Sentences with phrase «as high a position»

used a merit - based system to look for candidates to fill civil service positions at the local level in rural districts, as well as higher positions in metropolitan areas.

The imperial examinations used a merit - based system to look for candidates to fill civil service positions at the local level in rural districts, as well as higher positions in metropolitan areas.

Not exact matches

Not so at RFRK, which has increased both its employee retention (in the high - turnover food - service industry, no less) and its rep as an employer of choice (the firm recently got 350 applications for an admin position) by making its people feel something very powerful: that their work matters.

NEW YORK / LONDON, May 2 - Sugar futures on ICE turned higher on Wednesday, as market participants holding short positions grabbed profits after prices were initially pressured to the world market.

If you take the view that few if any of Trump's proposals will play out as hoped, Fehr recommends a defensive positioning, with a heavy weighting to bonds and large - capitalization, high - yielding stocks such as telecoms, utilities and consumer staples.

By invitation - only, startup The League positions itself as a dating network for «high quality» professionals looking for ambitious partners.

This is especially important when you're in a higher position, as a boss or a supervisor.

Its positions in Southern California, the Chicago region, the Northeast, as well as Florida place it within large population centers, which, according to the DEA, gives it access to «potential high density drug markets that TCOs will look to exploit through the street - level drug distribution activities of urban organized crime groups / street gangs.»

He positioned it as a marketplace for higher - quality clothing, food, and electronics, with a focus on luxury brands.

Instead, he concluded, I'd be a better fit for a position as a sales rep or a manager: I'm a self - starter with high urgency, and I'm comfortable delegating details.

Over the past 18 months, J.Crew has worked hard to position itself as a luxury brand that provides high - quality basics to the likes of celebrities and high - profile leaders like Michelle Obama.

The city's efforts to position itself as a hub of the global high - tech entrepreneurial community will be showcased this week with its five - day Digital Life Design (DLD) festival, driven by the mission to create a network of innovation, digital prospects, science and culture.

As a founder trying to raise capital, the more money you can bring in at the lowest possible dilution leaves you in the best possible position for both burn rate and high percentage ownership in your enterprise.

Some business owners argue that raising the minimum wage will lead to higher prices for consumers, and some economists argue that it could depress job growth or even end up eliminating positions as it leads to more automation.

Because of the space constraints in mobile, traditional banner and display ads aren't as effective, so the seamless integration and high click rates of news feed ads — known in the industry as «native advertising» — are perfectly positioned to boost Facebook's mobile business.

More diversified than Visa (v), Mastercard gets a higher proportion of its revenue from outside the U.S., positioning it to win as consumers around the world switch from cash to electronic payments and from bricks and mortar to e-commerce, says Greg Dunn, comanager of the Thornburg International Growth Fund.

Marshall has been adding to his position in Texas Instruments, for example, because the firm's chips are used in high - end, high - demand products such as iPhones and self - driving cars.

As companies begin to fill positions they cut in down times, employees are buoyed by the promise of higher pay and better opportunities, making them quicker to jump ship.

As new opportunities became available, and these team members demonstrated they could win at the role in front of them, they then transitioned into positions with increased responsibilities and higher compensation.

Since wage growth tends to occur as inflation inches higher, investors want to own the companies best positioned to withstand that.

As the S&P 500 rose, investors positioned themselves to profit from new highs by demanding more call options, which are instruments that give them right to buy stocks at an agreed price.

A ballooning sexual harassment scandal in Westminster claimed its first victim late Monday as Secretary of State for Defense Michael Fallon, saying his conduct had fallen below the high standards demanded of his position.

It inspired me to explore opportunities abroad again, ultimately working on hotel projects on several different continents, an experience that brought me to my current position as co-founder of Proper Hospitality, a high - end lifestyle hotel company.

The mile - high city is well - positioned, not only as Colorado's capital, but because of its exposure to the tech industry.

Recently launched in San Francisco, The League is positioning itself as the option for high - achieving folks who are looking for the other half of a potential power couple — the tag line is «Date intelligently.»

As a small business owner, you may think that hiring someone fresh out of college — maybe even fresh out of high school — could be a good change of pace for a position that normally requires a few years of experience.

He served as the U.S. attorney in Manhattan from 2005 to 2008, and previously held high - level positions in the Commerce Department, the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security.

By the time market highs are reported and investors feel as though the all clear has been signaled, the market has typically already changed position so that the investor that moves on the signal, often buys at an all - time high.

But here's the paradox: once you're in a high - IQ position, intellect loses its power to determine who will emerge as a productive employee or an effective leader.

Retailer Williams - Sonoma, biopharmaceutical company Medivation and bank Wells Fargo ranked as the companies with the most high - ranking positions held by women, researchers said.

Meanwhile the National Space Society estimates the industry's size could eventually swell to as high as $ 1 trillion, with the proliferation of satellites, global positioning systems and other technology already giving consumers a taste of space's vast reaches.

In its wake, we've seen residents in high property tax states rushing to pre-pay their 2018 bills, small businesses re-evaluating their organizational structures, and corporations positioning themselves for potentially massive repatriations as well as a future earnings windfall.

The retailer positions itself as offering a luxe dollar - store shopping experience, «unique» products and higher quality goods than homegrown Dollarama, Canada's king of knock - offs, but it does so by copying Japanese chains that came before it.

A higher iron ore price has helped Atlas Iron post operating cash flow of $ 58 million in the December quarter, as the company maintained that it would reach a net cash position by the middle of the year.

Adding 21st Century Fox's premier international properties enhances Disney's position as a truly global entertainment company with authentic local production and consumer services across high - growth regions, including a richer array of local, national and global sporting events that ESPN can make available to fans around the world.

By the time I graduated high school, I had over 10,000 daily readers and had positioned myself as a powerful voice in the world of competitive gaming.

«We have worked with our suppliers in China to improve labor and environmental performance to enable higher overall performance so they are positioned to grow with Starbucks as our business grows.»

If you don't see the right project for you, send us your resume, and we'll keep you informed of only the highest level positions in your market, as they become available.

Notable detractors included short corn and wheat positions as these commodities reversed trends, trading higher toward month - end.

The scores you gain overtime can be used to secure higher value savings circles as well as earlier payout positions.

The carrier has worked hard to improve its business recently — Sprint posted its highest operating income in 10 years in its latest quarter — but the company's position in the U.S. wireless market isn't nearly as strong as it used to be.

Should the Fed be more hawkish and raise rates in the next couple of meetings, both gold and the miners will likely underperform as investors position towards higher yielding assets.

The panel wasn't overly worried about that shorter - term volatility, largely due to their position that high - yield should be seen as a smart long - term investment.

Moreover, both our inversely correlated (short ETF) positions, $ SOXS and $ EEV, zoomed sharply higher as the broad market sold off last Friday.

March 2015 Quick Hits: Continued investing in some high yielders (KMI / BP) as well as building up a core position in JNJ.

Students who rack up a large amount of debt and begin their careers in an entry - level position can be particularly at risk, especially if they owe larger monthly payments on high - interest debt, such as private student loans.

If the environment was better then the next project manager in my position might actually be able to hire the programmers they need, because half the population might have considered it as a possible career when they were in high school.

On December 19, we bought SolarCity ($ SCTY), one of the top stocks on our watchlist, then added to the position as the stock surged higher.

As long as earnings estimates and revenue streams keep increasing, these tech stocks are positioned to rise even higheAs long as earnings estimates and revenue streams keep increasing, these tech stocks are positioned to rise even higheas earnings estimates and revenue streams keep increasing, these tech stocks are positioned to rise even higher.

Although the light seasonal volume has been keeping upside momentum in check, 2 of our 4 open stock positions jumped to new 52 - week highs yesterday, even as the major indices were unchanged.