Kathryn Minshew Quotes

The thing is that, often if you have time to research a role, sometimes it's hard to know exactly where to start.

I find I have to respond to a character or a story to choose a job.

The most important thing is to talk to people that have jobs that you might like and to see what they say the job involves.

A rule of thumb: If the company you work for provides a product or service that's pretty much the same as what was offered last year and a few years before that, it might be time to start looking for something new.

I would not encourage everyone to take up this profession. Not everyone is suited for any particular field.

I think people tend to apply where they think the greatest opportunities lie.

I did an internship with Mike (Shanahan) and the Redskins last summer and I knew after a week and a half that it wasn't for me. I think I knew that going in, but I wanted to make sure.

I have now spent over a year trying to figure where in the workplace I belong.

I mean, you work and you try and find the work that suits you the best and you enjoy the most.

The best way to have your people be happy and satisfied is to earn the right to have them come back to work for you the next day, knowing that there are tons of other places.

When I was younger, it was so much easier. All I needed to do was just get a job. It was like, 'Oh, my God, I have a job! I can call myself a working actor.' But then, the older you get, you have to be more selective, and that's tough.

There's only one person for every job. You can try all you want, but if you're not right for it, you're not gonna get it.

One of the beauties of working in Shondaland is that they make an effort to get to know who you are, so they're not giving you something that's going to be so far out of your comfort zone.

I'm a big believer in picking your boss, not the job. Great people create great jobs.

I learn a lot in interviews, I learn about how careers differ.

After college I'd take up a job and I'd experience what it is to take up a job, rather than starting out on my own. I said let me just work for six months so that I know myself a little better.

During my engineering days, we were taken for an industrial visit. I realised that I can't do a regular job.

As you move along, it's about choices. Once you've gathered enough credits, you have to be more specific. You have to know what level of show you want to work on and be willing to turn down a lot of work to have the career you want.

We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than working through a formal computer science curriculum.

When you read about the best places to work, it's never about salary; it's about catered lunches, the daycare - it's the cool stuff that matters.

Our company has to be a company that enables its people.

Every job is a blessing. Everyone has to take into account what is available. Are you paying rent, who do you get to work with? There are a lot of variables in the job. What I'm drawn to is things that I don't completely understand maybe, and want to get a better feel for it.

I thought I wanted to be an electrical engineer, which I turned out to be. But I was always curious about other things too, and what if I got interested in history or the law?

I did something a lot of people will have to do in this economy if they want to eventually land their dream job. I turned down an offer to take a high-paying position in another field because it wouldn't fulfill me.

I don't think I'm going to change jobs at this point.