Sentences with phrase «things companies look»

For example, some of the main things companies look at are the driver's age, gender, location and type of car he or she drives.

Zuckerberg said that side ventures outside of people's day jobs is one of the things the company looks for when making hiring decisions.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

If companies are looking to attract tech talent, the number one thing they can do is take a stand on some of these social, moral and ethical issues.»

Oh, the company must be nostalgic for those times, when the only things journalists discussed were the company's huge profits and its ability to make anyone's butt look good in a pair of yoga pants.

If you're a set of guys looking to start a company, think about women you could team up with — they will see things differently and solve problems you didn't even realize you had.

While many companies place ads along the sides of bracket pages or live - stream pages, they might be looking to switch things up as other companies begin to dabble in a variety of creative VR marketing campaigns.

Things are once again looking up for the venerable Japanese games company, with the portable 3DS business and the Wii U — released in 2012 — finally showing signs of life.

Here's a video the company released today to show that, while the new logo may take some getting used to, the only thing that one can count on with Google's look is that it will someday change.

It has established what the company culture is, and fitting into that culture is the most important thing managers look for when hiring.

Whether it's a new product or something as benign as a store layout, you don't have to look hard to find examples of (largely white) men at tech companies siloing themselves off to develop The Next Big Thing, only to discover a major, avoidable flaw after the fact.

Companies have to look at the cost of «producing things, at what place, all the time,» says Hans - Paul Bürkner of The Boston Consulting Group.

But if you already offer health insurance, as do more than 90 percent of large companies, things may look worse than they really are, according to a new study conducted by ADP, a large benefit and payroll processing firm based in Roseland, New Jersey.

But the smart thing that the private firms did was they looked at their existing portfolio companies and tried to figure out how to leverage the internet.

Apple is the company that built the greatest comeback story in business on the tiny iPod — which did one thing well and looked great doing it.

In the aftermath, I was left with years of memories and a smartphone that couldn't provide enjoyable company across a dinner table, share in the joys of experiencing a concert or kiss me goodnight before bed — all these things I had previously taken for granted simply because I was too preoccupied looking for fulfillment from a screen.

The high - performing companies we looked at had one thing in common — they were almost all run for many, many years by their founders.

My writing and personal brand online is how I have been asked to speak at events, asked to hold advisory positions for companies, asked to consult, asked to do all the things I would love to do — and would otherwise have to spend time looking for.

We actually considered moving our company there in the early days... but we didn't, and we're thankful for that now when looking back on things.

Instead, his team in Canadian Equities looks for four things in a company.

If employers are looking for ways to reduce costs for things like absenteeism, prescription drug benefits or long - term disabilities, Lowe says they must take a clear - eyed look at the company's role in, well, making people sick in the first place.

I think companies that are doing the right thing they ought to be joining me in looking for the Shkrelis of the world.

True, they may be looking for different things in what your company says or does — a quality product as opposed to great benefits, for example.

When you start out your company, don't only look at who your customers are today, but look at who might be the next big thing in one year, or in five, or ten!

He felt it was a moral imperative for companies to take care of their employees — to provide them adequate health insurance, to pay them good wages, and to look out for them when things got bad.

If that happens and the company gets sued, the first thing a computer forensic team does is «look in employees» inboxes and hard drives for those underground archives,» she says.

«When you look at the way that companies are adopting benefits these days, you see a lot of people doing things like offering free lunches, beer, and ping pong tables,» says Gradifi CMO Meera Oliva.»

The first thing you'll learn from the recently released documentary Burt's Buzz, which tracks the unlikely rise of a natural cosmetics company Burt's Bees is that there really is a Burt... and he looks precisely like his picture: wirfy frame, corkscrew locks and a grizzled beard to match.

One day, I just said: «Let's try the simplest thing and just ask the companies what they're looking for.

We need companies to invest and people to look at small grid power systems, combinations of wind and diesel, thermal energy, hydro electric energy things that can be tailored for these individual villages depending on their location.

Look, if you want to be just like the opportunistic parasites who write that sort of self - help style nonsense but have never actually run a real company, produced a genuine product, developed an expertise, or done a single thing to help anyone but themselves in their entire lives, be my guest.

One final thing to notice is: while family and friends will take common stock from your company in exchange for their hard - earned money, professional investors will most often look for some kind of additional benefit.

In other words, they look at what skills a person has — like their experience, areas of expertise, and other things they list on their resume — as well as whether that person is willing and interested in working for the company.

There's a couple reasons for this: after massive sleep deprivation and zero separation between work and personal life, taking a step back often reminds a founder of the things that they want in their personal life and gives motivation to the work life and while in a lull this can upset investors or look like avoidance, its in almost every case helped the company and lets be honest, if a company is going to die it isn't going to die in one week but be surprised at how much sleep a founder might need and you probably wouldn't want many friends around.

A lot of human nature will drive us to do the small things that make us look busy and feel like we've somehow contributing to the company.

The company let its membership with online job boards lapse since they were no longer looking to expand, and they reduced spending on things like t - shirts, key chains, pens, and coffee mugs emblazoned with the company's name.

For starters, it's a rewarding perk that will make you a better company to work for over competitors who don't offer the same thing, and if your employee is happy, he'll likely not to be looking for another job.

So leagues and franchises are exploring things like the Yahoo deal, and at the same time, companies like Google (GOOG) and Yahoo are looking at ways to market themselves as an alternative to cable networks and traditional broadcast platforms.

People often look at a company like SpaceX, a private entity that is doing some incredible things in space, and I think sometimes they don't recognize that for some of what SpaceX does, NASA's in partnership with them, supports them.

Noting that Google's leadership greenlighted the autonomous idea «before a time when anybody thought this would be thing,» Krafcik — who now looks less like the auto executive he once was and more like the forever cool keyboard player in a 1970s progressive rock band, goateed and with styled gray hair and a trimly fitted blue suit — stressed that Google understood from the beginning the need to partner with car companies and early on sought to imagine how that collaboration might work.

To that end, he details on his site six qualities that would make someone not right for his company, things like «You are looking to outsource your marketing,» or «You are looking to outsource your social media accounts.»

If your company too is looking to find locations rich in potential young employees, you'll probably want to narrow things down, aiming not just for any old inner - city location but one that is the among the hottest for well - educated young people.

So, even though Uber drivers can't technically bargain over what they're paid, they can sure make things look bad for the company.

«The thing to keep in mind is that when you own a private company, no one can look up its value in a newspaper.

One thing technology has been doing for some time is helping to determine salary by looking at a person's position and responsibilities and then comparing it to their peers», not just inside the company but across the industry.

When Brandon Snow goes looking for companies to buy, he wants to see three things: a defensive business model, a history of capital allocation and a management team whose interests are aligned with those of shareholders.

«Those companies trying to make themselves look good are just making things worse,» said Fang Libing, a financial analyst based in Shanghai.

For example, when it comes to process improvements, the company is always looking to change its processes if someone comes up with a better way to get things done.

«I think you look at companies like Oiselle [a company that makes running gear for women] and see that people are jumping on the market and doing great things.»

«If you look at the attacks we've seen, and we've seen thousands, many of the companies didn't do the things they're supposed to,» Hindawi said Monday afternoon at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco.