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When looking for work, many candidates list career growth and professional development as key requirements. In today’s job climate, it’s not enough to just offer a competitive salary. Aspiring associates want their employers to invest in their advancement. Take the amazing companies featured below, which are committed to internal mobility and encourage skill expansion.
Want to find innovative solutions to defeat cybersecurity threats? Browse the open roles at Palo Alto Networks. Their unique onboarding program—The Professional Services Academy—prepares engineers for the projects ahead and teaches best practices for effective communication. Or maybe you’re interested in the financial services industry. Consider joining the team at Vanguard, which offers a mentor program, access to online courses, shadowing opportunities, leadership training, and more.
Before you send your resume, remember to explore each company’s profile on The Muse. You’ll get the chance to hear from real employees like Petr Kucheryavyy, a senior manager on the accessibility team at Spectrum. “The inclusive environment we’ve been able to foster here makes me feel welcome,” he says.
Keep scrolling to dive into the growth opportunities at each of these companies, and learn more about the exciting roles they’re looking to fill.
At Palo Alto Networks, we believe that professional development is the key to driving innovation. We offer a variety of opportunities for career growth, including personalized learning and development through our FLEXLearn platform where employees can leverage Coursera. If you’re just starting out in your career, we offer a 12-week internship program that will challenge, support, and excite you as you explore your future career path. For recent college grads, our LEAP program helps candidates segue into the working world through professional development and community-building events.
We also support career advancement through our internal mobility program, which encourages current employees to transition into open roles within the company. The program also provides an easy application platform and a direct line to hiring managers.
Spectrum offers various career growth initiatives like management training, a mentorship program, leadership training, and internship opportunities. Our field technician career progression plan, along with our nationally recognized Apprentice Program, helps technicians earn best-in-class recognition as certified broadband technicians. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, field technicians advance through a career progression track to become certified broadband technicians. Eligible field technicians with less than 18 months of service with the company can qualify. Eligible veterans can collect VA benefits on top of their Spectrum paycheck.
Advia’s training program provides employees with a holistic set of tools, training, and continuous on-the-job development to achieve success in their current role and prepare them for future growth. Advia does this through hands-on, instructor-led training during the onboarding process. Training continues after onboarding with on-the-job mentorship, position-specific e-learning offerings, annual refresher training, and leadership and emerging leader training offerings. All training programs are differentiated and customized to meet the needs of diverse learners. Advia team members have opportunities to continue their education with tuition reimbursement and financial support to attend conferences and achieve certifications. Training offers ongoing development to ensure the success and growth of each team member.
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We offer one to two-hour workshops designed for your development, including Influential Communication, Behaviors of Inclusion, Skillful Conflict and Collaboration, and Feedback Skills. We also offer specialized development programs focusing on varying topics like situational leadership, career pathing for underrepresented groups, women’s leadership, and developing first-time technical managers to people managers.
Banfield Pet Hospital is dedicated to giving veterinarian students the opportunity to learn in a hospital setting before they graduate from veterinary school. Our student programs include paid Student Job Programs over the summer for nonclinical-year students and paid externships throughout the school year for clinical-year students. Additionally, for every completed Student Job Program or Externship with Banfield, students can receive a $2,500 payment for each program completed (up to $10,000 total) once they start as a practicing Banfield veterinarian.
At Finastra, we’ve created a culture of mobility that starts at the beginning of employees’ careers and continues throughout their time with us. The FinStart Program is crafted to help individuals launch their careers in the fintech industry by gaining invaluable experience and showcasing their unique talents. Finterns and FinStarters are welcomed into Finastra’s early careers programs, where they receive comprehensive support through onboarding calls, graduation events, and the FinStarter Alumni network. Our dedicated early talent team plays a pivotal role in recruiting and nurturing these individuals, ensuring they have the resources and environment needed to flourish and advance their careers. We strive to provide internal mobility opportunities across the business at all levels, with defined job families and career paths. At Finastra, we believe our people are our greatest asset, and we strive to provide an environment where they can thrive and contribute to the company’s success.
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