the bottling and distribution branch of Coca-Cola), Chick-fil-A, Equifax, Georgia-Pacific, CNN, Turner Broadcasting, Delta Airlines, Southern Company (Southeast’s prime energy provider), Waffle House, Oxford Industries, Genuine Parts (automotive replacement parts), RaceTrac Petroleum, AGCO (manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment), Asbury Automotive Groups (automotive company), Mirant and SunTrust Banks. NCR Corporation and First Data recently relocated its headquarters in the surrounding suburbs of Duluth and Sandy Springs respectively. The Metropolitan Atlanta ranked 10th as the largest cyber city in the United States with over 100,000 high-tech Atlanta careers and it is served by Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport which is the world’s busiest airport.
In Fortune Magazine’s review of top companies to work for in the United States, eight are in the Metropolitan Atlanta region. The company employs numerous employees and has a big impact on the city’s economy. Included in the list are the following: Aflac - located in Columbus this insurance and employee benefits company employs around 5,000 Georgia residents and has great benefits like having a large onsite corporate day care; QuickTrip - 24-hour convenience store employing around 2,000 residents in the Atlanta area with a long-lasting loyalty of over 200 employees staying for 20 years or more; Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta- a children hospital employing over 7,000 employees providing innovative employee benefits; Deloitte- top audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory firm and has 2,000 employees; PCL Construction- is 100 percent employee owned and employs 340 Atlanta residents; Alston and Bird- employs 900 Atlantans and has excellent benefits for new parents by giving three months paid leave for mothers and adoption benefits of up to $7,000; Milliken- employs over 1,500 people and made it In Business Weeks’ list of “Best Places to Launch a Career” and Bright Horizons- employing around 300 employees and offers great stock options and investment plans. Having a sizable financial and media sectors and home to growing Biotechnology sectors, Atlanta careers are seen to flourish and multiply in the succeeding years.
More and more skilled workers are relocating in Atlanta because the city is expanding its labor pool and their wages are the fast growing and this labor force trend is predicted to continue for the next two decades. Because of its diverse economic structure, Atlanta is projected to gain millions of new high tech jobs between now until 2025.
If you are planning to relocate to a new city or state it is important to make sure that you indicate this in your resume that you will relocate if you have a better opportunity and also include if you are paying for the relocation. Although many employers are apprehensive about hiring professionals from another location, there are still those who prefer to hire professionals with exceptional skills.
It is also important to have and extensive research of the areas where you want to relocate. Make sure to research everything about the company you want to work with to ensure that the corporate values they observe fit with your character and beliefs. Many employees are not happy with the companies they work with because they later found out that the corporate value does not correspond to their beliefs.
You can find more job listings in Atlanta by visiting AtlantaCrossing.com and sign up for a risk free trial today to find jobs that are just right for you!
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