Sentences with phrase «of getting into the industry»

Are there aspects of the business that would come as a surprise to young women with dreams of getting into the industry?

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For its part, the oil and gas industry, by pouring investment into the oilsands with little concern for how it's going to get the oil out to markets, «is playing a high - stakes game of chicken,» Cann adds.

The world's most glamorous industry is getting a digital overhaul as investors pour money into a wave of fashion - tech startups.

Years ago, to get a game into your living room, a developer would have to jump through any number of industry hoops, whether finding distribution through a major publisher or navigating the approval labyrinth of the various console gatekeepers.

We got into industry publications to make our target companies aware of us and to broadcast our concept in a cost - effective way.

«People get into trouble because they don't know how much their rent should be in ratio to the amount of sales their store is generating,» says Dan Paul, an industry consultant with retail consulting firm, RMSA.

It's a great start, but there are still a lot of challenges for a wearable technology start - up to get into the fashion industry.

And, when she decided to get into fashion, she didn't just do some research, she met with «people in the industry who had created or worked at companies I respected — Tory Burch, Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, and Calvin Klein, of the established players.»

The core of my work involves helping former athletes transition into the business side of the industry, getting new broadcasters exposure through appearances, looking for bigger jobs and roles for experienced clients, negotiating new and existing deals and, of course, constantly working to grow our client base.

But just the prospect of the firm's entrance into the once sleepy mortgage - insurance industry has made it easier for thousands of Canadians to get their own home.

Part of the problem in our industry is we can't get young women to come into it.

«The timing as to when to get into an industry is really a function of what someone's risk tolerance might be,» Van Horn says.

«Getting in at the earliest stages of an industry emerging into growth has the best potential reward, but it also has more start - up risks involved.»

Finally, by substituting the historic linear trend above into the IRR term of this equation, and the industry average investment period of 13 years into the c term, we get the following formula, which shows that nominal R&D productivity / ROI currently stands at about 1.2 (i.e., we get only 20 % back on top of our original R&D investment after 13 years), is declining exponentially by about 10 % per year, and will hit 1.0 (zero net return on investment) by 2020:

Rinearson understands the male - dominated culture of both finance and tech can lead some women to shy away from jumping into the industry, so she's made it her mission to get more women involved — starting with high schoolers.

To get the numbers and the package right, companies have to monitor the recommendations coming out of ISS and Glass Lewis and pitch salaries to industry averages, plus take into account the company's performance.

These are very interesting stats from AirBNB, so we thought we would share this AirBNB press release with Hong Kong startups: the tourism industry in Hong Kong is growing and besides a handful of travel startups in Hong Kong like Klook and Sam the Local we're looking to find out who else is in this space or if you are looking to get into TravelTech in Asia.

If you are looking to get into real estate investing with no experience and no money, choosing one of these careers may be a great way to get your feet wet in the industry and to help you begin plotting your career into full time real estate investing.

If you happen to be an early adopter of bitcoin and looking to get into the porn industry, porn.com is currently up for sale.

In spite of the fact that Bitcoin Asia gaming may just take up a little rate of the general internet gaming industry, regardless it figures out how to get a lasting effect, so much that more fiat - based betting sites are gradually incorporating bitcoin into their framework.

Syndicating content from other topical sources into a central location can help companies create a destination of value to readers where they can go to get industry news.

Not only did MindTickle leverage DiscoverOrg's extremely broad range of non-IT datasets, gaining visibility into dozens of disparate industries, but it got powerful tools, as well.

Just like the nature and size of investments, the types of investors getting into the cannabis industry is also evolving.

14 % of respondents believe that insider trading practices in the alternative investment industry have become less prevalent since the FBI arrested Raj Rajaratnam and scared the bejeezus out of everyone, a noticeable drop from January 2016 when 25 % of respondents felt this way; 37 % of respondents think the news of arrests and convictions there has had little impact on insider trading because those who engage in such practices think they are smarter than everyone else and will never get caught, compared with 39 % of respondents in 2016; and 49 % of respondents believe the influx of money into funds in recent years and the explosion in the number of hedge fund firms has put enough pressure on fund managers that there will always be a few desperate enough to try anything, including insider trading, a significant increase from the 36 % of respondents who felt this way in the Roundtable's previous survey on this topic.

Industry analysts say the move into original streaming programming is helping Xbox become more than just a device for people who like to get mercilessly taunted by foul - mouthed 12 - year - olds during friendly games of Call of Duty.

You never once smacked one of those kids, the ones there on full scholarship with visions of patched sport coasts in the Ivory Tower, you never once icily mentioned that you were working full time, going into debt, commuting two hours to school, that you had three small babies at home, that you worked in a fast - paced and exhausting industry under tremendous pressure just to come home, kiss your kids for a brief moment, launching into that thesis until well past midnight, just to get up at 6 the next morning and do it all over again, relentlessly.

He's got a huge fondness for the film industry and for rock «n» roll, both of which factor heavily into Manson's story.

If you knew how many of the «debaters» in this forum were paid shills sitting in boiler room type operations all day basically getting into character and arguing the agenda their boss gave them you would spend less time debating them and more time talking about their little known but thriving industry.

(Tip # 6: You've got to be willing to take advantage of ANY connections you might have in order to break into this very competitive industry.)

I don't want to get into a «slamming the Christian music» contest, but I have to say that everything I have heard from this sector of the music industry is really not very good.

We realize there are a variety of industry segments that we can enter, and we look forward to getting into them in our pursuit of growth.»

I get into occasional tiffs about my undisguised contempt of many food labels put out daily by the food industry.

I'd had a lower back problem since 1999, because I was able to move more and live a fuller life through the help of my trainer, that was a big driver for me getting into the fitness industry because I wanted to help others who'd had injuries also.

«One of my biggest challenges was to get Chuck E. Cheese's back into operating the way guests perceived it as a pizzeria and back up to industry standards.»

: I don't know Food Trends and Technologies: Naturally perceived treatment of spices Irradiation Steam processing Cold Pasteurization The biggest challenge the food industry has to face: being clean and balanced, but make sense Communication Who inspired to get into food: Alton Brown Good Eats A A Milne: Winnie the Pooh Favorite Quote: You are brave than you believe, stronger than you see, smarter than you think Tao of Pooh Favorite Book: Harry Potter Favorite Kitchen Item: Kitchen Aid Favorite Food: Spaghetti and Meat Sauce Advice to get into the food industry: Don't be afraid to have a bad interview, if you can show growth, you can still get the job Any Advice: Don't worry about grades too much.

What really got me into this industry was the idea of handcrafting a product that I was proud of and serving it to a consumer who will hopefully get the same joy out of it as I do.

About 400,000 jobs are directly created in food industries and the number gets bigger when people working in its vast distribution networks and supply of raw materials are taken into account.

He got his start into the Meat industry in 1978 with Rubio Meat Company as a warehouseman and rapidly moved up after 5 years of performing numerous jobs including Butchers assistant and purchasing assistant.

I call it» the good, the bad and the ugly» of food writing these days — an honest, no holds barred account of how I got into food writing and what this challenging industry is like today.

While I do not dismiss the recent grassroots efforts that have gained significant strength via a petition to get pink slime out of school cafeterias, I worry that the focus on it detracts from bigger and more important food system issues, and provides the meat industry with a convenient distraction and an easily fixable problem that can effortlessly be spun into a public - relations success.

In the last Congressional session, industry lobbying succeeded in getting language into the House Education and the Workforce Committee's draft Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) bill that would have allowed all FFVP schools to serve «all forms» of produce, expressly stating that the program is «no longer limited to only fresh fruits and vegetables.»

That's one reason why, back in 2013, I helped lead a coalition of 29 leading health experts and organizations to block a dairy industry plan to get artifically - sweetened flavored milk into schools on a widespread basis.

«But also, within the UK, a lot of people working in the health service are starting to move into the private sector to work in things like the pharmaceutical industry, or they've got very good transferable skills to take to other sectors.

The industry needs to ensure that everyone - including all of you - gets a fair chance based on merit to get into the industry and a fair chance based on merit to rise up the industry.

In February, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito appointed a criminal justice commission headed by former New York State chief judge Jonathan Lippman, to look into the possibility of closing the infamous jail, and members of the real estate industry are getting more involved in answering that question.

A group of students got an exclusive insight into what it's like to be an engineer working in the food and drink industry - the UK's largest manufacturing sector.

Commenting on today's announcement by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) of a call for evidence into the cost of motor insurance, Otto Thoresen, the ABI's Director General, said: «This will give the industry another opportunity to highlight the cost pressures motor insurers are facing, what action is needed to reduce them, and steps the industry is taking to ensure customers get the best deal when buying motor insurance.

Indeed, the feds caught Seminerio on tape telling ex-Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin (who was also put away for corruption) that he got into the «consulting» business after watching folks in the health - care industry — Rosen, specifically — get rich off of state funds that he helped secure.

Moving on to some of the points you made about getting into industry... I have found that the work assets we desire (besides money) can be found in all kinds of work environments, not just strict academia.

Julio, I got ta say that I have been a silent spectator of this post... I was on a post doc (good one) but really wanted to get into the industry....