A Night at the Theater

Tonight, I was lucky enough to see Les Miserables at the Signature Theater in Arlington, Virginia. I had seen the play around 20 years ago in Philadelphia and have always enjoyed good theater. My parents decided they wanted to take my girlfriend and I out to see this new production. I was instantly entertained and before the first act really got going, I thought to myself, "This is the kind of brand I want to work for." Signature Theater is engaging, intimate and most importantly unique. In my experience attending Broadway plays, I always feel like I am part of a big crowd. At signature, I felt like I was one of 10 members in the audience. Sure, they were probably closer to 200, but there was definitely not a bad seat in the house. I strongly recommend seeing Les Miserables there; it is playing until mid-February. If you can't catch Les Miz, try and see another play...it is well worth it.

So what exactly am I looking for from the company that hires me? Get ready for the buzz words:

Excitement: This is certainly high on the list. I want to share excitement with my coworkers in the product/service/brand we are working on. I want this excitement to live in our meetings, our presentations, internally, externally and while we are doing our everyday jobs. Sure, I understand that there will be times when the excitement isn't there, but I hope those times are few and far between.

Collaboration: I believe the best work comes from a multitude of people working together. I live for this. An idea is just the beginning to the end product which hopefully it a vast improvement of that original idea (unless of course it's brilliant to begin with). If you think about it, most products go through many iterations until they "get it right" so why should any idea be different, whether it be a service, partnership, content, etc.

Competition: I don't necessarily mean competition between employees. That would lead to some unhealthy work relationships. What I mean though, is a competitive culture. Throughout my entire life I have competed in team sports and I believe business is no different. As a team, the company should be striving to be the best. Employees should push each other to bring about the best of their abilities and should share some common goals.

Growth: This is probably the most important quality for me to join a company. While it would be nice to quickly move up the ladder, I would rather spend the appropriate amount of time gaining valuable skills and improving my professional abilities. I also am interested in working for a company that is looking to grow its business. Whether developing new products or reaching new audiences, a company's future is very important to me.

I hope these four qualities give you a better idea as to what type of brand/company I am looking to work for. I can assure you that I will do whatever it takes to make sure the company that decides to take a chance on me will be satisfied.

I will blog about the Holidays in the next couple of days, but have a healthy and happy holiday season!